December 1, 2023
Summary: Satellite imagery is depicting most of the valley has cleared out except in Kern County where upslope clouds are banking up against the north facing slopes of the Tehachapi. High resolution model information indicates that most of these clouds will clear out tonight for mostly clear skies throughout the district. Dew points are higher than we’ve been used to so even though mostly clear skies will prevail, most locations will remain in the 30s with the possible exception of coldest locations which may briefly dip into the upper 20s. A large high pressure system is centered between here and the Hawaiian Islands. The high will continue to build eastward, bumping a very active storm track into the Pacific Northwest. The high, which has now taken control, will dominate our weather for the next week or so. With higher dewpoints, patchy fog will become more prevalent with occasional high clouds overrunning the high. Temperatures will warm incrementally, pushing the 70 degree mark by roughly this time next week.
Forecast: Other than partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight in Kern County, it will be mostly clear with occasional cloudiness with patchy late night and early morning fog. Mostly clear to occasionally partly cloudy all the way through Friday of next week with patchy fog during the late night and early morning hours.
Short Term:
| Madera 31/61/31/62 | Reedley 32/61/32/63 | Dinuba 30/60/31/62 |
| Porterville 31/61/31/63 | Lindsay 30/61/31/63 | Delano 32/62/32/63 |
| Bakersfield 38/62/39/64 | Taft 42/59/42/61 | Arvin 34/62/34/63 |
| Lamont 33/62/33/64 | Pixley 31/60/32/62 | Tulare 29/60/30/62 |
| Woodlake 31/61/31/62 | Hanford 33/61/33/63 | Orosi 30/61/31/62 |
Winds: Winds will be out of the northwest for a time this evening at around 5 to 15 mph, diminishing later. Winds later tonight through Monday will be generally at or less than 6 mph with periods of near calm conditions.
Rain: Expect dry weather for the next 5 days and possibly longer.
Frost: Dew points are higher this afternoon than we’ve seen for a while. Dew points all the way up and down the line are in the upper 30s to the lower 40s. Even though it will be mostly clear tonight, lows will generally range in the low to mid 30s. However, it’s still possible that the lowest river bottom type location could dip into the upper 20s for short durations. Lows Sunday morning will be roughly the same to a degree or two warmer. As upper level high pressure continues to strengthen above California, temperatures will warm into the mid 60s by Monday. by Wednesday, highs will be pushing 70 degrees. The warming trend for overnight lows will be slower with readings generally in the 30s Monday and most locations in the mid to upper 30s by Wednesday. Longer range models continue to show nothing to be concerned about.
Lows Tonight:
| Terra Bella 31 | Porterville 31 | Ivanhoe 30 | Woodlake 31 |
| Strathmore 31 | McFarland 30 | Ducor 32 | Tea Pot Dome 31 |
| Lindsay 30 | Exeter 29 | Famoso 31 | Madera 31 |
| Belridge 30 | Delano 31 | North Bakersfield 33 | Orosi 30 |
| Orange Cove 31 | Lindcove 29 | Lindcove Hillside af | Sanger River Bottom 28[TH1] |
| Root Creek 29 | Venice Hill 31 | Rosedale 33 | Jasmine 32 |
| Arvin af | Lamont af | Plainview 31 | Mettler af |
| Edison af | Maricopa 32 | Holland Creek af | Tivy Valley 30 |
| Kite Road South af | Kite Road North 30 |
AF=Above Freezing