National Weather Service Forecast for: Bakersfield CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA
Updated: 11:57 pm PST Dec 22, 2025
 
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Tuesday

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 59. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Rain

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 4pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 62. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Rain, mainly before 10pm. Low around 53. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Rain

 Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Rain, mainly before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 59. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Low around 50. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers

 Friday

Friday: Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Rain

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance Rain
then Slight
Chance Rain
Lo 52 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 44 °F

Flood Watch
Wind Advisory
 

Overnight
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tuesday
 
 A 30 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 59. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 4pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 62. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
 Rain, mainly before 10pm. Low around 53. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Christmas Day
 
 Rain, mainly before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 59. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Low around 50. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
 
 Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Sunday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Bakersfield CA.