Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL)

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

Clear

61°F

16°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NNW 3 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 12:35 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Bakersfield CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Bakersfield CA
 35.44°N 119.1°W (Elev. 446 ft)
11:56 pm PDT Mar 25, 2026
12am PDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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