Observed 12:55 PM PDT at KBFL

McKittrick, CA weather

Mostly sunny and 68°20°.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky · down to 47°8° by 4 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.03 inHg1017 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 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
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	9%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	7%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	7%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	3%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	27%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	41%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	42%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	45%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	46%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	46%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	59%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	56%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	45%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	47%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	35%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	52%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	0%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	0%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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 67. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 11pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–67°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 27

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

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

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Buttonwillow · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1940–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:28 PM; Morning 6:56–7:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:38 PM–6:47 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from McKittrick. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,400 ft, 71 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.