January 9, 2018
Summary: The center of circulation of this monster storm is right over Los Angeles and is quickly moving eastward. Heaviest rain is in Ventura and LA Counties which have already been hit hard by several inches of rain. Of course, there are mudslides to go along with that. Here in the valley, showers are wrapping around the top of the low and are mainly in Madera and Fresno Counties at this hour. This activity will move southeastward over the next couple of hours, so shower activity and even an isolated thunderstorm or two are possible through the late evening hours.
By midnight, the low will be moving into Arizona, ending the precipitation from northwest to southeast during the early morning hours. There will be abundant upslope clouds against the west facing slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the valley facing slopes of the Kern County mountains. Clearing will be slow Wednesday with the exception of the west side. The eastern and southern portions of the valley may very well remain mostly cloudy through Thursday morning.
Thursday afternoon and beyond will be dry, for at least the next week, anyway, and possibly ten days as a strong ridge builds off shore and over California. The main challenge, especially beginning Friday morning, will be increasing amounts of fog and low clouds. Temperatures during the weekend and beyond will be determined primarily by fog coverage. So all of a sudden, we’re back to a more average winter scenario with fog in the valley and beautiful weather elsewhere.
Forecast: Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly to partly cloudy Wednesday into Thursday morning. Mostly clear Thursday afternoon and on through Tuesday with increasing amounts of night and morning valley fog.
Short Term:
| Madera 46/60/40/60 | Reedley 47/59/39/60 | Dinuba 45/59/39/61 | |
| Porterville 47/58/41/60 | Lindsay 46/58/38/61 | Delano 48/60/43/61 | |
| Bakersfield 49/58/45/62 | Arvin 48/58/43/62 | Taft 49/61/46/63 | |
| Lamont 47/58/42/62 | Pixley 45/61/38/60 | Tulare 45/59/38/59 | |
| Woodlake 46/59/40/60 | Hanford 47/60/39/61 | Orosi 45/59/39/60 | |
Winds: Winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 15 MPH this evening, becoming generally less than 10 MPH after midnight. Winds Wednesday through Friday will be generally less than 10 MPH with near calm periods.
Rain: A sample of rainfall amounts as of the time of this writing are: Fresno .46, Madera .52, Belridge .59, Blackwell .86, Hanford .61, Lemoore .76, Avenal .78, buttonwillow .39, Bakersfield .76, Tulare .48, Lindcove .60, Porterville .55, Shafter .68, Visalia .52.
As of the time of this writing, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties are experiencing waves of heavy rain. In central California, there’s generally light showers over Madera and Fresno Counties which will move southeastward over the next few hours. By midnight, most, if not all, the action will wind down and come to an end with dry weather Wednesday through the coming week and more than likely through the next week, as well.
Frost Information: Above freezing conditions will continue indefinitely
Lows Tonight:
All locations will be above freezing tonight.
Next Report: Wednesday morning, January 10