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Forecast

January 27,2022/pm report

January 27, 2022

Another day of wall to wall sunshine. Visibilities this afternoon aren’t too bad with most reporting stations at between 5 to 10 miles. Temperatures were pushing into the 60s as of 1:00pm with most locations topping out in the upper 60s this afternoon.. expect the same Friday afternoon. Upper level high pressure is literally right overhead. Sneaking in behind the high is a weak upper low which will move through southern California over the weekend with just some clouds for us. Pressures aloft will fall, however. And temperatures will also decline. By Monday, a trough of low pressure will dig rapidly southward through the Great Basin as a mammoth upper high builds over the eastern Pacific into the Gulf of Alaska. This will set up a chilly north/northwest flow aloft with temperatures falling to below average. Unfortunately, the energy that at one time we thought would bring precipitation to central California will slide southward too far to the east with only a minimal chance of showers over the high Sierra about Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Behind this system, models place us under another blocking ridge pattern so not only will January be the driest on record, but early February also poses little chance of precipitation.

 

Forecast: Outside of patchy night and morning fog, it will be mostly clear through Sunday. Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy Sunday night through Thursday with patchy night and early morning fog.

 

Short Term:                                                     

Madera 33/65/34/62 Reedley 34/66/35/61 Dinuba 32/65/33/60
Porterville 33/68/34/61 Lindsay 31/67/32/62 Delano 33/67/34/61
Bakersfield 40/67/41/61 Taft 45/65/45/59 Arvin 35/67/36/60
Lamont 35/66/36/61 Pixley 32/65/33/60 Tulare 31/64/32/60
Woodlake 32/64/34/61 Hanford 33/65/34/61 Orosi 32/66/33/60

 

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

 

Rain:  Expect dry weather for at least the next 7 to 10 days.

 

Frost: I’m sticking pretty much with the same forecast for the next couple of mornings. Dew points are mainly in the upper  30s to the mid 40s with temperatures similar to what they’ve been the past few days.. River bottoms and frog ponds will brush with the upper 20s with the vast majority of locations in the low to mid 30s. the pattern for the first week in February will be definitely colder  as a north/northwest flow develops along the eastern side of blocking high pressure off shore. There’s no freeze threat on the horizon, but I wouldn’t’ rule out a clear morning next week being in the upper 20s to the mid 30s.

 

Lows Tonight:

Terra Bella

Af

Porterville

33

Ivanhoe

31

Woodlake

32

Strathmore

Af

McFarland

30

Ducor

Af

Tea Pot Dome

32

Lindsay

31

Exeter

31

Famoso

33

Madera

Af

Belridge

31

Delano

Af

North Bakersfield

33

Orosi

32

Orange Cove

32

Lindcove

31

Lindcove Hillside

Af

Sanger River Bottom

28

Root Creek

31

Venice Hill

32

Rosedale

Af

Jasmine

33

Arvin

Af

Lamont

Af

Plainview

32

Mettler

Af

Edison

Af

Maricopa

Af

Holland Cree

31

Tivy Valley

Af

Kite Road South

31

Kite Road North

Af

AF=Above Freezing

 

Next report: January 28