Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL)

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

Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 08:00 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Shafter CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 22, 08:27pm until January 24, 11:00am
Click here for hazard details and duration
Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory January 22, 08:27pm until January 24, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy dense fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog between 1am and 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles E Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.17°W (Elev. 420 ft)
7:57 pm PST Jan 22, 2026
8pm PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 29, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database