Observed 6:00 AM PDT at KBFL

Bakersfield Country Club, CA weather

Overcast and 61°16°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 42Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.99 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° today at 8 AM
High 68°20° tonight at 6 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningNear 60°16° · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	44%	0
Fri 7a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	46%	0
Fri 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	45%	0
Fri 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	79%	1
Fri 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	87%	2
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	79%	4
Fri 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	77%	5
Fri 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	78%	76%	4
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	73%	4
Fri 3p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	71%	3
Fri 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	51%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	35%	0
Fri 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	39%	0
Fri 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	32%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	9%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	87%	13%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	54%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	50%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	37%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	69%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	87%	76%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	77%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	60%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	33%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	37%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	42%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	34%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	30%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	34%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	32%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	19%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	5%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	7%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	5%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	3%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	81%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 55°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 80°, low 57°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–79°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (HNX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kern River at Beardsley Canal

2.9 mi

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Fri 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at Reclamation Canal

3.2 mi

Level: 0.8 ft

Reading from Fri 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at ISLAND CANAL

3.6 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Fri 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at EASTSIDE CANAL

3.8 mi

Level: -10.0 ft

Reading from Fri 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 20% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 9

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Bakersfield Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+7°+4°SatOct 17
+10°+6°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Bakersfield Country Club weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:26 PM; Morning 6:53–7:44 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:43–6:53 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:27 AM · rises 4:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Bakersfield Country Club. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,100 ft, 74 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.