Love's Travel Stop #830 — Bakersfield, CA Truck Stop

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Love's Travel Stop

1500 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Exit18/Taft Hwy

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Quick Facts

Coordinates35.267733, -119.019841
Local Time8:34 AM PDT
Store #830
ChainLove's Travel Stop

Current Conditions

Bakersfield, CA

☁️ Overcast

58°F

Overcast

Feels like 54°F

Wind

6 mp/h · NNW

Gusts

7 mp/h

Humidity

58%

Precip

0 inch

UV Index

7.8 High

Cloud

100%

Visibility

61.4 mi

Pressure

1003 hPa

Today

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71°

58°

Tue

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62°

53°

38%

Wed

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82°

54°

Sunrise 6:01 am Sunset 7:44 pm

Weather by Open-Meteo · captured May 4, 7:48 am

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