March 29, 2022
Yesterday’s soaker resulted in significant amounts of precipitation throughout the valley, ranging from roughly .33 with isolated locations picking up more than an inch. The center of circulation this morning is over western Arizona and is accelerating eastward. The northwesterly flow behind the low is generating the usual upslope clouds against the north facing slopes of the Tehachapi Mountains, which will take several more hours to burn off as drier air finally mixes out the cloud deck for a mostly sunny afternoon.
The weather pattern for the remainder of the week will be rather mundane through Friday. We will find ourselves under a flat zone of upper level high pressure with a relatively cool northwesterly flow aloft. Temperatures through Friday will nudge up into the lower 70s, which is close to seasonal although this afternoon, locations in Kern County will only warm into the mid 60s due to persistent upslope clouds. Over the weekend, the high will strengthen and build further north, allowing readings to warm to near 80 degrees Sunday and Monday. temperatures will fall back to the low to mid 70s Tuesday as a trough of low pressure moves through the Pacific Northwest.
Forecast: Mostly clear skies through Friday with the exception of Kern County and eastern Tulare County which will remain mostly cloudy into the afternoon hours. Mostly clear Friday night through Tuesday.
Short Term:
| Madera 68/45/72/45/73 | Reedley 69/47/72/46/71 | Dinuba 68/44/72/45/72 |
| Porterville 65/44/72/48/71 | Lindsay 66/45/72/48/72 | Delano 66/49/72/50/72 |
| Bakersfield 64/52/71/52/70 | Taft 64/59/70/54/65 | Arvin 65/50/72/51/71 |
| Lamont 64/51/72/49/71 | Pixley 67/44/71/47/71 | Tulare 68/43/72/46/72 |
| Woodlake 67/45/72/45/72 | Hanford 67/47/72/45/72 | Orosi 66/43/72/46/71 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Friday
Mostly clear 46/74 |
Saturday
Mostly clear 47/78 |
Sunday
Mostly clear 47/81 |
Monday
Mostly clear 47/78 |
Tuesday
Mostly clear 47/73 |
Two Week Outlook: April 4 through April 10: This model indicates a dome of high pressure will be right along the Pacific coast, resulting in somewhat above average temperatures. The chance of precipitation during this period will be very low.
April: April is a transition month as we move from springtime weather to early summer weather at the end of the month. This model indicates above average temperatures over the southern half of the Golden State with near average temperatures over northern and central California. Precipitation will range below average.
April, May, June: This model shows above average temperatures over the Desert Southwest, stretching westward to California. With high pressure generally in control, expect below average precipitation…which doesn’t mean much now that we’re headed into the dry season.
Wind Discussion: Winds during the afternoons and evenings will be mainly out of the northwest at around 5 to 12 mph through Friday. Winds during the night and morning hours will be variable and generally at or less than 6 mph with periods of near calm conditions.
Rain: The following are storm totals which in some cases are quite impressive: Bakersfield .48, Taft .68, Delano .39, Corcoran .39, Visalia .50, Hanford .50, Lemoore .61, Del Rey .82, Fresno .54, Madera .79, Merced .39, Stratford .37, Parlier 1.09, Arvin .38, and Orange Cove .53.
Expect dry weather through the remainder of the week and, more than likely, through next week, as well.
Frost: Expect above freezing temperatures indefinitely.
Actual Humidity Range Yesterday: Delano, 79%/15% Porterville, 79%/19%. Midafternoon dew points: Low to mid 40s. Kern: Low to mid 40s.
Percentage of Sunshine Today/Tomorrow: Visalia: Today: 20%, tomorrow 80%. Bakersfield: Today: 10%/. Tomorrow, 50%.
ET Rates Over the Past Seven Days: Stratford 1.27, Parlier 1.15, Arvin 1.42, Orange Cove 1.21, Porterville 1.15, Delano 1.16. Courtesy University of California *=estimate, NA=not available.
Seven Day Soil Temperatures: Stratford, 56, Parlier 62, Arvin, 64, Orange Cove 61, Porterville 63, Delano 61. *=data missing.
Average Temperatures: 70/46. Record Temperatures: 93/32
Cooling Degree Days This Season. 23 +23. Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno, 5.99 or -3.04. Monthly .74 -.98
Precipitation for Bakersfield, Season, 5.01 or -.30. Monthly, .1.34 +.29
Average Temperature this month: 57.9 +1.5 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. 6:48, Sunset, 7:20, hours of daylight, 12:30
MCE : Merced AP 153 : 62 / 47 / 0.01 /
MAE : Madera AP 253 : 65 / 45 / T /
FAT : Fresno AP 333 : 64 / 49 / 0.49 /
HJO : Hanford AP 242 : 65 / 47 / 0.46 /
NLC : Lemoore NAS 234 : 67 / 48 / 0.33 /
BFL : Bakersfield AP 496 : 64 / 52 / 0.47 /
VIS : Visalia AP 292 : 64 / 48 / 0.51 /
PTV : Porterville AP 442 : 64 / 47 / 0.25 /
Rainfall: 24h Seas % LY % Ave 365
STOCKTON 0.36 9.04 79 7.84 69 11.41 13.45
MODESTO 0.51 8.76 85 7.12 69 10.25 12.27
MERCED 0.38 6.69 68 6.97 71 9.78 11.80
MADERA M M M 1.55 17 9.05 10.79
FRESNO 0.41 5.86 65 6.44 71 9.03 10.99
HANFORD 0.50 5.80 86 4.13 61 6.78 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.27 4.81 91 2.58 49 5.31 6.36
BISHOP M M M M M M 4.84
SALINAS 0.23 6.87 63 5.70 52 10.92 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.82 8.37 77 6.73 62 10.87 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.97 7.35 63 6.86 59 11.65 13.32
Next report: March 29 pm
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