Forecast Details for Bakersfield, CA

Recent Locations: Green Mountain, NC Millwood, NY Bakersfield, CA

Today: Sunny, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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