Updates
  • Out/pneumonia Pardon the interruption again, folks. John had been coughing more and more frequently lately. Difficult breathing yesterday resulted in an ambulance ride to the local…
  • May 8, 2024 report May 8, 2024 Summary  High pressure aloft is  located 500 miles off the northern California coast. Low pressure is centered over Wyoming and the Dakotas…
  • May 6, 2024 report May 6, 2024 Summary  An elongated trough of low pressure extends from the Gulf of Alaska to the Pacific Northwest while high pressure is setting…
  • May 4, 2024 report May 4, 2024 Summary  A low pressure center is off the coast of the Pacific Northwest this morning. This low will move southwestward into northern…
  • May 2, 2024 report May 2, 2024 Summary  upper level high pressure is upwelling ahead of a low pressure system located in the northeast Pacific. This will drive temperatures…
Forecast

January 11, 2022/afternoon report

January 11, 2022

This afternoon is almost a carbon copy of yesterday. Most of the fog and low clouds from this morning have dissipated with the exception of a good chunk of western Tulare County and eastern Kings County. As of 1:00pm, Visalia was reporting a temperature of just 48 under a cold, gray overcast while most other reporting stations were in the mid to upper 50s with hazy sunshine. At the surface, a 1036 millibar surface high is located over northern Utah. The flow around the high, in conjunction with a cut off low well to the southwest of San Diego, has the winds aloft out of the east/northeast.

 

A warm air inversion remains above the valley floor which will be weakened Thursday as a weak trough of low pressure moves through without bringing active weather. The high will quickly jump back in place Friday and on through the weekend. Temperatures will remain above average in areas that see clearing during the afternoon and near to slightly below average in those areas lacking in hazy afternoon sunshine.

 

Medium range models continue to show a cut off  low well off a Baja, California coast through the remainder of the week while high pressure both at the surface and aloft remain over the western 1/3 of the US. Models going out through the 24th still show a dry weather pattern with above average temperatures.

 

Forecast: Extensive fog and low clouds during the night and morning hours with mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy and hazy afternoons through next Tuesday.

 

Short Term:                                                     

Madera 32/62/36/61 Reedley 34/64/37/61 Dinuba 32/62/37/61
Porterville 32/63/37/61 Lindsay 31/63/35/61 Delano 35/64/38/62
Bakersfield 37/65/43/64 Taft 44/65/43/63 Arvin 35/65/41/62
Lamont 34/64/40/63 Pixley 32/63/37/60 Tulare 31/62/35/60
Woodlake 33/63/37/61 Hanford 34/62/38/61 Orosi 32/61/36/60

                                       

Wind Discussion:  Winds will be generally at or less than 6 MPH with periods of near calm conditions through Friday.

 

Rain: No rain is expected for at least the next seven to 10 days

 

Frost: Conditions this afternoon are very close to where they were yesterday. The last of the low clouds and fog will dissipate over Kings and Tulare Counties during the next hour or so.  With mostly clear skies, good radiational cooling will occur tonight with widespread low to mid 30s. the very coldest, low lying areas will briefly dip into the upper 20s. there are high clouds spreading into northern California. As these clouds move into central California, they may be dense enough to keep temperatures above the forecast levels. However, we’ll leave it alone for now.

 

Medium range models continue to show above average temperatures for the next week to possibly ten days.

 

Lows Tonight:

Terra Bella

32

Porterville

31

Ivanhoe

31

Woodlake

32

Strathmore

Af

McFarland

32

Ducor

Af

Tea Pot Dome

32

Lindsay

31

Exeter

31

Famoso

Af

Madera

32

Belridge

31

Delano

Af

North Bakersfield

32

Orosi

31

Orange Cove

Af

Lindcove

31

Lindcove Hillside

Af

Sanger River Bottom

29

Root Creek

30

Venice Hill

32

Rosedale

Af

Jasmine

32

Arvin

Af

Lamont

Af

Plainview

32

Mettler

Af

Edison

Af

Maricopa

Af

Holland Creek

32

Tivy Valley

Af

Kite Road South

32

Kite Road North

Af

AF=Above Freezing

 

 

Next report: January 12