February 27, 2021
Summary: Winds along the west side of the valley continue to be strong and gusty this afternoon. Currently, winds are gusting to 31 MPH at the Lemoore NAS, 33 MPH at Huron, 35 at Harris Ranch, and 40 MPH at Panoche Road. Winds towards the center, south, and east side of the valley are generally around 12 MPH.
The off shore flow which is currently out of the north/northeast will become briefly southeasterly Sunday which could bring about some downslope winds along the north facing slopes of the Tehachapi. These winds, if they occur, will be short lived as pressure differences begin to equalize Sunday afternoon. With another shot of dry air mixing down to the valley floor, widespread low to mid 30s can be expected Sunday and Monday mornings with even a few isolated upper 20s in river bottom type locations.
A fundamental change will finally take place Sunday night and Monday as the high is suppressed southward in response to a weak low moving southward off the northern California coast. Models place this system just west of Santa Maria early Wednesday morning, then it’s expected to move across southern California Wednesday. a few sprinkles could occur, mainly over the higher elevations. Once this system goes through, a zonal or westerly flow will develop for the remainder of the week, resulting in mild temperatures and higher dew points. Models have completely backed off on any chance of precipitation for the next week and possibly longer.
Forecast: Mostly clear skies through Monday night. partly cloudy later Tuesday through Wednesday with a slight chance of sprinkles, mainly in Kern County. Mostly clear Wednesday night through Saturday.
Short Term:
Madera 31/65/32/70 | Reedley 31/64/32/72 | Dinuba 30/74/32/71 | |
Porterville 31/65/32/72 | Lindsay 29/64/31/71 | Delano 30/65/32/73 | |
Bakersfield 37/68/38/73 | Taft 41/64/45/70 | Arvin 33/68/34/74 | |
Lamont 34/67/34/73 | Pixley 31/64/32/71 | Tulare 30/63/32/71 | |
Woodlake 30/64/32/71 | Hanford 32/65/33/72 | Orosi 30/74/32/70 |
Winds: The gusty winds along the west side of the valley will taper off this evening with winds of generally at or less than 7 MPH tonight and near calm conditions after midnight. It’s possible on Sunday morning that localized gusty, south to southeast winds of up to 35 MPH may occur along the base of the Tehachapi Mountains. Otherwise, winds will be at or less than 12 MPH late mornings and afternoons and 6 MPH nights and mornings with periods of near calm conditions Sunday afternoon through Tuesday.
Rain: A rapidly weakening low pressure system will move through the southern half of California Tuesday night and Wednesday. a few sprinkles are possible, but not likely, mainly from Kern County southward. Otherwise, the next seven days will be dry.
Frost: Yet another injection of dry air is infiltrating the valley this afternoon, mostly in the form of gusty northerly winds along the west side of the valley. Elsewhere, dew points are still in the low to mid 30s. two more rounds of widespread low to mid 30s will occur Sunday and Monday mornings with isolated river bottom type terrain briefly in the upper 20s. By Tuesday morning, lows will be dragged up by increasing dew points and temperatures Monday topping 70 degrees. After Tuesday, a westerly flow will break through, spreading in milder air aloft and raising dew points, finally putting an end to the low to mid 30s regime.
Lows Tonight:
Terra Bella
30 |
Porterville
30 |
Ivanhoe
30 |
Woodlake
31 |
Strathmore
31 |
mcFarland
32 |
Ducor
32 |
Tea Pot Dome
31 |
Lindsay
29 |
Exeter
30 |
Famoso
31 |
Madera
31 |
Belridge
29 |
Delano
30 |
North Bakersfield
31 |
Orosi
30 |
Orange Cove
31 |
Lindcove
30 |
Lindcove Hillside
Af |
Sanger River Bottom
28 |
Root Creek
29 |
Venice Hill
31 |
Rosedale
31 |
Jasmine
32 |
Arvin
Af |
Lamont
Af |
Plainview
31 |
Mettler
32 |
Edison
Af |
Maricopa
32 |
Holland Creek
30 |
Tivy Valley
Af |
Kite Road South
30 |
Kite Road North
Af |
AF=Above Freezing
Next update: February 28/am