Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL)

Lat: 35.43361°NLon: 119.05667°WElev: 509.0ft.

Clear

81°F

27°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.22 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 23 Mar 07:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Bakersfield CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bakersfield CA
 35.38°N 119.03°W (Elev. 400 ft)
6:56 pm PDT Mar 23, 2026
7pm PDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 30, 2026
 
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