The heat continues in Kern County today as Hurricane Elida is falling apart off the coast of Baja California.
Some of that subtropical moisture will get dragged into the area tomorrow, bringing a chance of summer showers and a thunderstorm threat to Kern County.
FORECAST...WE'RE HOT AGAIN TODAY WITHANOTHER ROUND OF 100S IN THEVALLEY UNDER SUNNY SKIES.
AIRQUALITY IS ONCE AGAIN UNHEALTHYFOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.HURRICANE ELIDA IS FALLING APARTOFF THE COAST OF BAJACALIFORNIA LATER TODAY, BUT SOMEOF THAT SUBTROPICALMOISTURE WILL GET DRAGGED INTOTHE AREA TOMORROW, BRINGING ACHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO KERNCOUNTY.THOUGH WE EXPECT TO FALL TO THEMORE SEASONAL UPPER90S IN THE VALLEY TOMORROW, IT'SSTILL SO HOT THERE WILL BE A LOTOF EVAPORATION.
THAT INCREASESTHE HUMIDFEELING WHICH IS DANGEROUS INTHIS HEAT AND CREATEST THECONVECTION WE NEED FOR ATHUNDERSTORM THREAT.
THE SHOWERSTAPER OFF FRIDAY AS HIGHPRESSUREBUILDS, BUT IT WILL STILL FEELHUMID AS THOSE TEMPERATURESSOAR.
WE ARE EXPECTING SOME OFTHE HOTTEST TEMPERATURESOF THE YEAR THIS WEEKEND, AS WECLIMB TO 105 IN BAKERSFIELD ONFRIDAY, 107 ON SATURDAY AND 105AGAIN SUNDAY.THERE'S AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHIN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYAND DESERT CITIES SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY AS THIS OPPRESSIVEHEAT IS PAIRED WITH HUMIDITYWILL SIGNIFICANTLYINCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEATRELATED ILLNESSES, PARTICULARLYFOR THOSE WORKING ORPARTICIPATING INOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
STAYHYDRATED, STAY INDOORS, ANDSTAY SAFE OUT THERE.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THIS