Severe Thunderstorm Watch 9:00 PM

Bakersfield, California

Last updated: 8:19 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
36°C
Feels like 34°
Mostly Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
7 mph NNW
Humidity
20%
Dew Point
6°
Pressure
29.47 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.7
Cloud Cover
12%
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Bakersfield is currently mostly clear at 36°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Sunrise: 6:19AM · Sunset: 7:37PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 9:00 PM
87 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
36°
3%
7 PM
37°
3%
8 PM
33°
3%
9 PM
32°
3%
10 PM
31°
3%
11 PM
29°
3%
12 AM
28°
3%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
26°
3%
3 AM
25°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
21°
3%
6 AM
21°
3%
7 AM
22°
3%
8 AM
24°
3%
9 AM
24°
3%
10 AM
27°
3%
11 AM
28°
3%
12 PM
30°
3%
1 PM
33°
3%
2 PM
34°
3%
3 PM
35°
3%
4 PM
36°
3%
5 PM
38°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
39° 21°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
38° 21°
Clear.
Sun
41° 19°
Clear.
Mon
42° 21°
Clear.
Tue
41° 19°
Clear.
Wed
41° 18°
Clear.
Thu
36° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 36° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 20%
7 PM 37° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 17%
8 PM 33° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 20%
9 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NNW 23%
10 PM 31° Clear 3% 4 mph NNW 26%
11 PM 29° Clear 3% 3 mph NNW 29%
12 AM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NW 32%
1 AM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NW 34%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WNW 37%
3 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WNW 40%
4 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WNW 42%
5 AM 21° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NW 44%
6 AM 21° Clear 3% 2 mph WNW 42%
7 AM 22° Clear 3% 2 mph W 40%
8 AM 24° Clear 3% 2 mph WNW 37%
9 AM 24° Clear 3% 3 mph WNW 33%
10 AM 27° Clear 3% 3 mph WNW 28%
11 AM 28° Clear 3% 4 mph NW 24%
12 PM 30° Clear 3% 4 mph NW 21%
1 PM 33° Clear 3% 5 mph NW 18%
2 PM 34° Clear 3% 5 mph NNW 16%
3 PM 35° Clear 3% 6 mph NNW 16%
4 PM 36° Clear 3% 6 mph NNW 15%
5 PM 38° Clear 3% 5 mph NNW 16%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Mostly Clear
3%
21°
39°
Sat
8/22
Clear
3%
21°
38°
Sun
8/23
Clear
3%
19°
41°
Mon
8/24
Clear
3%
21°
42°
Tue
8/25
Clear
3%
19°
41°
Wed
8/26
Clear
3%
18°
41°
Thu
8/27
Clear
3%
19°
36°
Fri
8/28
Clear
3%
19°
41°
Sat
8/29
Clear
3%
19°
41°
Sun
8/30
Clear
3%
18°
40°
Mon
8/31
Clear
3%
15°
34°
Tue
9/1
Clear
3%
14°
30°
Wed
9/2
Clear
3%
14°
30°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
15°
30°
Fri
9/4
Clear
25%
16°
31°
87
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
60 AQI 14.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
87 AQI 66 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 87 Moderate 87 60
Sun 67 Moderate 67 55
Mon 55 Moderate 50 55
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Fri Aug 21, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE0 J/kg
MLCAPE4 J/kg
MUCAPE0 J/kg
SBCIN—
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index4.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear19 kt
0–1 km Shear2 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH-9
0–3 km SRH30
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion263° @ 20 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index24.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.17 in
0–3 km LR7.7 °C/km
700–500 LR7.3 °C/km
Total Totals42.4
LCL646 hPa
LFC—
EL—
Freezing Lvl15,594 ft