Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

Lat: 35.40333°NLon: 119.47056°WElev: 285.0ft.

NA

N/A

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 10 Feb 11:21 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SW Shafter CA

Freeze Watch February 19, 10:00pm until February 21, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Wind chill values as low as 32 early. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Wind chill values as low as 32 early. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles SW Shafter CA
 35.41°N 119.43°W (Elev. 299 ft)
7:57 pm PST Feb 19, 2026
8pm PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026
 
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