May 25, 2023 am
Summary: A weak trough of low pressure extends from the Canadian Rockies south/southwest to southern California. For the second day in a row, coastal low clouds and fog have spread as far inland as the last range of mountains separating the Coast Range from the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. The low cloud deck has also spread from inland sections of southern California to the top of the Grapevine. Sandberg, near the top of the ridge route, was reporting dense fog as of 5:OOAM. With the depth of the marine layer at nearly 4,000 feet, the modified sea breeze will have no problem maintaining moderate temperatures in the valley. Readings today and Friday will range in the low to mid 80s with mid to upper 70s from Merced County north. The trough will begin to shift eastward Friday night and Saturday, allowing for a brief warming trend over the weekend. However, another weak upper low will drop southward into California from the Pacific Northwest and will eventually form a cut off low along the central coast Monday through Wednesday. This will tend to result in moderate temperatures for the valley and daily chances for scattered thunderstorms up and down the Sierra Nevada.
Forecast: Mostly clear skies through Sunday night. Mostly clear skies will continue Monday through Thursday.
Temperatures:
| Madera
81/51/82/52/88 |
Reedley
83/53/84/54/88 |
Dinuba
82/53/83/55/88 |
| Porterville
84/54/85/55/88 |
Lindsay
83/53/84/54/88 |
Delano
84/54/85/56/88 |
| Bakersfield
82/57/84/58/87 |
Taft
80/58/83/59/87 |
Arvin
84/55/85/56/88 |
| Lamont
84/54/86/55/89 |
Pixley
83/51/83/54/88 |
Tulare
82/51/83/53/86 |
| Woodlake
83/51/83/53/86 |
Hanford
83/54/85/54/87 |
Orosi
83/52/84/53/87 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Sunday
Mostly clear 56/88 |
Monday
Mostly clear 54/88 |
Tuesday
Mostly clear 53/85 |
Wednesday
Mostly clear 55/87 |
Thursday
Mostly clear 54/88 |
Two Week Outlook: June 1 through June 7 This model simply shows a typical pattern for late May and early June, calling for average temperatures. Typical dry conditions will prevail with little to no chance of precipitation.
May: This model continues trends during the month of May that we saw in April. Pressures will be lower than average along the west coast, resulting in the chance of above average rainfall and below average temperatures
May, June, July: This model doesn’t really move the needle either way for temperatures and rainfall over the next three months. being that we’re heading into the hot, dry season, it means little anyway.
Wind Discussion: Winds will be mainly out of the northwest at around 8 to 15 mph during the afternoon through the late evening hours with locally stronger gusts through Sunday. Winds during the later night and morning hours will be generally out of the northwest at no more than 7 mph with periods of near calm conditions.
Rain Discussion: Expect dry weather for the next week to 10 days.
Mid afternoon dew points: Low to mid 40s. Kern: Low to mid 40s.
ET for the past seven days: Stratford, 2.04, Parlier, 1.83, Arvin 2.01, Delano 1.84.
Soil temperatures: Stratford 68, Parlier 75, Arvin 77, Delano 82 *=data missing.
Average Temperatures: 85/57 Record Temperatures: 103/42
Cooling Degree Days This Season. 216 +61 Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno 17.83, Monthly .35
Precipitation for Bakersfield: Season: 9.74, Monthly: T
Average Temperature this Month 69.7. +1.3 taken at NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Parlier 1306, Arvin 1115, Belridge 1204, Shafter 1230, Stratford 1277, Delano 1273, Porterville 1245 courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise 5:44, sunset, 8:08. hours of daylight, 14:23
NA=Not available
Yesterday’s Weather: H L R
MCE : Merced 153 : DH1700 / 77 / 52 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera 253 : DH1700 / 81 / 51 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno Airport 333 : DH1700 / 82 / 56 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford Airport 242 : DH1700 / 81 / 54 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore Naval AS 234 : DH1700 / 83 / 50 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield Airport 496 : DHM / M / M / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia Airport 292 : DH1700 / 79 / 53 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville Airport 442 : DH1700 / 81 / 52 / 0.00 /
TFTC1 : Taft 759 : DH1657 / 79 / 54 / 0.00 /
LOSC1 : Los Banos 120 : DH1600 / 73 / 53 / 0.00 /
STOCKTON 0.00 23.21 177 9.75 74 13.14 13.45
MODESTO 0.00 19.71 165 8.99 75 11.91 12.27
MERCED 0.00 20.84 181 7.44 65 11.53 11.80
MADERA 0.00 11.62 111 2.10 20 10.48 10.79
FRESNO T 17.83 169 6.29 60 10.57 10.99
HANFORD 0.00 14.56 184 6.34 80 7.92 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.00 9.89 159 5.40 87 6.22 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 13.66 318 4.75 110 4.30 4.84
DEATH VALLEY NP 0.00 1.08 62 M M 1.75 2.20
SALINAS T 13.88 112 7.31 59 12.35 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.00 20.88 175 8.70 73 11.91 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 23.47 179 7.79 59 13.10 13.32
Next report: May 26 am
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