Observed 7:20 AM PDT at KBFL

Shafter, CA weather

Foggy and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Visibility: 2 mi3 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 55°13°, dew point 54°12° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 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 (59°15° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 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 7a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	75%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	77%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	78%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	84%	54%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	40%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	44%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	22%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	11%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	7%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	40%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	40%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	61%	40%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	57%	37%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	33%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	47%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	47%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	63%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	44%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	40%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	38%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 61°16°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°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 77. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°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 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°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 70. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  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°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°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, 46°8°
  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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  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°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–74°.

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 above ROSEDALE CANAL

9.5 mi

Level: 9.3 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at CANAL--ABOVE TRUXTUN AVE

10 mi

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at BUENA VISTA CANAL

11 mi

Level: -1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at CALLOWAY CANAL

11 mi

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 2% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 12

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°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 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° 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
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Shafter 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: 5:35–6:26 PM; Morning 6:55–7:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:36 PM–6:46 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Shafter. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,600 ft, 83 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Shafter, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kern River above ROSEDALE CANAL

Kern River at CANAL--ABOVE TRUXTUN AVE

Kern River at BUENA VISTA CANAL

Kern River at CALLOWAY CANAL

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon