KCFF Home
Enter your "
City, State
" or
Zip Code
:
Forecast
Fire Weather
Hourly Track
Radar
Special Weather Statement
Bakersfield, California (93301)
Lat:
35.37N,
Lon:
119.02W
Wx Zone:
CAZ092
ICAO Used:
KBFL
Current Conditions
Updated: 954 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2008
Sun & Moon Information
Fair
Temp:
87°F
Humidity
:
27%
Wind Speed
:
E 5 MPH
Barometer
:
29.79 in.
Dewpoint
:
49°F
Heat Index
:
84°F
Wind Chill
:
87°F
Civil Twilight:
5:58 AM PDT
Moon Phase:
Waning Crescent Moon
Sunrise:
6:25 AM PDT
Sunset:
7:28 PM PDT
Civil Twilight:
7:54 PM PDT
Forecast for Bakersfield, California:
Dated:
314 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2008
Expires:
415 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008
7 Day View
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
NIGHT
FRIDAY
FRIDAY
NIGHT
Clear
Sunny
Clear
Sunny
Mostly
Clear
Lo: 66°F
Hi: 104°F
Lo: 68°F
Hi: 105°F
Lo: 69°F
Detailed Forecast:
Dated:
314 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2008
Expires:
415 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008
Includes the Areas:
West Central San Joaquin Valley, East Central San Joaquin Valley, Southwestern San Joaquin Valley, Southeastern San Joaquin Valley
Tonight
...Clear. Lows 61 to 71. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
Thursday
...Sunny. Highs 101 to 107. Light winds in the morning becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
...Sunny. Highs 102 to 108. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 73. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
...Mostly clear. Highs 98 to 106. Lows 63 to 73.
Saturday Night
...Mostly clear. Highs 98 to 106. Lows 63 to 73.
Sunday
...Mostly clear. Highs 90 to 96. Lows 58 to 68.
Sunday Night
...Mostly clear. Highs 90 to 96. Lows 58 to 68.
Labor Day
...Clear. Highs 89 to 98. Lows 57 to 67.
Tuesday Night
...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 67.
Wednesday
...Sunny. Highs 92 to 98.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Dated:
905 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2008
Provided By:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
.UPDATE...SKIES REMAIN CLEAR THIS EVENING AS A RIDGE CONTINUES TO
BUILD OVER THE WEST. MAX TEMPERATURES SAW A 3-5 DEG-F RISE TODAY
FROM THAT OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A FORECAST RISE OF AN
ADDITION 2-4 DEG-F EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. MODEL PROG THE RIDGE AXIS
OVER THE WEST COAST BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING
ON FRIDAY. FORECAST ON TRACK WITH CURRENT THINKING SO NO UPDATES
NEEDED ON TEMPERATURES ELEMENTS. WHILE THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES
SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE ON THURSDAY...THE LACK OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE
HIGH COUNTRY. WILL MAINTAIN THE POSSIBILITY OF PRECIP OVER THE
MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY AS MOISTURE SURGES UP FROM THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. FORECAST ON TRACK WITH WEATHER ELEMENTS AS
WELL SO THEREFORE...WILL MAKE NO UPDATES TO THE FORECAST THIS
EVENING.
.PREV DISCUSSION...RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER CENTRAL CA WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING 2-5 DEGREES MOST PLACES AND SOME LOCATIONS UP
AS MUCH AS 7-9 DEGREES ABOVE YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME. AS HEIGHTS
CONTINUE TO RISE THURSDAY AND 850MB TEMPERATURES RISE ANOTHER 2C.
THUS WILL SEE A FEW MORE DEGREES WARMING ALL AREAS THURSDAY AND
WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL FRIDAY. DO NOT EXPECT ANY RECORDS
AND CONDITIONS ARE DRY ENOUGH TO KEEP THE HEAT INDEX BELOW THE AIR
TEMPERATURES. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL HAVE A HARD TIME WORKING ITS
WAY NORTH INTO THE SIERRA. GFS INDICATES THAT 500MB WINDS WILL
TURN A LITTLE MORE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY FRIDAY WHICH COULD LET A
LITTLE MOISTURE BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY NORTHWARD. HAVE LEFT THE
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE LOOKING LIKE SATURDAY.
AN UPPER TROF IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
SATURDAY AND BEGIN LOWERING HEIGHTS ACROSS CENTRAL CA. HOWEVER
DO NOT SEE MUCH COOLING SATURDAY IN THE PRE-TROF ENVIRONMENT AND
LITTLE IF ANY INCREASE IN THE ONSHORE SURFACE GRADIENTS. BIG
CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AS THE UPPER TROF MOVES
INLAND AND 500MB HEIGHTS LOWER SOME 100 METERS FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL CA...AND 850MB TEMPS DROP 5-7 DEGS/C FROM
SATURDAY TO SUNDAY. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN SUNDAY MAX TEMPS 10 DEGS
OR SO LOWER THAN SATURDAY. AS THE TROUGH MOVES IN...MOISTURE WILL
BE PUSHED EASTWARD...ENDING ANY THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
SIERRA. THE TROF SHIFTS EASTWARD MONDAY BUT ANOTHER WEAKER TROF
MOVES ACROSS THE PACNW/NRN CA TUESDAY. EVEN WITH THE SECOND TROF
HEIGHTS AND 850MB TEMPERATURES REBOUND SLIGHTLY ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO WARM JUST A FEW DEGREES FOR MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
(Options)
Powered by
HAMweather
All forecasts provided by the
National Weather Service
JavaScript Menus and DHTML Menus Powered by Milonic
