Bakersfield, CA 93302 Weather

Kern County11:59 PM PDT35.37°N, 119.02°W
Flood Watch from 8:00 AM Wed until 8:00 PM Thu

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 72° Wednesday·Low 57° tonight
WindNW 5 mph
Humidity59%
Dew point46°
Pressure29.85 inHg
Visibility8.0 mi
Cloud cover16%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:07 AM
Sunset6:16 PM

Observed at Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport · 19 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Partly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. East southeast wind around 0 mph.

  • Wednesday

    A chance of rain between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Wednesday Night

    Rain before 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am, then rain likely. Cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 66°
  2. Wed12 AM Mostly Clear 66°
  3. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 64°
  4. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 62°
  5. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 60°
  6. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  7. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 59°11%
  8. 6 AM Partly Sunny 59°11%
  9. 7 AM Partly Sunny 58°11%
  10. 8 AM Mostly Cloudy 57°11%
  11. 9 AM Partly Sunny 61°11%
  12. 10 AM Cloudy 65°11%
  13. 11 AM Chance Light Rain 68°49%
  14. 12 PM Chance Light Rain 69°49%
  15. 1 PM Chance Light Rain 69°49%
  16. 2 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71°49%
  17. 3 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 70°49%
  18. 4 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 70°49%
  19. 5 PM Light Rain 68°80%
  20. 6 PM Light Rain 68°80%
  21. 7 PM Light Rain 67°80%
  22. 8 PM Light Rain 66°80%
  23. 9 PM Light Rain 64°80%
  24. 10 PM Light Rain 63°80%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy11%57°
  2. WedOct 21 Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms88%54°72°
  3. ThuOct 22 Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms85%53°69°
  4. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny51°69°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny53°75°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny53°78°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny52°78°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny79°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy58°84°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy61°88°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

82
Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • TueModerate (74)
  • WedModerate (67)

Bakersfield, CA reporting area · 59 min ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:07 AM
Sunset 6:16 PM
Daylight 11 h 8 min (−2 min 6 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 75% lit
Moonrise 3:19 PM Moonset 1:27 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low78° / 54°
Record high97° (1927)
Record low33° (1908)
Wettest0.24 in (2004)
Yesterday87° / 60°
Month to date0.00 in (normal 0.11 in)

Bakersfield Area, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in HNX, issued 1 hr ago

Key Messages

1. There is a high confidence in a significant change in the overall weather pattern with temperatures continuing to cool down and precipitation midweek.

2. The first wetting rainfall throughout the entire area is likely with a 55-65% chance of at least a half an inch of rainfall by Thursday evening.

3. Snowfall is likely above 8,000 feet in elevation with a 60-70% chance of at least 4 inches of snowfall (probabilities increase further at higher elevations).

4. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has western Kern County in a marginal (level one out of five) risk for severe weather with a 5-14% chance for severe winds tomorrow.

Discussion

Some isolated thunderstorms have developed in Tulare County along the Sierra Nevada crest; otherwise, increasing cloud cover has been occurring this evening. Precipitation is projected to spread over the forecast area by Wednesday morning and continue into Thursday. The bulk will occur Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. Many locations can expect a total of one quarter to one half inch in the San Joaquin Valley, while there is near 60 percent chance of exceeding a half inch. The Flood Watch remains in effect for much of Kern County and the higher terrain along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley up to southwestern Fresno County near Coalinga. Higher amounts of precipitation are likely to occur over the Sierra Nevada from the foothills to about 8,000 feet. While some nuisance flooding is also a possibility in these areas, we anticipate less runoff except near burn scars. We are still looking at a good chance for at least a few inches of snow above 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada. We will continue the Winter Weather Advisory for these areas from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning. There is a 10-20 percent chance of thunderstorms during Wednesday and Thursday throughout the forecast area. Also, a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms is shown over western Kern County with strong winds as the primary threat, per the latest SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook.

For Friday through next Tuesday, we are looking at continued cooler temperatures and mainly dry conditions. Although temperatures will warm up by several degrees for the weekend until Monday, we are projecting highs mainly in the 70s for the warmest locations. There is a slight chance of precipitation for the middle of next week, but with much uncertainty at this time.

Aviation

Isolated thunderstorms after 18Z Wednesday in the Sierra Nevada along with IFR conditions and mountain obscurations. Elsewhere, MVFR in showers after 21Z Wed with isolated thunderstorms. Winds mainly up to 10 kts at the TAF sites, mainly from the east. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail for the next 24 hours.

Air Quality Issues

None.

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