January 18, 2022
Sunshine is abundant throughout central California today. Visible satellite imagery shows plenty of snow over the Sierra Nevada. There is a remnant low still over southern California which will move into the Desert Southwest tonight. The overall pattern will continue to be amplified where upper level high pressure stretches from off the southern California coast to off the coast of the Pacific Northwest while waves of polar air move down the back side of the high and into the eastern half of the US.
Over the weekend, the flow will become off shore as a big upper high bulges northward into western Canada. This basic pattern will continue through at least Monday. The GFS model shows the formation of a semi cut-off low off the central coast about the middle of next week. Even so, it will be embedded within this persistent high which is keeping conditions in California dry and mild. Meanwhile, the eastern portion of the country is cold and occasionally sunny.
Forecast: Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy through Sunday. Mostly clear Sunday through Tuesday. Areas of night and morning fog can be expected through the period.
Short Term:
| Madera 37/63/37/62 | Reedley 36/63/36/62 | Dinuba 35/62/35/61 |
| Porterville 37/64/38/62 | Lindsay 35/64/35/63 | Delano 38/64/38/64 |
| Bakersfield 44/64/43/63 | Taft 47/62/47/64 | Arvin 40/65/39/64 |
| Lamont 38/65/38/65 | Pixley 36/63/36/64 | Tulare 35/62/35/63 |
| Woodlake 37/64/37/65 | Hanford 38/63/38/62 | Orosi 35/63/35/63 |
Wind Discussion: Winds will be generally at or less than 6 MPH with periods of near calm conditions through Friday.
Rain: Expect dry weather for the next 7 to possibly 10 days.
Frost: Expect temperatures to be above freezing for the next 7 to 10 days.
Next report: January 18 pm