23ABC Evening weather update June 16, 2021

DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD ATTHIS HOUR.....WHERE CONDITIONS ARE A BITCOOLER THAN EXPECTED... BUTONE THING IS FOR SURE... THATHEAT IS ON IT'S WAY.HERE'S 23ABC'S METEOROLOGISTBRANDON MICHAELS WITMORE - GOOD EVENING BRANDON -IT'S EXTREMELY HOT IN PARTS OFKERN COUNTSOME OF OUR DESERT COMMUNITIESHAVE ALREADY H115 DEGREES WEDNESDAY!THE VALLEY IS YET TO HEAT UPTHOUGH, STAYING WELL SHY OF 100DEGREES ONCE AGAIN.HEAT WILL ARRIVE THE VALLEY BYTOMORROW, THOUGH.A HIGH OF 105 IS EXPECTED INBAKERSFIELD AND EXCESSIVE HEATWARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECTCOUNTY WIDHIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN TOP 110 INTHE DESERT, AND TOP 105 AROUNDLAKE ISABELLA.ONE CHANGE WE'RE TRACKINGTHURSDAY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AFEW THUNDERSTORMS, BUT GIVENEXTREMELY HOT,DRY WEATHER OUR CHANCES FOR RAINARE LOW.WE WILL BE WATCHING FORLIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDSWERE ISOLATED STORMS DEVELOP.STAY INSIDE, STAY HYDRATED, ANDSTAY SAFE IN THIS EXCESSIVEHEATWAVE, WHICH WILL LASTTHROUGH THE WEEKENSOME OF OUR DESERT COMMUNITIESHAVE ALREADY H115 DEGREES WEDNESDAY!THE VALLEY IS YET TO HEAT UPTHOUGH, STAYING WELL SHY OF 100DEGREES ONCE AGAINHEAT WILL ARRIVE THE VALLEY BYTOMORROW, THOUGHA HIGH OF 105 IS EXPECTED INBAKERSFIELD AND EXCESSIVE HEATWARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECTCOUNTY WIDE.HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN TOP 110 INTHE DESERT, AND TOP 105 AROUNDLAKE ISABELLA.STAY INSIDE, STAY HYDRATED, ANDSTAY SAFE IN THIS EXCESSIVHEATWAVE, WHICH WILL LASTTHROUGH THE WEEKENWITH SUCH HIGH TEMPERATURES...YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAD OVER TO