Strong winds blowing over on the east side of the valley are kicking up dust that is going to affect the Westside.
Even though the winds themselves aren't expected to be a problem in the Taft area, the dust kicked up by strong winds in the Arvin-Lamont and Bakersfield areas is going to degrade air quality to the point where the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution District has declared an air quality alert covering Kings County and the valley portions of Kern and Tulare County.
Officials are cautioning people to stay inside if possible or limit physical activity if outside.
Strong winds blew down tree branches in Bakersfield, a tree on Weedpatch Highway near Lamont and caused near-zero visibility near Arvin.
Firefighters on the scene of two crashes on Comanche Drive reported brown-out conditions with 30 mile per hour winds blowing dust from plowed fields.
A high-wind-warning is in effect for the extreme southern valley today and a red flag warning is in effect for the Kern County mountains
The winds are coming ahead of a storm system that will bring a chance of rain overnight Thursday into Friday morning and much cooler temperatures.
Today's high should be in the upper 70s, followed by an overnight low in the upper 40s tomorrow morning.
Clouds will increase on Thursday with a high in the mid 70s. There is a 30 percent chance of rain after 11 a.m. Winds will increase to 13 to 15 miles per hour with gusts to 20 miles per hour Thursday night.
There will be a 40 percent chance of showers as the cooler weather moves in with a high only reaching the upper 50s.
Friday's overnight low will drop to a chilly 41 degrees and temperatures will stay cool through the weekend.
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Strong winds blowing over on the east side of the valley are kicking up dust that is going to affect the Westside.
Even though the winds themselves aren't expected to be a problem in the Taft area, the dust kicked up by strong winds in the Arvin-Lamont and Bakersfield areas is going to degrade air quality to the point where the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution District has declared an air quality alert covering Kings County and the valley portions of Kern and Tulare County.
Officials are cautioning people to stay inside if possible or limit physical activity if outside.
Strong winds blew down tree branches in Bakersfield, a tree on Weedpatch Highway near Lamont and caused near-zero visibility near Arvin.
Firefighters on the scene of two crashes on Comanche Drive reported brown-out conditions with 30 mile per hour winds blowing dust from plowed fields.
A high-wind-warning is in effect for the extreme southern valley today and a red flag warning is in effect for the Kern County mountains
The winds are coming ahead of a storm system that will bring a chance of rain overnight Thursday into Friday morning and much cooler temperatures.
Today's high should be in the upper 70s, followed by an overnight low in the upper 40s tomorrow morning.
Clouds will increase on Thursday with a high in the mid 70s. There is a 30 percent chance of rain after 11 a.m. Winds will increase to 13 to 15 miles per hour with gusts to 20 miles per hour Thursday night.
There will be a 40 percent chance of showers as the cooler weather moves in with a high only reaching the upper 50s.
Friday's overnight low will drop to a chilly 41 degrees and temperatures will stay cool through the weekend.
