East Bakersfield, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Bakersfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°78°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——98°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——103°65°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——105°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——108°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——111°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——114°74°+3°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 46.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 73 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 11.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 46.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.31
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
East Bakersfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — East Bakersfield
- Sun98°78°1%
- Mon98°72°0%
- Tue103°65°0%
- Wed105°64°0%
- Thu108°65°0%
- Fri111°67°0%
- Sat114°74°1%
- Sun95°74°2%
- Mon104°67°6%
- Tue108°73°7%
- Wed111°79°3%
- Thu113°76°3%
- Fri116°76°19%
- Sat110°78°8%
- Sun112°75°3%
- Mon111°71°7%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in East Bakersfield
- 93305