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

60°F

16°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SSW 3 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 08:54 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Bakersfield CA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

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

    High: 73 °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 77. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Bakersfield CA
 35.44°N 119.1°W (Elev. 446 ft)
8:57 am PST Feb 25, 2026
9am PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 3, 2026
 
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