Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

CAL STATE U BAKERSFIELD (CSBFL)

Lat: 35.34661°NLon: 119.10004°WElev: 375.0ft.

NA

46°F

8°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Jan 02:00 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Bakersfield CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 21, 02:16am until January 21, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory January 21, 02:16am until January 21, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Wed

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy dense fog before 4am, then patchy dense fog after 5am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Cloudy then
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am.  Patchy dense fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog between 1am and 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Patchy dense fog before 4am, then patchy dense fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Bakersfield CA
 35.26°N 119.09°W (Elev. 331 ft)
1:57 am PST Jan 21, 2026
2am PST Jan 21, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026
 
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