Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL)

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

Clear

57°F

14°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SSE 3 MPH
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.64 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 08:15 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Bakersfield CA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bakersfield CA
 35.38°N 119.03°W (Elev. 400 ft)
7:57 am PST Feb 25, 2026
8am PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 3, 2026
 
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