Observed 4:54 AM PDT at KBFL

Old River, CA weather

Foggy and 57°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Fog

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky · down to 47°8° by 6 AM (comfortable)
Humidity: 93%; Air 57°14°, dew point 55°13° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 68Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.03 inHg1017 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · 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
Sat 5a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	72%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	64%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	76%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	61%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	30%	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%	14%	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%	12%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	65%	6%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	63%	3%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	52%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	21%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	67%	1%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	57%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	53%	2%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	51%	44%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	46%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	46%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	48%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	52%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	55%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	31%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 66°19°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	17%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 65°18°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 64°18°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	8%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 64°18°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	30%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 63°17°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	20%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. South southwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 46°8°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East 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°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 44°7°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
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 44°7°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
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 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  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
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
30°−1°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–75°.

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 BUENA VISTA CANAL

5.1 mi

Level: -1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River above ROSEDALE CANAL

6.2 mi

Level: 9.0 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at CANAL--ABOVE TRUXTUN AVE

6.7 mi

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at STINE CANAL

8.1 mi

Level: -0.8 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 13% more heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 12

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° 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

Old River 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: 5:35–6:25 PM; Morning 6:54–7:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:44–6:54 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 68% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Old River. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,800 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.