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Bakersfield, CA 93389 Weather
Current conditions
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Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Tonight
Rain likely before 11pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
National Weather Service forecast updated 18 min ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now64°74%
- 12 PM67°74%
- 1 PM68°74%
- 2 PM68°74%
- 3 PM69°74%
- 4 PM68°74%
- 5 PM67°56%
- 6 PM66°56%
- 7 PM62°56%
- 8 PM60°56%
- 9 PM59°56%
- 10 PM58°56%
- 11 PM57°21%
- Fri12 AM56°21%
- 1 AM56°21%
- 2 AM55°21%
- 3 AM55°21%
- 4 AM54°21%
- 5 AM54°20%
- 6 AM53°20%
- 7 AM51°20%
- 8 AM54°20%
- 9 AM56°20%
- 10 AM61°20%
Daily forecast
Details- TodayOct 22Showers And Thunderstorms Likely74%50°70°
- FriOct 23Mostly Sunny20%48°69°
- SatOct 24Sunny49°76°
- SunOct 25Sunny50°80°
- MonOct 26Sunny50°80°
- TueOct 27Sunny50°78°
- WedOct 28Mostly Sunny50°77°
- ThuOct 29Partly cloudy54°78°
- FriOct 30Cloudy53°77°
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
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
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Bakersfield, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
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MonthlyBakersfield Area, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Oildale 17 km
- Wasco 52 km
- Arvin 12 km
- Shafter 40 km
- Lamont 4 km
- Rosedale 24 km
- McFarland 52 km
- Tehachapi 45 km
- Taft 53 km
- Golden Hills 41 km
- Alta Sierra 58 km
- Greenacres 21 km
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