Model estimate for 2:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Kennedy Meadows, CA weather

Clear and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear · Feels like 38°3°

Feels like: 38°3°; Wind chill from 15 mph24 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h around 7 AM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 6Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h today 7–8 AM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 10–11 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 64°18° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 44°7° · Clear
This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
This afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	34%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	29%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	27%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	26%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	25%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	27%	5%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	27%	7%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	5%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	39%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	31%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	28%	14%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	27%	41%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	7%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 55°13° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	26%	46%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	29%	48%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	28%	45%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	35%	43%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	53%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	52%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	75%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 60°16°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  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
42°6°–53°12°
Low, likely
27°−3°–40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°5°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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
43°6°–53°12°
Low, likely
26°−3°–42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
24°−4°–44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 42°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 47–69°.

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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 Kernville

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 213 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Kern River near ONYX

19 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at Fairview Dam

21 mi

Flow: 244 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:21 PM; Morning 6:51–7:42 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:31 PM; Morning 6:41–6:51 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 2:52–6:41 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from Kennedy Meadows. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,400 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.