Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

SR-178 - Kern Canyon Road (CF116)

Lat: 35.39873°NLon: 118.8797°WElev: 751.0ft.

NA

53°F

12°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Jan 12:45 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NE Bakersfield CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NE Bakersfield CA
 35.44°N 118.93°W (Elev. 600 ft)
12:57 pm PST Jan 25, 2026
1pm PST Jan 25, 2026-6pm PST Jan 31, 2026
 
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