Summary: The center of circulation of the upper low which crossed over the south valley earlier today is now west of the Channel Islands off the southern California coast. All the cloud cover from this system has now moved into southern California and off shore. As the low crossed the Sierra Nevada this morning, some impressive wind gusts were recorded. Mount Tom in the Sierra National Forest recorded a peak gust of 51 MPH, Bear Peak 54 MPH, and the Mammoth Mt. Summit 90 MPH. Currently, the winds aloft over the southern half of California are out of the east, wrapping around the low off the south coast.
The low will position off the northern Baja coast later tonight into Wednesday then will get pushed eastward by a weak trough of low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest and then into the Great Basin. Following this system will be a series of Pacific storms which will move into the Pacific Northwest and parts of northern California Friday through Sunday. The flow aloft over central California will be out of the northwest, which is onshore for a change.
No rain is anticipated, however models from the 15 and beyond are looking more favorable for the chance of Pacific storms moving across the northern half of the state.
Forecast: Mostly clear skies through Thursday. Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy Thursday night through Sunday. Increasing cloudiness Monday.
Short Term:
Madera 28/63/28/65 | Reedley 27/64/27/65 | Dinuba 28/63/28/65 | |
Porterville 28/65/28/66 | Lindsay 27/64/27/66 | Delano 29/65/28/66 | |
Bakersfield 38/65/40/68 | Taft 45/65/47/68 | Arvin 34/65/34/67 | |
Lamont 33/66/33/68 | Pixley 28/65/28/66 | Tulare 27/63/27/64 | |
Woodlake 28/63/28/65 | Hanford 29/64/29/66 | Orosi 27/63/27/65 |
Winds: Winds through Thursday during the late morning and afternoon hours will be variable to no more than 10 MPH. During the night and early morning hours, winds will be generally less than 5 MPH with extended periods of near calm conditions.
Rain: Expect dry weather tonight and for at least the next 7 to possibly 10 days.
Frost: Dew points this afternoon are running in the low to mid 30s. interestingly enough, dew points over the valley portion of Kern County are up between 7 to 10 degrees and are also in the low to mid 30s. temperatures this afternoon are roughly 2 to 4 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago, but are still approaching the low 60s at most locations. We are now down to 9 hours and 43 minutes of daylight, so with the long December nights, and generally cloudless skies, strong radiational cooling will drop temperatures below freezing for at least a couple more nights.
It’s possible we may begin to see some cloud cover from disturbances moving inland to our north Friday through Sunday. However, where skies remain mostly clear, below freezing conditions will continue.
We just might get a break next week as medium range models continue to trend towards a pattern that would bring at least a chance of rain over northern California from Tuesday through Wednesday. For tonight, the coldest unprotected river bottom and similar locations will drop down to 24 to 25 with most flatland locations between 26 and 30.
Most locations in Kern County will drop into the low to mid 30s. Hillsides in all areas will be above freezing.
The inversion tonight will begin to tighten up during the early morning hours with temperatures at 34 feet running from 4 to 8 degrees warmer at most locations. Expect similar conditions Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
Lows Tonight:
Terra Bella
28 |
Porterville
28 |
Ivanhoe
26 |
Woodlake
28 |
Strathmore
28 |
McFarland
27 |
Ducor
28 |
Tea Pot Dome
28 |
Lindsay
27 |
Exeter
26 |
Famoso
27 |
Madera
29 |
Belridge
27 |
Delano
29 |
North Bakersfield
29 |
Orosi
27 |
Orange Cove
28 |
Lindcove
27 |
Lindcove Hillside
Af |
Sanger River Bottom
25 |
Root Creek
26 |
Venice Hill
28 |
Rosedale
29 |
Jasmine
29 |
Arvin
Af |
Lamont
Af |
Plainview
28 |
Mettler
Af |
Edison
Af |
Maricopa
28 |
Holland Creek
30 |
Tivy Valley
27 |
Kite Road South
30 |
Kite Road North
27 |
AF=Above Freezing
Next report: December 8/am