Kernville, California Weather
August begins in scorching stillness. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kernville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Clear——104°74°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——105°75°+1°
- TuesdayAug 4Clear——104°68°-1°
- WednesdayAug 5Clear——104°68°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Clear——105°69°+1°
- FridayAug 7Clear——106°70°+1°
- SaturdayAug 8Clear——106°72°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:39 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
August begins in scorching stillness
Kernville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 93238
16-Day Forecast — Kernville
- Sun104°74°0%
- Mon105°75°0%
- Tue104°68°0%
- Wed104°68°0%
- Thu105°69°0%
- Fri106°70°2%
- Sat106°72°1%
- Sun105°70°3%
- Mon103°67°2%
- Tue101°66°5%
- Wed99°64°3%
- Thu97°63°6%
- Fri100°64°10%
- Sat98°63°6%
- Sun99°63°6%
- Mon102°64°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
Sun & seasons in Kernville
Kernville sits in Kern County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 35m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 44m — a swing of +4h 51m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles, the state’s largest city, lies about 113 miles to the S. The nearest town Kernville tracks is Potomac Park, roughly 40 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Kernville’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 69). See the full air-quality history for Kernville.
ZIP codes in Kernville
- 93238