{"id":501887,"date":"2026-10-20T06:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501887\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T06:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:10:10","slug":"rain-and-cooler-temperatures-on-the-way-for-kern-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501887\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain and cooler temperatures on the way for Kern County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A weather system is expected to bring rain to Kern County Wednesday and Thursday, possibly lasting into Friday. The National Weather Service says it could be the area\u2019s first significant precipitation since April.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Rain in Bakersfield KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/79aec63f-01fd-4201-a5d0-e7130cdad63c-medium16x9_MILLS_RAINVO_0008_frame_739.jpeg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rain in Bakersfield KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist Ilya Neyman said a storm system bringing several days of rain in mid-October is unusual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo get a strong storm system that can deliver the potential of several days of rainy conditions in mid-October is something that we don\u2019t see very often at all,\u201d Neyman said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Weather Service Hanford<\/a> meteorologist Stephen McCoy said Bakersfield could receive about a quarter to a half inch of rain, with higher amounts possible in the foothills and mountains. Temperatures are expected to drop to about 10 degrees below seasonal averages.<\/p>\n<p>McCoy said flooding is not expected, but roadway ponding could happen in areas with poor drainage. He advised drivers to slow down and leave plenty of space between vehicles because even a little rain can lead to spinouts.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Rain in Bakersfield KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f7adf0d0-aaa1-489e-bbbd-dcb13bb6f0c6-medium16x9_KBAK122722BDM_frame_1095.jpeg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rain in Bakersfield KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>Some residents said they were preparing for the rain. Bob Goon said he had cleaned out his rain gutters. Austin said he had heard rain was coming but was not sure how much to expect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really expect much, to be honest,\u201d Austin said. \u201cI would love if it rains, but I don\u2019t really have hopes for any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neyman said it is possible this week\u2019s storm could be connected to the developing El Ni\u00f1o, but it is difficult to know for certain. El Ni\u00f1o is a climate pattern involving warmer-than-average water in the equatorial Pacific that persists for months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/long_range\/seasonal.php?lead=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOAA\u2019s winter outlook favors wetter-than-average conditions across the Southwest from December through February. However, it does not specify how much rain Kern County will receive.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Courtesy: NOAA (noaa.gov)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fe69614d-6377-447d-9688-b67f4b9496c3-NOAA.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: NOAA (noaa.gov)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving said that, we don\u2019t know what will happen in the months ahead because there are too many variables involved,\u201d Neyman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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