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A break from the heat for some, but not all

23ABC Evening weather update July 23, 2026
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Depending on which part of Kern you're in, you may have a had a surprisingly cool day, or an uncomfortably hot one.

Bakersfield was definitely on the surprisingly cool side.

Thursday was expected to stay under 100°, but the actual high was only 94°!

Eastern Kern was not cooler than expected.

China Lake got all the way up to 110° Thursday afternoon, more than 15° warmer than Bakersfield.

Desert areas remain under an Extreme Heat Warning through Monday, and highs will continue to hover around 110°.

Bakersfield will likely see a warm up back to up to around our seasonal average for this time of year, which is 99°.


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Conditions

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Precip

TuesdayTue

08/11/2026

Mostly Clear

-° / 78°

1%

WednesdayWed

08/12/2026

Mostly Clear

99° / 71°

2%

ThursdayThu

08/13/2026

Mostly Clear

94° / 65°

1%

FridayFri

08/14/2026

Clear

92° / 66°

1%

SaturdaySat

08/15/2026

Clear

95° / 67°

0%

SundaySun

08/16/2026

Mostly Clear

97° / 68°

0%

MondayMon

08/17/2026

Partly Cloudy

95° / 69°

0%

TuesdayTue

08/18/2026

Partly Cloudy

94° / 68°

0%