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Bakersfield, CA weather

It is 54°F at CAL STATE U BAKERSFIELD as of Oct 28, 1:30 AM PDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 50°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:56 AM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:13 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Partly Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 94% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

29.98 inHg

Visibility —

Observed at CAL STATE U BAKERSFIELD (CSBFL), Oct 28, 1:30 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Bakersfield forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS HNX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the HNX office near Bakersfield.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Bakersfield (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM53°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM52°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM50°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM50°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM53°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM57°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM61°FMostly Sunny0%SW 5 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 1 PM67°FSunny0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 2 PM68°FMostly Sunny0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 3 PM69°FSunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 4 PM70°FSunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 5 PM69°FSunny1%NW 5 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FMostly Clear1% 0 mph
Wed 7 PM64°FPartly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FPartly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FPartly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FMostly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM58°FMostly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM58°FMostly Cloudy1% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM57°FCloudy1% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM56°FCloudy1% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM55°FMostly Cloudy1% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Bakersfield can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. West northwest wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 53°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 0 mph.

Thursday

High 71°F·Low 54°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. West wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 72°F·Low 54°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday

High 69°F·Low 51°F

Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Tuesday

High 72°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Bakersfield is served by the National Weather Service HNX forecast office, forecast zone CAZ314, county zone CAC029.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Bakersfield (35.3532, -119.0379), in Kern County. Population: 417,468 (2024 estimate), number 9 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KVTX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/35.3532,-119.0379 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:56 AM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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