East Bakersfield, California Weather
East Bakersfield, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for East Bakersfield, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for East Bakersfield is published on the Meadows Field (KBFL) page, 9 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of East Bakersfield have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near East Bakersfield: Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 24 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 27 km · Wasco Kern County Airport (KL19) 43 km · Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) 46 km · Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) 46 km
Conditions reported at KBFL describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Bakersfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About East Bakersfield, California
East Bakersfield unfolds under a sky that often bleeds into hues of ochre and rose, a testament to the vastness of the San Joaquin Valley. It lies 2.5 miles east-north-east of Bakersfield, CA (from Bakersfield, CA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 3.3 miles south-east of Oildale. Here, the land, a broad, sun-baked canvas, stretches towards distant, hazy mountains, their silhouettes softened by the persistent, dry air. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, spin across the flat expanses where irrigation ditches, like veins of life, crisscross the fields. The character of East Bakersfield is one of resilience, a quiet endurance born of long summers and the relentless pursuit of growth under a generous, if sometimes unforgiving, sun. Even the humble buildings seem to absorb the light, their stuccoed surfaces glowing a soft, warm white, reflecting the golden hour's embrace. This corner of Kern County, East Bakersfield, has long been tied to the earth's bounty and the earth's hidden treasures. Its history is etched in the fertile soil, a legacy of agriculture that transformed arid land into verdant fields of cotton and grapes, and in the deep wells that tap into the region's petroleum riches, fueling industries that have shaped its economic heart. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening fruit and the distant hum of machinery, a constant reminder of the industrious spirit that underpins its existence. It is a place where the past is not a relic, but a living current, flowing through the well-worn streets and the enduring traditions of a community that has learned to thrive in this sun-drenched basin.
Live animated radar for East Bakersfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | East Bakersfield, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.386625°N, 118.977322°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93305 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Bakersfield, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Bakersfield, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for East Bakersfield includes coordinates 35.386625°N, 118.977322°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93305. Telephone area code: 661. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
