BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — As the part of the Pacific Ocean closest to our area continues to be a high-pressure factory, there is and has been no sign of storminess for close to a month. Instead, quiet weather has been the rule across southcentral California, only interrupted a few times by a few clouds, sprinkles and occasionally windy conditions. It’s hard to believe that we’re still in what is considered the “rainy season” for this part of the world.
Summer-like heat has hit SoCal already, with widespread 90s blanketing millions of residents just over the county line, as a rare and long-lasting hot spell for this time of year has begun.
Friday saw afternoon temps back into the 90s for many of the same areas as the first upper-level ridge of high pressure, along with a surface high to the north, form enough offshore flow to further heat up the air on the coastal-facing sides of the mountain ranges.
Saturday may see a “slight” reprieve in temps over the Southland and even a tiny dip in highs over Kern County as the first ridge slides away.
Waiting in the wings will be a second upper-level high that is currently progged to build in from the tail-end of the weekend on into next week. It’s this high that will be part of the atmospheric equation to send Kern County temperatures real high. Stay tuned…
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Chief Meteorologist Ilya Neyman