Local Data Provided by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Lake Isabella
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Editor's Note: Daily Weather forecasts for Lake Isabella, Kernville, Kern River Valley and Sequoia National Forest areas are compiled from 4 different weather sources, compared locally, and updated by hand every morning. All official Rainfall, Lake and River data is provided by Corps of Engineers as of midnight. All links to other sources i.e. CDEC are by agreement and provided to expand your water flow information. Republishing of their copyrighted material requires permission.
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TODAY'S LOCAL WEATHER:
TODAY: Sunny. High temp around 95°. Lake level winds South southeast at 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
TONIGHT: Clear. Low temp around 63°. Lake level winds calm with gusts to 20 mph.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST: Friday: Sunny. High temp around 92°. Lake level winds South at 5-10 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low temp around 58°. Lake level winds West southwest at 5-10 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
EXTENDED LOCAL FORECAST: Saturday-Monday: : Days: Sunny to partly sunny through period. High temps in the mid to upper 70 through period.
Nights: Partly to mostly cloudy through period. Low temps in low to mid 40s.
ADVISORY: Be safe traveling on the roads and while anywhere near the Kern River! Bring proper weather coats for upper elevations, usually 10-18 degrees cooler than lake level.
Emergency vehicle equipment chains, blankets, water, etc. for remote upper areas always recommended.
Do not use charcoal or propane space heaters in confined areas.
Always let someone know where you'll be and when you'll return.
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Before traveling here view current highway conditions in our Road Report Section, updated by Cal-Trans, as it happens!
| READING | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU |
| High | 97° | 97° | 98° | 93° | 96° | 95° | 97° | |
| Low | 58° | 60° | 63° | 64° | 65° | 63° | 63° | |
| Rainfall " | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total " 2025-2026 YTD*: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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* YTD Runs October 1st to September 30th |
Visit our Kern River Flow Data Page 2 sources - updated hourly!
| READING | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU |
| Storage / Acre Feet | 149,384 | 148,780 | 148,286 | 147,738 | 147,139 | 146,540 | 145,727 | |
| Surface / Feet | 2556.83 | 2556.72 | 2556.63 | 2556.53 | 2556.42 | 2556.31 | 2556.16 | |
| Mean Inflow / CFS | 208 | 228 | 238 | 253 | 210 | 245 | 226 | |
| Avg. Outflow / CFS | 479 | 472 | 424 | 460 | 447 | 487 | 577 | |
| In-Flow @ Kernville / CFS | 174 | 178 | 169 | 165 | 165 | 166 | 175 | |
| Change in Elevation 24 Hrs. / Feet | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.11 | -0.11 | -0.15 |