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*** IMPORTANT ***  Week of June 16 - Website Data Outage - Due to a major computer upgrade the week of June 16, nearly all data on the CNRFC web site will not be updated. We anticipate the down time to be approximately 4 days. The latest deterministic hydrologic forecasts for official forecast points will continue to be available at the National Water Prediction Service during this time.


SOUTH FORK KERN RIVER - ONYX (SKRC1)
Latitude: 35.74º NLongitude: 118.17º WElevation: 2900 Feet
Location: Kern County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: Tulare
Issuance Time: Jun 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ332)
Today: Breezy, sunny. Highs 88 to 94. West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 87 to 93. West winds up to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 94 to 100. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night through Thursday Night: Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs 92 to 98.

Friday and Friday Night: Clear. Highs 86 to 92. Lows in the upper 50s.

Saturday through Sunday: Breezy, clear. Highs 77 to 85. Lows in the lower 50s.