Excessive Heat Warning — Indian Wells Valley, CA, Mojave Desert Slopes, CA, Mojave Desert, CA, Coalinga - Avenal, CA, West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties, CA, Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, CA, Fresno-Clovis, CA, West Side Mountains South of 198, CA, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5, CA, Delano-Wasco-Shafter, CA, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, CA, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley, CA, Buena Vista, CA, Bakersfield, CA, Southeast San Joaquin Valley, CA, South End San Joaquin Valley, CA 1:00 AM

West Side Mountains South of 198, CA

Last updated: 7:09 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 29°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
2 mph ENE
Humidity
92%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
30.00 inHg
Visibility
6 mi
UV Index
2.0
Cloud Cover
34%
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: West Side Mountains South of 198 is currently partly cloudy at 24°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2546 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:37AM · Sunset: 7:35PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Indian Wells Valley, CA, Mojave Desert Slopes, CA, Mojave Desert, CA, Coalinga - Avenal, CA, West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties, CA, Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, CA, Fresno-Clovis, CA, West Side Mountains South of 198, CA, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5, CA, Delano-Wasco-Shafter, CA, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, CA, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley, CA, Buena Vista, CA, Bakersfield, CA, Southeast San Joaquin Valley, CA, South End San Joaquin Valley, CA
Expires 1:00 AM
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
33%
8 AM
24°
48%
9 AM
26°
30%
10 AM
27°
30%
11 AM
28°
30%
12 PM
30°
30%
1 PM
31°
24%
2 PM
32°
24%
3 PM
32°
25%
4 PM
32°
25%
5 PM
33°
18%
6 PM
33°
21%
7 PM
31°
26%
8 PM
30°
24%
9 PM
29°
24%
10 PM
28°
20%
11 PM
27°
10%
12 AM
27°
7%
1 AM
27°
5%
2 AM
27°
5%
3 AM
27°
5%
4 AM
27°
5%
5 AM
27°
5%
6 AM
24°
10%
7-Day Forecast
Today
33° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 33% chance of rain.
Wed
35° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 33% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 26°
Heavy Rain, 85% chance.
Fri
31° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 78% chance of rain.
Sat
33° 23°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Sun
33° 23°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Mon
33° 23°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Partly Cloudy 33% 2 mph ENE 92%
8 AM 24° Mostly Clear 48% 2 mph ENE 86%
9 AM 26° Mostly Clear 30% 2 mph NE 83%
10 AM 27° Mostly Clear 30% 2 mph NW 80%
11 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 30% 4 mph NW 75%
12 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 30% 5 mph NW 71%
1 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 24% 6 mph NW 66%
2 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 24% 6 mph NNW 61%
3 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 25% 7 mph NNW 58%
4 PM 32° Mostly Clear 25% 7 mph NNW 54%
5 PM 33° Mostly Clear 18% 5 mph NNW 56%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 21% 3 mph NNW 59%
7 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 26% 4 mph SSE 64%
8 PM 30° Mostly Clear 24% 4 mph S 70%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 24% 3 mph SSW 76%
10 PM 28° Clear 20% 3 mph SW 81%
11 PM 27° Clear 10% 3 mph SW 82%
12 AM 27° Clear 7% 3 mph SW 84%
1 AM 27° Clear 5% 3 mph WSW 86%
2 AM 27° Clear 5% 2 mph WSW 87%
3 AM 27° Clear 5% 3 mph WSW 88%
4 AM 27° Clear 5% 3 mph WSW 88%
5 AM 27° Clear 5% 3 mph W 89%
6 AM 24° Clear 10% 3 mph WNW 89%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/25
Partly Cloudy
33%
24°
33°
Wed
8/26
Mostly Clear
33%
24°
35°
Thu
8/27
Heavy Rain
85%
26°
34°
Fri
8/28
Partly Cloudy
78%
23°
31°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
23°
33°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
23°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
33°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
24°
33°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Sat
9/5
Drizzle
60%
23°
33°
Sun
9/6
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Mon
9/7
Drizzle
60%
23°
33°
Tue
9/8
Drizzle
60%
23°
33°
53
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
53 AQI 10.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
35 AQI 39 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 53 Moderate 35 53
Wed 52 Moderate 40 52
Thu 55 Moderate 40 55
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Aug 25, 10:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE652 J/kg
MLCAPE510 J/kg
MUCAPE1037 J/kg
SBCIN-192 J/kg
MLCIN-154 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear12 kt
Eff. Shear17 kt
0–1 km SRH14
0–3 km SRH92
Eff. SRH92
Storm Motion53° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.23 in
0–3 km LR4.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals47.1
LCL999 hPa
LFC768 hPa
EL205 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,308 ft