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Bakersfield, California

City in Kern County, California

Air quality

The air at Bakersfield

Index 71, moderate, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Bakersfield (CA), 3 miles off.

71Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-
  • Ozone71Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)70Moderate-

The days ahead

Highest 101, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 93, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bakersfield

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Bakersfield, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.

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On the radar over Bakersfield, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bakersfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Bakersfield 5.5 SWCA-KN-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/363 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Bakersfield/Meadows, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.8 mi from Bakersfield, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bakersfield/Meadows, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFLFIG. A THE SKY OVER BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BFL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 22 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bakersfield/Meadows: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 22 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFLFIG. B THE AIR AT BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.4 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 42.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BFL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bakersfield/Meadows, north up: at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFLFIG. C THE WIND AT BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BFL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bakersfield/Meadows, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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