January 24, 2022
Temperatures are once again moving into the low to mid 60s this afternoon. Dew points are roughly the same as they were 24 hours ago, ranging in the upper 30s to the mid 40s. This will allow a few pockets of frost to form again Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
In the short term, the same pattern will prevail for the remainder of the week. Upper level high pressure will shift a bit further inland Thursday and Friday, allowing temperatures to perhaps move into the mid to upper 60s. The high will finally begin to break down as we move into the first week of February. Models are still depicting a low developing off the British Columbia coast with a trough hanging down into California. This would favor periodic bouts of precipitation. There is some indication of a second system around the fourth. We will have to watch the pattern after the fourth as the GFS model this afternoon shows a mammoth high pressure system building over the eastern Pacific, ridging all the way into Alaska while a deep cold trough of low pressure digs into the interior west. In theory, some of this colder air could flow into California, but for now it would appear the lion’s share of this colder air will move southward east of the Sierra Nevada. This is a medium range model and is certainly subject to change this far out.
Forecast: Outside of areas of night and morning fog and low clouds and occasional high clouds, it will be mostly clear and hazy through next Monday.
Short Term:
| Madera 33/64/34/64 | Reedley 33/64/34/65 | Dinuba 32/63/33/65 |
| Porterville 32/65/34/65 | Lindsay 30/64/31/65 | Delano 33/65/34/66 |
| Bakersfield 39/64/40/66 | Taft 43/62/43/63 | Arvin 34/65/35/67 |
| Lamont 34/64/35/67 | Pixley 32/64/34/65 | Tulare 31/63/33/64 |
| Woodlake 32/63/34/65 | Hanford 34/63/35/65 | Orosi 32/63/34/65 |
Wind Discussion: Winds will be generally at or less than 6 MPH with periods of near calm conditions through Thursday.
Rain: Dry weather will continue for the remainder of the week. Models continue to trend this afternoon towards a major shift in the pattern beginning about the first of February and lasting through about the fifth. Models are still showing a low pressure system developing from off the British Columbia coast and stretching down along California. This pattern would favor occasional precipitation from February 1 through February 4. We still have a ways to go. This appears to be a slow moving storm, possibly allowing some decent amounts of precipitation.
Frost: Conditions out there this afternoon are little changed from yesterday. With current dew points in the upper 30s to the mid 40s, and basically a dry valley floor, coldest river bed type locations may briefly dip into the upper 20s, however the vast majority of locations will chill into the low to mid 30s. as high pressure strengthens above us Wednesday through Friday, fewer locations will dip below freezing. Some of the medium range models show a possible round of cold weather after the fourth or fifth of February. In the world of weather, that’s a shaky forecast, but something I’ll keep my eye on.
Lows Tonight:
| Terra Bella
32 |
Porterville
31 |
Ivanhoe
30 |
Woodlake
32 |
| Strathmore
33 |
McFarland
29 |
Ducor
Af |
Tea Pot Dome
32 |
| Lindsay
30 |
Exeter
31 |
Famoso
33 |
Madera
32 |
| Belridge
31 |
Delano
Af |
North Bakersfield
33 |
Orosi
31 |
| Orange Cove
32 |
Lindcove
31 |
Lindcove Hillside
Af |
Sanger River Bottom
28 |
| Root Creek
30 |
Venice Hill
32 |
Rosedale
Af |
Jasmine
33 |
| Arvin
Af |
Lamont
Af |
Plainview
32 |
Mettler
33 |
| Edison
af |
Maricopa
33 |
Holland Creek
31 |
Tivy Valley
Af |
| Kite Road South
31 |
Kite Road North
Af |
AF=Above Freezing
Next report: January 25