December 16, 2022
Temperatures vary widely at midday. It was all dependent on where the fog had cleared and where it had not. Readings were near 50 degrees in fog free locations but were chilly where fog persisted. For example, Visalia was reporting 41 degrees and ¾ mile visibility, Hanford was reporting just ½ mile visibility with a temperature of 41 while Lemoore was reporting 1/8 of a mile and 40 degrees. This will pretty much be the rules of engagement in the coming days. Fog shrouded areas will be quite chilly, even during the warmest part of the day while locations in the hazy sunshine will see temperatures near average. In the broad picture, upper level high pressure covered most of the eastern Pacifici and the western ¼ of t he US
While a very weak low is stationed roughly 500 miles off the central coast. As long as most of the fog clears in the afternoon, it will lead to strong radiational cooling, allowing temperatures to fall to near freezing or marginally below. The only real change in the next week or so will take place mainly in the Midwest and east. A major arctic outbreak will begin about Monday of next week and will continue through the Christmas weekend while a persistent ridge will be over and along the central coast for tranquil weather.
Forecast: Mostly clear skies with occasional high clouds and areas of night and morning fog and low clouds through Tuesday. Mostly clear skies Tuesday night through Friday with continuing areas of low clouds and fog nights and mornings.
Temperatures:
| Madera 30/54/30/55 | Reedley 31/55/30/54 | Dinuba 29/54/30/55 |
| Porterville 29/56/29/54 | Lindsay 28/55/29/54 | Delano 30/54/31/55 |
| Bakersfield 35//55/36/57 | Taft 38/55/39/56 | Arvin 33/57/33/56 |
| Lamont 33/58/34/57 | Pixley 30/55/31/56 | Tulare 29/54/29/54 |
| Woodlake 31/55/31/54 | Hanford 30/56/31/57 | Orosi 29/56/29/54 |
Wind Discussion: Winds during the late morning and afternoons will be variable to 6 mph with periods of near calm conditions. Winds during the night and early morning hours will be light with periods of calm conditions through Tuesday.
Rain: Expect dry conditions for the next 7 to 10 days.
Frost: As explained in the summary above, temperatures in the fog prone areas are barely 40 degrees this afternoon. Where there’s hazy sunshine, readings are in the low 50s. studying the satellite loop, almost all, if not all, of the fog will burn off by sunset, setting the stage for another radiational cooling event again tonight. Coldest river bottom and similar locations will drop down to 27 or 28 or so while most flat terrain type of locations will chill into the 29 to 33 degrees with hillsides coming in above freezing. The inversion tonight will be strong with temperatures at 34 feet generally 5 to 8 degrees warmer at most locations. Temperatures in the coming days will mainly be governed by fog and low clouds.
Lows Tonight:
| Terra Bella
30 |
Porterville
29 |
Ivanhoe
28 |
Woodlake
30 |
| Strathmore
30 |
McFarland
29 |
Ducor
30 |
Tea Pot Dome
29 |
| Lindsay
28 |
Exeter
28 |
Famoso
30 |
Madera
30 |
| Belridge
29 |
Delano
30 |
North Bakersfield
31 |
Orosi
29 |
| Orange Cove
30 |
Lindcove
29 |
Lindcove Hillside
af |
Sanger River Bottom
27 |
| Root creek
28 |
Venice Hill
29 |
Rosedale
30 |
Jasmine
31 |
| Arvin
af |
Lamont
af |
Plainview
31 |
Mettler
32 |
| Edison
af |
Maricopa
30 |
Holland Creek
33 |
Tivy Valley
29 |
| Kite Road South
33 |
Kite Road North
29 |
AF=Above Freezing
Next report: December 17 morning
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