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Updated: 4:54 PM PDT on May 24, 2012
	Bakersfield: 81° Clear Wind: WNW 12 mph Dew point: 41° Pressure: 29.63 in. Humidity: 24% Visibility: 10.0 miles Sunrise: 05:45 AM (PDT) Moon Rise: 08:48 AM (PDT) 5/24 Sunset: 08:00 PM (PDT) Moon Set: 11:06 PM (PDT) 5/24

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5 Day Forecast for Zip Code 93301

Thu

Clear

84° | 52°

Chance of Rain:
0%

Wind:
at 12 mph

Humidity:
28

UV Index:
7 out of 16

Sunrise:

Sunset:

Fri

Partly Cloudy

70° | 50°

Chance of Rain:
10%

Wind:
at 14 mph

Humidity:
34

UV Index:
6 out of 16

Sunrise:

Sunset:

Sat

Partly Cloudy

72° | 54°

Chance of Rain:
10%

Wind:
at 13 mph

Humidity:
44

UV Index:
6 out of 16

Sunrise:

Sunset:

Sun

Clear

81° | 57°

Chance of Rain:
0%

Wind:
at 5 mph

Humidity:
32

UV Index:
11 out of 16

Sunrise:

Sunset:

Mon

Clear

86° | 59°

Chance of Rain:
0%

Wind:
at 6 mph

Humidity:
33

UV Index:
11 out of 16

Sunrise:

Sunset:

Weather History

A tornado safety expert would tell you to never try and outrun a tornado because the storm will probably catch you. Keeping that in mind, there are exceptions. In 1930, a tornado near Pratt, Kan. was clocked at 5 mph.

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available

May 24, 2012
Sunrise:	5:45 AM	Moonrise:	8:48 AM
Sunset:	8:00 PM	Moonset:	11:06 PM
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Air Pollution Forecast for Bakersfield

	Air Quality	AQ Index	Pollutant
Yesterday	Moderate		OZONE
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5

Current	Good		PM2.5

Thu	Moderate		OZONE
Fri	Moderate		PM10
Sat	Moderate		PM10
Sun	Moderate		PM10
Mon	Moderate		PM10
Tue	Moderate		PM10

California Ski Report

	Today		Conditions
	High	Low
Arvin	84°	52°	Clear
Bakersfield	84°	52°	Clear
California City	81°	54°	Clear
Delano	86°	46°	Scattered Clouds
Edwards	88°	55°	Clear
Pine Mtn Club	73°	45°	Clear
Glennville	70°	41°	Clear
Kernville	99°	55°	Clear
Lake Isabella	81°	54°	Clear
Lamont	84°	52°	Clear
Lebec	73°	45°	Clear
Lost Hills	84°	52°	Clear
Maricopa	84°	52°	Clear
Mojave	81°	54°	Clear
McFarland	84°	52°	Clear
Randsburg	99°	55°	Clear
Ridgecrest	99°	55°	Clear
Rosamond	90°	54°	Clear
Shafter	84°	52°	Clear
Taft	84°	52°	Clear
Tehachapi	81°	54°	Clear
Wasco	84°	52°	Clear

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Earthquake Watch

City	Magnitude	Date
North Hollywood	2.6	7:40 AM PDT on May 22, 2012
Minimum magnitude is 2.5.

Special Weather Statement	Statement as of 11:44 am PDT on May 24, 2012
... Much cooler Friday and Saturday... Breezy to locally windy conditions will prevail through this evening across the higher elevations of the southern Sierra Nevada... the Tehachapi Mountains... and High Desert of Kern County... however speeds will be much lower than wednesday's. An abnormally cool low pressure area for this time of the year is forecast to begin affecting the region by tonight... continuing into Friday and Saturday. Temperatures by Friday will be some 15 to 20 degrees below normal. This system will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms to the southern Sierra Friday and Saturday. There will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over the central San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra foothills Friday afternoon and evening. Dry weather will return Sunday as the low pressure system moves east of the region. Temperatures are expected to warm to near normal Sunday... and a few degrees above normal for Memorial Day. Bso Weather.Gov/Hanford 1137 am PDT Thu may 24 2012 ... Much cooler Friday and Saturday... Breezy to locally windy conditions will prevail through this evening across the higher elevations of the southern Sierra Nevada... the Tehachapi Mountains... and High Desert of Kern County... however speeds will be much lower than wednesday's. An abnormally cool low pressure area for this time of the year is forecast to begin affecting the region by tonight... continuing into Friday and Saturday. Temperatures by Friday will be some 15 to 20 degrees below normal. This system will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms to the southern Sierra Friday and Saturday. There will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over the central San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra foothills Friday afternoon and evening. Dry weather will return Sunday as the low pressure system moves east of the region. Temperatures are expected to warm to near normal Sunday... and a few degrees above normal for Memorial Day. Bso Weather.Gov/Hanford