Observed 8:45 PM PDT at KBFL

Cottonwood, CA weather

Foggy and 61°16°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 5 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Sunday afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 68°20° by 8 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	24%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	27%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	38%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	44%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	63%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	58%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	67%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	42%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	44%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	53%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	34%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	72%	18%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	13%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	6%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	5%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	6%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	3%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	90%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	72%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	34%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	41%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	36%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	31%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	28%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	34%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	58%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	62%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  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 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  30% chance
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
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
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
65°18°–81°27°
Low, likely
38°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
54% chance of rain, high 67°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 51°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 80°, low 53°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–79°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kern River at ISLAND CANAL

3.1 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Fri 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at STINE CANAL

3.8 mi

Level: -0.8 ft

Reading from Fri 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at Farmer Stine Canal

3.9 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Fri 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at EASTSIDE CANAL

4.0 mi

Level: -10.0 ft

Reading from Fri 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 17% more heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 9

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Sizing a new system? Room-by-room loads on calc.blue (opens in a new tab)

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+10°+6°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cottonwood weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 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? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 46% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

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

Looking east from Cottonwood. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,100 ft, 76 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cottonwood, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kern River at ISLAND CANAL

Kern River at STINE CANAL

Kern River at Farmer Stine Canal

Kern River at EASTSIDE CANAL

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon