January 2, 2020
Summary: The amount of cloud cover varies widely again from location to location. Visalia was reporting an overcast based at 2,700 feet while Madera was reporting a low overcast of just 200 feet with many other locations reporting cloud cover to one extent or another. Fairly strong upper level high pressure is just off shore and will move overhead Friday. Fog and low clouds will be fairly extensive by Friday morning with clearing in most areas by Friday afternoon.
The high will be suppressed southward into northwest Mexico and off shore on Saturday as a dry cold front moves through and its associated trough of low pressure. Any precipitation from this system will be north of a Bay Area/Sacramento/Tahoe line. Behind this system, surface high pressure will develop over the Great Basin, generating a robust off shore flow Sunday and Monday. Still, the winds at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will remain out of the west as a flat zone of upper level high pressure is located off the southern California coast. This will keep conditions mild for early January.
Really, there’s no indication of a substantial change in our overall weather pattern until maybe after the middle of next week. Some medium range models are hinting that active weather may arrive from the Gulf of Alaska, but until there is some kind of trend on model information, we’ll continue to go with a dry forecast with areas of night and morning fog and low clouds being the main concerns.
Forecast: Areas of fog and low clouds tonight and Friday morning with clearing in most areas Friday afternoon. Partly cloudy Friday night with patchy low clouds and fog. Variable cloudiness Saturday through Sunday morning with patchy night and morning fog and low clouds. Mostly clear Sunday afternoon through Tuesday with areas of night and morning fog and low clouds. Partly cloudy Wednesday after areas of night and morning fog and low clouds. Mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
Short Term:
| Madera 35/63/39/62 | Reedley 35/64/38/62 | Dinuba 34/62/38/62 | |
| Porterville 35/65/38/63 | Lindsay 33/63/37/62 | Delano 36/65/38/62 | |
| Bakersfield 42/66/43/65 | Taft 43/67/44/65 | Arvin 37/67/39/65 | |
| Lamont 37/67/40/65 | Pixley 35/65/39/62 | Tulare 34/63/38/61 | |
| Woodlake 34/63/37/62 | Hanford 35/63/40/62 | Orosi 33/63/36/62 | |
Winds: Winds will be generally at or less than 6 MPH with extended periods of near calm conditions through Sunday.
Rain: Expect dry conditions for at least the next week to possibly 10 days.
Frost Discussion: All locations will be above freezing tonight and for at least the next week. There is some indication of a colder pattern developing around the 11th, but not a pattern that would be critical to citrus.
Next report: January 3/am