January 30, 2018
Summary: Visibility this afternoon all the way up and down the San Joaquin Valley is ranging from 3 to 5 miles. Dew points, if averaged out, are generally in the upper 40s to even the lower 50s in some locations. The variable high clouds prevalent earlier today have moved southeastward into southern California. So, with generally clear skies tonight and with high dew points I do anticipate fog will be more widespread, mainly north of Kern County and up the center of the valley. The fog will clear by late morning or early afternoon.
On Thursday, more bands of high clouds will move overhead from a low pressure system moving through the Pacific Northwest. For Thursday night and beyond, strong upper level high pressure will cover the western 1/3 of the U.S. and off shore with a ridge building as far north as southern British Columbia by the weekend. The main challenge through the weekend will be pockets of fog and low clouds, mainly up the center of the valley north of Kern County but locally elsewhere. Temperatures will continue to be well above average with hazy conditions as we remain under a strong warm air inversion.
Medium range models this afternoon are not encouraging as far as any real break in the pattern is concerned, so dry weather will continue for at least the next week.
Forecast: Mostly clear tonight but areas of ground fog will develop, mainly north of Kern County and up the center of the valley. Mostly clear Wednesday afternoon. Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday with areas of night and morning fog. Mostly clear Thursday night through Tuesday with areas of night and morning fog and continued hazy.
Short Term:
| Madera 36/63/38/64 | Reedley 37/63/39/64 | Dinuba 36/62/38/63 | |
| Porterville 36/64/38/65 | Lindsay 36/64/39/65 | Delano 38/65/40/66 | |
| Bakersfield 43/66/45/67 | Arvin 39/66/41/68 | Taft 47/66/48/68 | |
| Lamont 39/65/41/67 | Pixley 38/65/39/66 | Tulare 36/64/38/64 | |
| Woodlake 37/64/39/64 | Hanford 37/63/38/65 | Orosi 36/63/38/65 | |
Winds: Winds will be generally less than 10 MPH through Thursday with near calm conditions nights and mornings.
Rain: Expect dry weather for the next week and possibly ten days.
Frost: All locations will be above freezing.
Next Report: Wednesday morning, January 31