National Weather Service Forecast for: Bakersfield CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA
Updated: 3:56 pm PDT May 26, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Slight Chance
Rain
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Cloudy
 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Clear
Lo 54 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 59 °F

 

Tonight
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
 
 A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Bakersfield CA.