Outdoor conditions in

Bakersfield

California

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

An easy start, then real heat.

79° now; temperatures climb toward 93°.

Bakersfield representative view

Right now79°Clear
Rain
0%peak today
Wind
0 mphgusts to 16
Air
59US AQI · Moderate

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A quiet start gives way to real heat later today.

  1. 81°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  2. 85°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  3. 87°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  4. 89°0% rainGusts 14 mph
  5. 92°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  6. 92°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  7. 93°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  8. 93°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  9. 91°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  10. 88°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  11. 85°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  12. 81°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  13. 78°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  14. 78°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  15. 76°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  16. 74°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 73°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  18. 70°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  19. 70°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 69°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 68°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  22. 71°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  23. 74°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 78°0% rainGusts 7 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 81°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  2. 85°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  3. 87°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  4. 89°0% rainGusts 14 mph
  5. 92°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  6. 92°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  7. 93°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  8. 93°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  9. 91°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  10. 88°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  11. 85°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  12. 81°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  13. 78°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  14. 78°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  15. 76°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  16. 74°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 73°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  18. 70°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  19. 70°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 69°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 68°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  22. 71°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  23. 74°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 78°0% rainGusts 7 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
16 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
22 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Wind
17 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Wind
15 mph
Thu

Thursday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 93° / 78°Today looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 16 mph
  2. 92° / 68°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 22 mph
  3. 85° / 62°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Wind 17 mph
  4. 84° / 59°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Wind 15 mph
  5. 85° / 62°Thursday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Bakersfield area · Updated Sun 10:00 AM
59ModerateUS AQI

Moderate through Sun.

See air-quality report

Sky check

Medium smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 10:36 AM

Air near ground59 · Moderate US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Bakersfield area, about 1 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Bakersfield radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 11:20 AM PDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 11:20 AM PDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Bakersfield for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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Sources and limits

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