We will be out of the office Monday, May 30. Reports will resume Tuesday, May 31. Have a safe holiday weekend.
May 28, 2022
There is a 12 millibar difference in pressure between San Francisco and Las Vegas at this hour. This is resulting in winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph or so from Merced down to Visalia. Stronger gusts are being reported along the far west side as marine air traverses the Coast Range and spills into the valley. A trough of low pressure now extends from western British Columbia southward into northern and central California. There are some showers in far northern California. Otherwise, this event is just being marked by some variable high level clouds. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some upslope clouds develop tonight and Sunday morning as a strong northwesterly flow aloft is lifted by the Kern County mountains. Temperatures, as you might expect, will continue to cool with readings only near 80 degrees or so Sunday with slight warming Monday. from Tuesday through Thursday, upper level high pressure will displace the trough for the next warming trend. Readings will jump into the upper 80s as early as Wednesday. As the high moves inland Thursday through Friday, readings will jump into the 90s only to fall back into the 80s again next weekend as the next trough of low pressure moves through.
Forecast: Partly cloudy through tonight. Mostly clear Sunday with the exception of Kern County which may stay cloudy into midday. Mostly clear and warmer Monday through Friday. Mostly clear Friday night and Saturday.
Short Term:
| Madera 84/52/82/48/83 | Reedley 86/53/82/49/82 | Dinuba 85/55/81/51/84 |
| Porterville 86/53/82/50/84 | Lindsay 86/51/82/48/84 | Delano 86/55/82/51/83 |
| Bakersfield 85/58/81/56/82 | Taft 85/58/79/57/80 | Arvin 86/53/82/51/84 |
| Lamont 87/55/82/51/83 | Pixley 85/52/81/49/83 | Tulare 84/51/81/47/83 |
| Woodlake 85/51/80/47/82 | Hanford 86/54/83/50/83 | Orosi 84/50/81/47/82 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Tuesday
Mostly clear 48/83 |
Wednesday
Mostly clear 54/88 |
Thursday
Mostly clear 58/97 |
Friday
Mostly clear 59/98 |
Saturday
Mostly clear 55/91 |
Two Week Outlook: June 4 through June 10: This model is showing an active pattern through the Pacific Northwest and occasionally even northern California. Even though showers are not likely in the valley, it’s possible some showers could affect the Sierra Nevada with near average temperatures.
May: This model shows a dominant high stretching from Texas to southern California, resulting in somewhat above average temperatures for the month. It also gives an equal chance of above or below normal precipitation.
May, June, July: This model shows an early season high over the Four Corners region of the desert southwest, stretching westward to California, causing temperatures as we head into summer to be marginally above average. Since this is the dry season, the chances of precipitation will be very low
We will be out of the office Monday, May 30. Reports will resume Tuesday, May 31. Have a safe holiday weekend.
Wind Discussion: Winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph at times through Sunday. Gusts to 30 mph are possible along the far west side. Winds will decrease to 5 to 12 mph Saturday night through Sunday. Winds Sunday night and Monday will be generally light and variable.
Rain: Expect dry conditions for at least the next 7 to 10 days.
Frost: All locations will be above freezing tonight and each night for the foreseeable future.
Actual Humidity Range Yesterday: Delano, 69%/31% Porterville, 61%/31%. Midafternoon dew points: Low to mid 40s Low to mid 40s.
Percentage of Sunshine Today/Tomorrow: Visalia: Today: 100%, tomorrow 60%. Bakersfield: Today: 100%/. Tomorrow, 70%.
ET Rates Over the Past Seven Days: Stratford 2,16, Parlier 1.89, Arvin 2.15, Orange Cove 2.10, Porterville 1.90, Delano 1.89. Courtesy University of California *=estimate, NA=not available.
Seven Day Soil Temperatures: Stratford, 64, Parlier 73, Arvin, 74, Orange Cove 77, Porterville 81, Delano NA. *=data missing.
Average Temperatures: 86/57. Record Temperatures: 107/43
Cooling Degree Days This Season. 210 +34. Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno, 6.29 or -4.33. Monthly .01 -.37
Precipitation for Bakersfield, Season, 5.40 or -.84. Monthly, .T -.23
Average Temperature this month: 69.5. +0.9 Taken NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Orange Cove, Parlier, Arvin, Belridge, 1016, Shafter, Stratford, Delano, Porterville. Courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise. 5:43, Sunset, 8:10, hours of daylight, 14.27
Yesterday’s Weather:
MCE : Merced AP 153 : 95 / 59 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera AP 253 : 97 / 57 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno AP 333 : 100 / 63 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford AP 242 : 100 / 62 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore NAS 234 : 100 / 58 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield AP 496 : 100 / 63 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia AP 292 : 99 / 61 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville AP 442 : 100 / 59 / 0.00 /
Rainfall: 24h Seas % LY % Ave 365
- STOCKTON 00 9.75 74 7.88 60 13.21 13.45
- MODESTO 00 8.99 75 7.12 59 11.99 12.27
- MERCED 00 7.44 64 7.00 60 11.58 11.80
- MADERA 00 M M M M 10.54 10.79
- FRESNO 00 6.29 59 6.59 62 10.62 10.99
- HANFORD 00 6.34 80 4.29 54 7.96 8.13
- BAKERSFIELD 00 5.40 87 2.77 44 6.24 6.36
- BISHOP 00 4.75 110 1.62 38 4.32 4.84
- SALINAS 00 7.31 59 5.75 46 12.39 12.58
- PASO ROBLES 00 8.70 73 6.74 56 11.94 12.15
- SANTA MARIA 00 7.79 59 6.87 52 13.13 13.32
Next report: May 31
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