Bakersfield’s Sunday, Oct. 25, forecast begins with fog and mist before skies clear. The afternoon is expected to be sunny and dry, with a high near 78 degrees and west-northwest winds reaching about 5 mph, according to the National Weather Service point forecast.
A cooler week follows
Mostly clear conditions are expected Sunday night, with a low near 55. The forecast allows for a smaller area of dense fog around sunrise Monday, especially in the inner Valley between Highway 99 and Interstate 5, where visibility could briefly fall to about a quarter-mile. Monday is forecast to be sunny, with a high near 75 and a low around 50. Highs then settle near 69 Tuesday, 70 Wednesday and 69 Thursday, with overnight lows mostly in the low 50s.
The National Weather Service’s Bakersfield October normals offer a climate baseline for the shift: the normal high and low for Oct. 25 are 76 and 52 degrees, respectively. These normals describe typical conditions, not a prediction of how much rain this particular week will bring.
Late-week rain remains uncertain
Friday is forecast to be mostly sunny, with a high near 65 and a slight chance of light rain after 5 p.m. Saturday is forecast to be partly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. The National Weather Service Hanford office had emphasized uncertainty in an earlier, regional discussion issued Oct. 23: for precipitation by the following Friday, it cited a 25% chance of rain across the region at that time. That earlier regional estimate is distinct from the newer Bakersfield-specific outlook.
Fog guidance is precautionary, not a prediction of a crash
The forecast’s possible brief fog is not a report of a current traffic incident. For practical context if visibility does become poor, the California Driver’s Handbook advises driving slowly and using low-beam headlights in heavy fog. Separately, the Los Angeles Times reported that after a dense-fog pileup in Tulare County on Jan. 31, 2026, the county advised drivers to avoid travel in dense fog and not rely on automatic headlights. That incident is a separate example, not evidence that hazardous fog or a collision is expected in Bakersfield.
