November 7, 2019
Summary: Another clear but very hazy afternoon in the valley with crystal clear skies elsewhere. The center of the upper high this afternoon remains right over northern California with a weak low center at the upper levels of the atmosphere west of northern Baja. That has created a weak easterly flow over the southern half of California which is really meaningless as far as valley weather is concerned. The high will marginally weaken over the weekend so most locations will drop maybe 1 to 3 degrees but that’s all then possibly warm to near 80 again Monday and Tuesday. As that low off the Baja coast moves inland Monday and Tuesday, some models show some tropical moisture trying to move into the southern ¼ of California. For now, though, it doesn’t look like it will affect central California.
On Friday and Saturday of next week, some kind of low pressure system will at least tease us. Some models indicate this feature will move southward parallel to the coast then inland through northern Baja about a week from Monday or so. One model actually shows a sharp ridge of high pressure jutting from southwest to northeast across the central Pacific and into northcentral Canada while a low develops over southern Nevada. If this pattern does shape up, a cold, dry pipeline of air would develop possibly moving cold modified arctic air into the valley. Right now, I’m not taking this too seriously as it only shows up on one model, a model that has been very inconsistent recently. Nevertheless, when I see this during frost season, I get a bit jumpy.
Forecast: Mostly clear skies and hazy through Monday night. Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday. Variable cloudiness Thursday night and Friday.
Short Term:
| Madera 41/77/41/77 | Reedley 42/78/43/78 | Dinuba 39/77/40/76 | |
| Porterville 41/78/42/77 | Lindsay 39/78/40/77 | Delano 44/79/44/78 | |
| Bakersfield 49/78/49/77 | Taft 53/77/53/77 | Arvin 47/79/46/78 | |
| Lamont 45/79/45/78 | Pixley 41/78/41/77 | Tulare 39/78/40/76 | |
| Woodlake 39/77/39/77 | Hanford 42/77/42/76 | Orosi 39/78/40/76 | |
Winds: Winds will continue to be at or less than 6 MPH with periods of near calm conditions through Monday.
Rain: Expect dry conditions for at least the next 7 to 10 days.
Frost Discussion: All locations will be above freezing for the next 7 to 10 days.
Next report: Saturday morning/November 9