June 3, 2022
The marine layer along the coast has now deepened enough to allow a shallow intrusion of modified sea breeze to move down the valley. The result will be a minor cooling trend. The cooling will be most pronounced today from Merced north as they have a nice air conditioning vent known to most as Pacheco Pass. Currently, winds there are sustained at 18 mph. it will be noticeably cooler Saturday as readings drop into the mid to upper 80s. enjoy the mild weather as a heat wave is on the horizon. By the middle of next week, upper level high pressure off shore will be building a ridge northward and eastward. By Thursday night and Friday, there will be two high centers: One off shore and one over the Great Basin. We may see triple digits as early as Thursday with Friday and Saturday seeing temperatures well above the century mark. This far out it’s difficult to nail down exact temperatures, but hotter locations may be at around 105 or so Friday and Saturday. By a week from Sunday, the high will be suppressed southward by a trough of low pressure moving into the Pacific Northwest for our next cooling trend.
Forecast: Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy through Sunday. Mostly clear Sunday night through Friday with a warming trend.
Short Term:
| Madera 90/57/86/57/90 | Reedley 92/57/87/56/91 | Dinuba 91/56/86/57/90 |
| Porterville 92/55/87/57/91 | Lindsay 91/55/86/55/90 | Delano 93/59/87/58/91 |
| Bakersfield 91/64/88/62/91 | Taft 89/65/85/65/89 | Arvin 93/61/88/61/91 |
| Lamont 92/61/88/62/90 | Pixley 92/57/88/57/91 | Tulare 91/54/87/54/90 |
| Woodlake 91/55/86/54/89 | Hanford 92/58/88/58/91 | Orosi 90/54/87/54/89 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Monday
Mostly clear 57/92 |
Tuesday
Mostly clear 55/93 |
Wednesday
Mostly clear 60/97 |
Thursday
Mostly clear 63/100 |
Friday
Mostly clear 65/103 |
Two Week Outlook: June 9 through June 15: This model is depicting a rather strong ridge of high pressure over the Desert Southwest and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Temperatures will rise to above average with the usual dry weather continuing.
June: This model shows a high center over New Mexico and Texas extending into California for marginally above average temperatures for the month with the usual dry conditions prevailing.
June, July, August: This model is hinting at a possible active monsoon season this year once we get into July and August. It’s possible we could see more than the usual amount of afternoon and evening thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada but the valley will be typically dry with above average temperatures.
Wind Discussion: Winds will be mainly out of the northwest at 10 to 15 mph at times through Sunday with gusts to 25 mph possible, especially along the west side. Winds Monday will decrease to 5 to 15 mph afternoons and evenings and will be generally light and variable during the night and morning hours.
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, 72%/22% Porterville, 75%/17%. Midafternoon dew points: Mid to upper 40s. Kern: Mid to upper 40s.
Percentage of Sunshine Today/Tomorrow: Visalia: Today: 70%, tomorrow 60%. Bakersfield: Today: 80%/. Tomorrow, 70%.
ET Rates Over the Past Seven Days: Stratford 2.20, Parlier 1.90, Arvin 2.01, Orange Cove 2.06, Porterville 1.79, Delano 1.80. Courtesy University of California *=estimate, NA=not available.
Seven Day Soil Temperatures: Stratford, 69, Parlier 73, Arvin, 74, Orange Cove 77, Porterville 81, Delano NA. *=data missing.
Average Temperatures: 88/58. Record Temperatures: 107/44
Cooling Degree Days This Season. 241 +26. Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno, 6.29 or -4.41. Monthly .00 -.03
Precipitation for Bakersfield, Season, 5.40 or -.87. Monthly, .00 -.01
Average Temperature this month: 74.0. +1.0 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. 5:41, Sunset, 8:14, hours of daylight, 14.33
Yesterday’s Weather:
MCE : Merced 153 : DH1700 / 95 / 60 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera 253 : DH1700 / 96 / 55 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno Airport 333 : DH1700 / 94 / 65 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford Airport 242 : DH1700 / 96 / 58 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore Naval AS 234 : DH1700 / 97 / 58 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield Airport 496 : DH1700 / 95 / 66 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia Airport 292 : DH1700 / 95 / 56 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville Airport 442 : DH1700 / 94 / 57 / 0.00 /
TFTC1 : Taft 759 : DH1651 / 97 / 67 / 0.00 /
LOSC1 : Los Banos 120 : DH1600 / 94 / 64 / 0.00 /
Rainfall: 24h Seas % LY % Ave 365
- STOCKTON 00 9.75 73 7.88 59 13.28 13.45
- MODESTO 00 8.99 74 7.12 59 12.07 12.27
- MERCED 00 7.44 64 7.00 60 11.65 11.80
- MADERA 00 M M M M 10.62 10.79
- FRESNO 00 6.29 59 6.59 62 10.70 10.99
- HANFORD 00 6.34 79 4.29 54 8.01 8.13
- BAKERSFIELD 00 5.40 86 2.77 44 6.27 6.36
- BISHOP 00 4.75 109 1.62 37 4.36 4.84
- SALINAS 00 7.31 59 5.75 46 12.43 12.58
- PASO ROBLES 00 8.70 73 6.74 56 11.97 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 7.79 59 6.87 52 13.16 13.32
Next report: June 4
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