Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. 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	41%
Wind Speed	ENE 6 MPH
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.21 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Apr 06:15 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Shafter CA

Today
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Slight Chance
Rain
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Chance
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 74 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 48 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

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

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light north northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.