Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Current conditions at

San Joaquin Ridge (PG684)

Lat: 36.30162°NLon: 120.40109°WElev: 3563.0ft.

NA

61°F

16°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed NNW 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Mar 01:50 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Parkfield CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light northeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light northeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNW Parkfield CA
 36.01°N 120.47°W (Elev. 2782 ft)
1:56 am PDT Mar 26, 2026
2am PDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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