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

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

CAL STATE U BAKERSFIELD (CSBFL)

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

NA

48°F

9°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed ENE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 20 Jan 03:00 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Bakersfield CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 20, 09:00pm until January 21, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread dense fog between 9pm and 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Dense Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind.

    High: 60 °F

    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy dense fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly 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, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly 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 dense fog between 1am and 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread dense fog between 9pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Patchy dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy dense fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Bakersfield CA
 35.28°N 119.12°W (Elev. 338 ft)
2:57 pm PST Jan 20, 2026
3pm PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026
 
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