Bakersfield is starting Sunday under a gray, damp sky, with temperatures near 57 degrees and light rain expected to hang around through the morning. The wet weather should taper from late morning into early afternoon before the clouds break and the thermometer tops out near 62.
The rain chance is 90%, and the National Weather Service gives Bakersfield a 72% probability of receiving at least 0.5 inch by Sunday evening. Northwest winds of 5 to 10 mph could gust to 20 mph.
How Sunday’s Rain Compares With Normal
The National Weather Service Bakersfield monthly rainfall table lists an annual precipitation norm of 6.47 inches. The forecast’s 72% probability of at least 0.5 inch by Sunday evening puts that threshold at about 8% of the annual norm; it is a probability threshold, not a prediction that exactly 0.5 inch will fall.
Rain Chance Sunday Afternoon
Rain is possible Sunday afternoon, followed by mostly clear skies overnight and lows in the mid-40s. Drivers and pedestrians should expect slick pavement during the morning commute, even as conditions improve later in the day.
Local air-quality guidance also lists fireplace and wood-stove burning as discouraged in Kern County on Sunday. The advice comes as the region transitions from a wet morning to clearer, calmer weather overnight.
A Changing Pattern After Sunday
Monday is sunny with a high in the mid-60s, followed by mostly sunny skies and a high around 70 Tuesday. A later trough is not currently expected to bring precipitation, while Saturday warms to about 75.
Overnight lows settle near 49 to 50 degrees much of the week, keeping mornings noticeably cooler even as afternoons rebound. In short, Sunday brings the rain jacket, and conditions shift after the system moves through.
