Model estimate for 4:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Taft Heights, CA weather

Mostly cloudy and 57°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 5 PM

TonightNear 56°13° · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 60°16° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 3 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 4a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	68%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	52%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	44%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	14%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	9%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	1%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	5%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	6%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	7%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	6%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	6%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	6%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	3%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	45%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	38%	47%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	37%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	56%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	41%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	42%	43%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	41%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	51%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	49%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	10%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	1%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. West wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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: 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 70. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North 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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–55°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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°–70°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  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°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 54°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–73°.

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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 above ROSEDALE CANAL

25 mi

Level: 9.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at BUENA VISTA CANAL

25 mi

Level: -1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:27 PM; Morning 6:56–7:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:37 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Taft Heights. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,800 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.