23ABC Evening weather update August 26, 2020

23ABC Evening weather update August 26, 2020

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO BURNSTATEWIDE, WHICH MEANS AIRQUALITY WILL CHANGE AS THE WINDDOES.

THERE WILL BE TIMES WHENOUR SKIES CLEAR OUT, BUT HAZEWILLCOME BACK UNTIL THE WILDFIRESARE EXTINGUISHED.HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKEWE'LL SEE ANOTHEREXTENDED PERIOD OF UNHEALTHY AIRQUALITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE,EXCEPT POSSIBLY IN THE KERNRIVER VALLEY THANKS TOSMOKE FROM THE CASTLE FIRE.OUR WEATHER IS JUST LOOKINGSUNNY, WARM, AND DRY.BAKERSFIELD WILL SEE A HIGH OF99 THURSDAY, WITH 97 IN THE KERNRIVER VALLEY, AND UPPER 80S FORFRAZIER PARK AND TEHACHAPI.WHILE OUR WEATHER IS FAIRLYCALM, THE GULF COAST ISBRACING FOR A DEVASTATINGHURRICANE.

AS OF WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON LAURA IS ACATEGORY 4 STORM WITH SUSTAINEDWINDS OF 145 MILES PERHOUR.RECENT STORIES FROM TURNTO23.COMLAURA WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEARTHE TEXAS-LOUISIANABORDER, BRINGING EXTREMELYDAMAGING WINDSAND STORM SURGE THAT THENATIONAL HURRICANECENTER IS DESCRIBING AS'UNSURVIVABLE'.COMING UP --ITS TIME TO CELEBRATE MAN'S BESTFRIEND --IT NATIONAL DOG DAY -- A LOOK ATSOME OF THE PICTURES YOU