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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heat This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms today may produce damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flooding over parts of the Plains into the Missouri Valley. On Sunday, scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic vicinity. Hazardous heat will continue in the South, Southwest and central California this weekend building across the Pacific Northwest Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL)

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

Clear

99°F

37°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed NW 10 MPH
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.81 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 13 Jun 01:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Shafter CA

Heat Advisory June 13, 01:50pm until June 16, 11:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory June 13, 01:50pm until June 16, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Tue

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles E Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.17°W (Elev. 420 ft)
Last Update:
12:56 pm PDT Jun 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm PDT Jun 13, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 19, 2026
 
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