January 10, 2022
There is a combination of low clouds, ground fog, and higher clouds above the fog this morning. A weak trough of low pressure tried to move inland overnight, but essentially fell apart. The southern portion of the trough is now pinched off and will form a cut off low southwest of San Diego. It will move southward over northern Baja, possibly even spreading some showers into the Desert Southwest later this week. All of this will be too far to the south to have an impact on our weather. The high will rebuild tonight through Wednesday, ridging northward into western Canada. As Pacific storms try to move into the western US, they are essentially eaten alive by a blocking shield of high pressure. All of the short and medium range models indicate this blocking ridge pattern will continue indefinitely.
The main challenge will continue to be night and morning fog and low clouds and their effects on temperatures. Since some areas are relatively fog free this morning, most locations will observe filtered sunlight due to haze and high clouds. Today is essentially a preview for the next week to possibly ten days.
Forecast: Areas of fog and/or low clouds with hazy afternoon sunshine in most areas during the afternoons with occasional periods of high clouds above the fog through Monday of next week.
Short Term:
| Madera 58/37/57/37/60 | Reedley 59/35/61/35/62 | Dinuba 59/34/59/35/61 |
| Porterville 61/34/60/37/63 | Lindsay 60/33/57/35/61 | Delano 61/35/60/36/60 |
| Bakersfield 61/40/61/41/61 | Taft 60/44/61/45/61 | Arvin 61/37/61/37/62 |
| Lamont 61/35/60/35/61 | Pixley 60/35/59/35/60 | Tulare 59/35/58/35/59 |
| Woodlake 60/34/58/35/60 | Hanford 61/35/65/36/60 | Orosi 58/33/57/35/59 |
Seven Forecast:
| Thursday
AM fog/PM sun 38/63 |
Friday
AM fog/PM sun 37/61 |
Saturday
AM fog/PM sun 39/59 |
Sunday
AM fog/PM sun 38/59 |
Monday
AM fog/PM sun 40/61 |
Two Week Outlook: January 17 through January 23: This model has reverted to a dry forecast with above average temperatures.
January: This model doesn’t really indicate a trend that would favor above or below precipitation. The active storm track in the Pacific Northwest will continue. Both temperatures and precipitation should be close to seasonal averages.
January, February, March: The trend of below average temperatures of late continues on the 90 day forecast which indicates temperatures will be slightly below average. Below average precipitation is anticipated over the Desert Southwest and the southern half of California with near average precipitation from Fresno County north.
Wind Discussion: Winds will be generally at or less than 6 MPH with periods of near calm conditions through Thursday.
Rain: Expect dry weather for the next 7 to possibly 10 days.
Frost: All locations will be above 32 degrees tonight and each night this week. Low lying river bottom, where skies remain clear during the overnight hours, will near the 32 degree mark. For now, there’s nothing on models suggesting a particularly cold pattern on the horizon.
Actual Humidity Range Yesterday: Delano, 100%/74% Porterville, 100%/79%. Dew points: Low to mid 40s. Kern: Low to mid 40s.
Percentage of Sunshine Today/Tomorrow: Visalia: Today: 60%, tomorrow 50%. Bakersfield: Today: 80%/. Tomorrow, 70%.
ET Rates Over the Past Seven Days: Stratford .31, Parlier .28, Arvin .36, Orange Cove .27, Porterville .29, Delano .28. Courtesy University of California *=estimate, NA=not available.
Seven Day Soil Temperatures: Stratford, 52, Parlier 50, Arvin, .51, Orange Cove 50, Porterville 48, Delano 44. *=data missing.
Average Temperatures: 55/36. Record Temperatures: 68/18
Heating Degree Days This Season. 1122 -78 Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno, 5.21 or +1.33. Monthly .00 -.66
Precipitation for Bakersfield, Season, 3.55 or +1.30. Month to date .00 -.36
Average Temperature this month: 46.1, +0.4 Taken NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Orange Cove, 456, Parlier, 532, Arvin, 477, Belridge, 571, Shafter, 497, Stratford, 571, Delano, 547, Porterville, 562 courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise. 7:11, Sunset, 5:02, hours of daylight, 9:50
Yesterday’s Weather:
Id Name Elev Temp Temp Pcpn Depth
MCE : Merced AP 153 : 52 / 35 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera AP 253 : 49 / 36 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno AP 333 : 53 / 38 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford AP 242 : 58 / 36 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore NAS 234 : 60 / 37 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield AP 496 : 58 / 38 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia AP 292 : 54 / 35 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville AP 442 : 60 / 36 / 0.00 /
IYK : Inyokern AP 2455 : 63 / 31 / 0.00 /
MHV : Mojave AP 2785 : 59 / 37 / 0.00 /
CLIMATE STATION TOTAL 2022 PON 2021 PON NORMAL NORMAL
STOCKTON 0.00 8.21 156 2.09 40 5.26 13.45
MODESTO 0.00 8.15 178 1.54 34 4.58 12.27
MERCED 0.00 5.82 137 2.28 54 4.25 11.80
MADERA 0.00 9999264524 0.77 20 3.78 10.79
FRESNO 0.00 5.21 134 1.42 37 3.88 10.99
HANFORD 0.00 4.60 155 0.67 23 2.97 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.00 3.55 158 0.74 33 2.25 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 4.50 265 0.21 12 1.70 4.84
SALINAS 0.00 6.11 130 0.96 20 4.70 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.00 7.12 170 0.99 24 4.20 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 6.10 135 1.77 39 4.52 13.32
Next report: January 11