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Forecast

Christmas Day, pm report

 

Christmas Day, 2017

Summary: The main emphasis of this report will  be on overnight low temperatures.  Once again,  cloud cover will play a central role, especially during the early morning hours.

Satellite imagery shows is a batch of high clouds just off the central coast which will move on shore later this evening.  However, like last night, there are gaps in the cloud cover which may produce mostly clear skies in some areas for a few hours.  The best course of action will be to call for marginally below freezing temperatures in the typical cold spots.  Most locations should range in the low to mid 30s but it’s not out of the question to see a few locations down to 28 to 29 for short durations.  If the clouds are dense enough, it’s possible most, if not all, locations could remain above freezing.

Temperatures are moving into the mid to upper 50s as of early afternoon, a little ahead of yesterday’s pace.  Dew points are pretty much of a carbon copy.

The inversion tonight, if needed, will be strong with temperatures at 34 feet ranging from 4 to 7 degrees warmer.

Looking ahead to Wednesday and beyond, mostly clear skies will prevail as a strong high again builds off shore and begins to shift a bit eastward over California. This will allow stronger radiational cooling with colder locations down into the 27 to 30 degree range beginning Wednesday morning.  First I want to see if this little disturbance moving through tonight will have any impact on dew points.  It’s doubtful, but could  happen.[

 

From Wednesday through New Year’s Eve, expect mostly clear skies.  Models for December 31 through January 2 vary a bit, but on paper they do show a low pressure system moving into northern and central California.  However, at this time, these same models show precipitation remaining to our north.

 

Variable high cloudiness tonight and Tuesday.  Mostly clear Tuesday night through Saturday with occasional high clouds and patchy morning fog.  Variable cloudiness Saturday night and Sunday.

Lows tonight in most areas will chill into the low to mid 30s with hillsides in the upper 30s.  Highs Tuesday will warm into the low to mid 60s.  Expect lows Tuesday night to be in the upper 20s to the mid 30s.  expect low to mid 60s again Wednesday.

 

Lows Tonight:

Terra Bella

31

Porterville

31

Ivanhoe

AF

Woodlake

32

Strathmore

31

McFarland

31

Ducor

AF

Tea Pot Dome

AF

Lindsay

31

Exeter

32

Famoso

AF

Madera

32

Belridge

32

Delano

AF

North Bakersfield

AF

Orosi

31

Orange Cove

AF

Lindcove

31

Lindcove Hillside

AF

Sanger River Bottom

29

Root Creek

30

Venice Hill

AF

Rosedale

AF

Jasmine

AF

Arvin

32

Lamont

31

Plainview

AF

Mettler

AF

Edison

AF

Maricopa

32

Holland Creek

AF

Tivy Valley

30

Kite Road South

AF

Kite Road North

31

 

Next Report: Tuesday morning/December 26