Taft, CA 93268 Weather

Kern County9:33 PM PDT35.15°N, 119.46°W
Flood Watch until 8:00 PM Thu

Current conditions

Light Rain
59°
Light Rain
Feels like 59°
High 69° Thursday·Low 52° tonight
WindW 5 mph
Humidity87%
Dew point55°
Cloud cover84%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:10 AM
Sunset6:17 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then rain between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Thursday

    A slight chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Thursday Night

    A slight chance of rain before 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Light Rain 59°76%
  2. 10 PM Light Rain 60°76%
  3. 11 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 60°34%
  4. Thu12 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59°34%
  5. 1 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 58°34%
  6. 2 AM Chance Light Rain 58°34%
  7. 3 AM Chance Light Rain 57°34%
  8. 4 AM Chance Light Rain 57°34%
  9. 5 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 55°19%
  10. 6 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 54°19%
  11. 7 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 54°19%
  12. 8 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 53°19%
  13. 9 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 59°19%
  14. 10 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 63°19%
  15. 11 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 64°54%
  16. 12 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 66°54%
  17. 1 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 67°54%
  18. 2 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 67°54%
  19. 3 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 68°54%
  20. 4 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 67°54%
  21. 5 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 67°24%
  22. 6 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 66°24%
  23. 7 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 62°24%
  24. 8 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 60°24%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Showers And Thunderstorms Showers And Thunderstorms76%52°
  2. ThuOct 22 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Showers And Thunderstorms54%50°69°
  3. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny52°69°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny53°74°
  5. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°78°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny52°77°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny52°74°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny74°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy58°78°
  10. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny58°71°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

50
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedModerate (67)
  • ThuModerate (71)

Bakersfield, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:10 AM
Sunset 6:17 PM
Daylight 11 h 6 min (−2 min 4 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit
Moonrise 3:48 PM Moonset 2:30 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low76° / 42°
Record high95° (2003)
Record low31° (1984)
Wettest0.17 in (1985)
Month to date0.00 in (normal 0.10 in)

New Cuyama Fire Station, records since 1974. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in HNX, issued 10 hrs ago

Discussion

Time for your favorite part of the day, reading the Area Forecast Discussion (we got some action AND humor)! Some isolated thunderstorms have developed in Fresno County and along the Sierra Nevada Foothills (boom boom crash). Precipitation is currently spreading over the forecast area this morning and continuing into Thursday. Isolated cells have been producing strong updrafts and energy to possibly produce pea sized hail. The bulk of the precipitation will occur Wednesday afternoon until Thursday. Many locations can expect a total of one quarter to one half inch in the San Joaquin Valley, while there is near 60 percent chance of exceeding a half inch. That is a good amount of H2O from the sky for this region! The Flood Watch remains in effect for much of Kern County and the higher terrain along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley up to southwestern Fresno County near Coalinga. Higher amounts of precipitation are likely to occur over the Sierra Nevada from the foothills to about 8,000 feet. While some nuisance flooding is also a possibility in these areas, we anticipate less runoff except near burn scars. We are still looking at a good chance for at least a few inches of snow above 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada. We will continue the Winter Weather Advisory for these areas from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning. As cells continue to develop and move Southerly, isolated thunderstorms are possible in Kern County and into the mountains. As such, keep on the lookout for Special Weather Statements and advisories that are put out!

For Friday through next Tuesday, we are looking at continued cooler temperatures and mainly dry conditions. Although temperatures will warm up by several degrees for the weekend until Monday, we are projecting highs mainly in the 70s for the warmest locations. There is a slight chance of precipitation for the middle of next week, but with much uncertainty at this time.

Aviation

Isolated thunderstorms have been occurring since 17Z this morning near Fresno and along the Sierra Foothills. With mountain obscurations and visibilities creeping into the 5-6SM range, MVFR conditions in place with showers and isolated thunderstorms through at least today. Winds mainly up to 10 kts at the TAF sites, mainly from the east. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail for the next 24 hours.

Air Quality Issues

None.

Certainty

The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high. The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is medium.

Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information and/or to provide feedback.

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