Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL)

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

Clear

93°F

34°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed WNW 12 MPH
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.16 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 31 Aug 02:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Shafter CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles E Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.17°W (Elev. 420 ft)
1:56 pm PDT Aug 31, 2026
2pm PDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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