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KERN RIVER - FAIRVIEW DAM (KKVC1)
Latitude: 35.95º NLongitude: 118.48º WElevation: 3620 Feet
Location: Tulare County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: Tulare
Issuance Time: Apr 29 2025 at 8:37 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 30 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A

Please Note:
1) Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

2) At extremely low river flows, the "Observed (Raw Data)" may show readings below the lower end of the available rating table, while the "Observed (Simulated)" will only show values at the bottom of the rating table, creating a potential discrepancy between the two readings.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ332)
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 72 to 78. West winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph becoming northwest up to 5 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of showers 40 percent.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Friday and Friday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 74 to 80. Lows in the lower 50s.

Saturday and Saturday Night: Breezy, cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 61 to 67. Lows around 40. Chance of showers 50 percent.

Sunday: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs 49 to 55.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Monday and Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.

Tuesday: Warmer, sunny. Highs 67 to 73.
Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS San Joaquin Valley-Hanford Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.