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Shafter, CA weather

It is 55°F and haze at Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport as of Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 46°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:56 AM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:29 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Haze

Wind

Calm

Humidity 77% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

29.99 inHg

Visibility 6 mi

Observed at Bakersfield, Meadows Field Airport (KBFL), Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS HNX forecast area

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

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 Shafter (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM48°FPartly Cloudy0%NW 5 mph
Wed 5 AM48°FPartly Cloudy0%N 5 mph
Wed 6 AM47°FMostly Sunny0%NNE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM46°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM47°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM51°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM59°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FMostly Sunny0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 1 PM66°FSunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 2 PM67°FMostly Sunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 3 PM68°FSunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 4 PM69°FSunny0%NNW 5 mph
Wed 5 PM67°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 6 PM65°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 7 PM63°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM58°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM57°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM55°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM54°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM53°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM53°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM51°FMostly Cloudy0% 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 Shafter can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 46°F

Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 49°F

Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. North northeast wind around 0 mph.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 50°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 71°F·Low 51°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

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

Saturday

High 66°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday

High 68°F·Low 48°F

Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Tuesday

High 71°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South 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
Shafter 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 Shafter (35.4794, -119.2013), in Kern County. Population: 22,754 (2024 estimate), number 285 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KHNX. 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/35.4794,-119.2013 (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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