23ABC Evening weather update August 21, 2020

23ABC Evening weather update August 21, 2020

YOUR STORM SHIELD FORECAST.AIR QUALITY ONCE AGAIN REACHEDUNHEALTHY LEVELS INBAKERSFIELD FRIDAY.WILDFIRE SMOKE HAS ONCE AGAINBLANKETED THE AREA, BUT THEEXTENT OF THE SMOKE IS FAR FROMLOCAL, MOST OF THEWESTERN US IS DEALING WITHSMOKY, HAZY SKIES.A LOT OF THAT SMOKE IS COMINGFROM WILDFIRES RIGHT HERE INCALIFORNIA.UNTIL THOSE FIRES AREEXTINGUISHED, AIR QUALITY WILLREMAIN POOR.THE SMOKE HAS KEPT OURTEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER ASWELL.FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS HIGHS NEARTO JUST BELOW 100DEGREES ARE EXPECTED INBAKERSFIELD AND IN THE KERNRIVER VALLEY.TEHACHAPI AND FRAZIER PARK WILLSTILL BE IN THE LOWER 90S.WE'RE ALSO TRACKING SOMETROPICAL MOISTUREHEADING OUR WAY THIS WEEKEND.A FEW STRAY SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLEON SATURDAY, BUT ITLOOKS LIKE SUNDAY WILL BRING USTHE BEST CHANCE OFSEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSDEVELOP.WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THEPOTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY RAINON SUNDAY, AND ALSO BE ON THELOOK OUT FOR LIGHTNING, WHICHCAN CONTRIBUTE TO NEW WILDFIRESTARTS.