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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL)

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

Clear

73°F

23°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NE 4 MPH
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.89 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 10:15 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Shafter CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Shafter CA
 35.44°N 119.21°W (Elev. 341 ft)
Last Update:
9:57 pm PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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