March 10, 2022
Currently, there is a fast moving trough of low pressure stretching from the Great Lakes region to central California. The active portion of this trough is mainly over the Rockies. Central California is on the far western rim of the trough. This will set off light snow showers over the Sierra Nevada later today and drop our temperatures by 5 to 8 degrees from yesterday’s values. The balloon sounding over Oakland indicated a freezing level of 8,500 feet which is just marginally lower than the past few days. Gusty winds will move down the west side of the valley today as pressure differences increase between the off shore waters and the desert southwest. The off shore high will move inland Friday and Saturday for a quick turnaround in our temperatures as we move right back into the low to mid 70s. The westerlies will break through late Sunday and Monday, allowing a series of storms to move from west to east into the Pacific Northwest, occasionally spreading showers down into northern California. The first system deserving attention will move inland late Sunday into Monday with showers down to a Bay Area/Tahoe line. Behind this system, disturbances will move inland over a flat zone of upper level high pressure which will govern central and southern California for much of next week, maintaining a dry forecast.
Forecast: Mostly clear through Sunday. Increasing cloudiness Sunday night. Variable cloudiness at times Monday and Monday night. Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday.
Short Term:
| Madera 66/34/71/34/75 | Reedley 67/34/71/35/74 | Dinuba 65/33/71/34/75 |
| Porterville 66/35/72/38/74 | Lindsay 65/32/71/34/74 | Delano 67/34/72/36/75 |
| Bakersfield 66/40/71/43/76 | Taft 64/44/70/48/73 | Arvin 67/37/72/37/75 |
| Lamont 68/36./72/37/77 | Pixley 65/34/70/37/74 | Tulare 65/32/70/35/75 |
| Woodlake 66/34/71/36/75 | Hanford 67/34/72/37/74 | Orosi 65/33/72/36/75 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Sunday
Mostly clear 37/75 |
Monday
Variable clouds 39/72 |
Tuesday
Partly cloudy 40/75 |
Wednesday
Mostly clear 42/73 |
Thursday
Partly cloudy 41/70 |
Two Week Outlook: March 16 through March 23 Upper level high pressure will build into the western ¼ of the US, resulting in a period of dry weather with temperatures rising to above average.
March: The 30 day outlook for the month of March really does not show much guidance for either precipitation or temperatures. Essentially what it says is near average temperatures with near average precipitation.
March, April, May: The March, April, May period moves us into the traditional beginning of the dry season. This model is showing below average precipitation for most of the state. Guidance is fairly flat as far as temperatures are concerned as it indicates near average temperatures.
Wind Discussion: Winds will be generally at or less than 12 mph through Sunday with the exception of the west side which will observe winds today through this evening out of the north to northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph, mainly along the Interstate 5 corridor.
Rain: Expect dry conditions over the next 5 to 10 days.
Frost: Temperatures today will drop anywhere from 4 to 7 degrees from yesterday’s. A cooler air mass is overspreading central California which is associated with a trough of low pressure moving through Nevada and Utah. Gusty winds will move down the west side of the valley as pressure falls over the desert southwest. This will effectively lower dew points, allowing readings tonight to fall into the low to mid 30s. most locations will remain in the 31 to 37 degree range. However, where skies remain clear and winds are near calm, some of the very coldest locations will drop down to 29 to 30 for short durations. Temperatures Saturday morning will be roughly 2 to 3 degrees higher than Friday morning. Beyond that, above freezing conditions will prevail. For now, there’s nothing on paper suggesting a cold weather pattern in the immediate future.
Lows Tonight:
| Terra Bella
Af |
Porterville
Af |
Ivanhoe
32 |
Woodlake
Af |
| Strathmore
Af |
McFarland
31 |
Ducor
Af |
Tea Pot Dome
Af |
| Lindsay
31 |
Exeter
32 |
Famoso
Af |
Madera
Af |
| Belridge
32 |
Delano
Af |
North Bakersfield
Af |
Orosi
32 |
| Orange Cove
Af |
Lindcove
32 |
Lindcove Hillside
Af |
Sanger River Bottom
29 |
| Root Creek
AF |
Venice Hill
Af |
Rosedale
Af |
Jasmine
Af |
| Arvin
Af |
Lamont
Af |
Plainview
Af |
Mettler
Af |
| Edison
Af |
Maricopa
Af |
Holland Creek
af |
Tivy Valley
Af |
| Kite Road South
Af |
Kite Road North
Af |
AF=Above Freezing
Actual Humidity range Yesterday: Delano, 91%/30% Porterville, 100%/45%. Midafternoon dew points: Low to mid 30s. Kern: Low to mid 30s.
Percentage of Sunshine Today/Tomorrow: Visalia: Today: 100%, tomorrow 80%. Bakersfield: Today: 100%/. Tomorrow, 100%.
ET Rates Over the Past Seven Days: Stratford .77, Parlier .71, Arvin .83, Orange Cove .69, Porterville .71, Delano .78. Courtesy University of California *=estimate, NA=not available.
Seven Day Soil Temperatures: Stratford, 52, Parlier 56, Arvin, 55, Orange Cove 54, Porterville 54, Delano 50. *=data missing.
Average Temperatures: 67/44. Record Temperatures: 82/31
Heating Degree Days This Season. 1960 -98. Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno, 5.43 or -2.46. Monthly .11 -.40
Precipitation for Bakersfield, Season, 4.35 or -.28. Monthly, .68 +.31
Average Temperature this month: 56.2 -2.2 Taken NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Orange Cove, 973, Parlier, 1129, Arvin, 953, Belridge, 1016, Shafter, 934 Stratford, 1116, Delano, 1113, Porterville, 1157. courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise. 6:15, Sunset, 6:03, hours of daylight, 11:45
Yesterday’s weather:
MCE : Merced AP 153 : 74 / 45 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera AP 253 : 73 / 41 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno AP 333 : 72 / 48 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford AP 242 : 73 / 48 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore NAS 234 : 74 / 42 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield AP 496 : 71 / 44 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia AP 292 : 71 / 45 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville AP 442 : 71 / 37 / 0.00 /
Rainfall: 24h Seas % LY % Ave 365
STOCKTON 0.00 8.21 80 7.19 70 10.29 13.45
MODESTO 0.00 8.17 89 6.48 70 9.20 12.27
MERCED 0.00 5.88 67 5.97 68 8.72 11.80
MADERA 0.00 M M M M 7.90 10.79
FRESNO 0.00 5.43 69 5.11 65 7.89 10.99
HANFORD 0.00 5.29 90 3.05 52 5.89 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.00 4.35 94 1.81 39 4.63 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 4.50 127 1.61 45 3.55 4.84
SALINAS 0.00 6.26 65 5.05 52 9.70 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.00 7.37 78 6.10 65 9.43 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 6.35 63 6.23 62 10.12 13.32
Next report: March 10 PM
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