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KERN RIVER - KERNVILLE (KRVC1)
Latitude: 35.75º NLongitude: 118.42º WElevation: 2637 Feet
Location: Kern County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: Tulare
Issuance Time: May 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 12.5 FeetMinor Flood: 13.5 FeetModerate Flood: 17.0 FeetMajor Flood: 20.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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13.5 FeetKern River adjacent to Riverside Park begins to escape its banks, flooding the lower park sidewalk. This is Preliminary Flood Stage.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ332)
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 74 to 80. West winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Saturday: Windy. Mostly sunny. Highs 67 to 73. West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 45 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Breezy, sunny. Highs 67 to 73. West winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night and Monday: Clear. Lows around 50. Highs 76 to 82.

Monday Night through Thursday: Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs 83 to 92.