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McKittrick, CA Weather
Today: Partly Sunny, high 69°F, low 52°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (PDT).
McKittrick, CA current weather
56°F
Mostly Cloudy
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 69° / L 52°
- Wildfire smoke overhead: light
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/29/2026, 1:56 AM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/29/2026, 1:56 AM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/29Low 52°High 69°
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
Partly SunnyFri10/3012% chance of precipitationLow 53°High 68°
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly CloudySat10/3176% chance of precipitationLow 52°High 62°
Saturday: Rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Light RainSun11/137% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 61°
Sunday: A chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Chance Light Rain then Partly SunnyMon11/2Low 51°High 66°
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 0 mph.
SunnyTue11/310% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 68°
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly SunnyWed11/410% chance of precipitationLow High 67°
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunny
Forecast for 35.295, -119.629 from the NWS HNX office, updated 10/29/2026, 1:56 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
Next 6 hours
NWS hourly forecast
- Now56°Mostly Cloudy0%5 mph
- 3 AM55°Cloudy0%5 mph
- 4 AM55°Mostly Cloudy0%5 mph
- 5 AM54°Cloudy1%5 mph
- 6 AM53°Mostly Cloudy1%5 mph
- 7 AM53°Mostly Cloudy1%0 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (up to 24 hours) and GOES
Frequently asked questions
- What is the high temperature today in McKittrick, CA?
- The National Weather Service forecast for thursday calls for a high near 69°F. Partly Sunny.
- Will it rain in McKittrick, CA in the next 24 hours?
- The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in McKittrick, CA today?
- Sunrise is about 7:17 AM PDT and sunset is about 6:06 PM PDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in McKittrick, CA?
- At Buttonwillow, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 81°F and the normal low is 51°F.
Nearby hazards
California hazardsSevere storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area
- Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
- Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
- River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
- Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported
UV and air quality forecast
EPA and AirNow
- AQI forecast today (Carrizo Plains)
- GoodOzone
- AQI forecast tomorrow (Carrizo Plains)
- GoodOzone
Drought
By countyKern County, week of 10/20/2026
4% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:17 AM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 49 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 88% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 6:51 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 6:32 PM
- Moonrise
- 8:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 81°, low 51°, precipitation 0.26 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Buttonwillow, 12 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA
- Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
- National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
- WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
- Hazard Mapping System Smoke AnalysisNOAA NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations
- UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
- AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
- U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
- BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
- GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
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