Sunny skies and breezy temperatures kick-off the work week in Kern

Kevin Charette

April 29, 2024 at 10:38 AM·1 min read

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A steady onshore flow pattern has been producing breezy conditions across the San Joaquin Valley with strong wind gusts along the Mojave Desert Slopes.

The wind is waning at this time but will pick up again this afternoon. Probabilities for gusts of 45 mph along the Mojave Slopes generally range from 60 to 90%. A Wind Advisory has been issued from 4 p.m. this afternoon through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.

High temperatures topped out right around climatological normals on Sunday afternoon. Little change is expected through Wednesday then warming to around 5 degrees above normal on Thursday.

More warming pushes maximum temperatures to around 10 degrees above normal on Friday. Here are probabilities for a high temperature of 90 degrees or higher for locations in the San Joaquin Valley on Friday.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17.

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