Bakersfield- Including the city of Bakersfield 601 AM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain early in the morning, then chance of rain late in the morning. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. North winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast around 5 mph after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the upper 50s. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Bakersfield 68 51 72 / 40 30 0 $$