January 25, 2024
Summary: The valley is blanketed with a layer of low clouds. There are also pockets of ground fog. Both Lemoore and Hanford were reporting less than ¼ mile visibility. Other locations have a low overcast based between 1,100 and 1,600 feet. Today will begin a five to six day stretch of dry weather. We currently find ourselves on the far eastern rim of upper level high pressure building off shore. That high will slowly build eastward and form a warm air inversion above the valley floor. with plenty of ground moisture from recent storms, extensive fog and/or low clouds will be the main weather challenges through next week. models actually show record highs in the valley by Monday or Tuesday of next week. However, that will not be the case if fog and low clouds take over. For several days now, models have been pointing to the time frame of February 2 through February 7. Models this morning show a possible series of storms with an atmospheric river forming. Should this occur, substantial precipitation could potentially fall.
Forecast: Extensive night and morning fog and low clouds. Otherwise it will be mostly clear to possibly partly cloudy through Tuesday of next week. a chance of rain Wednesday through Thursday.
Short Term:
| Madera 61/43/62/44/65 | Reedley 62/45/61/43/64 | Dinuba 60/43/60/43/64 |
| Porterville 62/43/62/43/65 | Lindsay 61/43/61/42/65 | Delano 61/45/61/44/64 |
| Bakersfield 61/46/62/45/65 | Taft 59/46/60/48/64 | Arvin 61/46/62/46/65 |
| Lamont 60/46/62/45/66 | Pixley 61/44/62/45/65 | Tulare 61/44/62/44/64 |
| Woodlake 61/44/62/43/63 | Hanford 62/44/62/44/65 | Orosi 61/43/60/43/63 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Sunday Am fog/partly cloudy 43/66 | Monday – Am fog/partly cloudy 45/67 | Tuesday Increasing clouds 46/70 | Wednesday Chance of rain 51/72 | Thursday Chance of rain 50/70 |
Two Week Forecast: February 1 through February : This model has done a 180 regarding temperatures during this period. Models now show a cold trough of low pressure engulfing much of the west. Therefore, expect below average temperatures for a change with an excellent chance of rain.
Winds: Winds will be generally at or less than 6 mph with periods of near calm conditions through Sunday.
Rain Dry weather will continue through at least Tuesday night of next week. models have been pointing at a big change coming up on February 2. On paper, an atmospheric river will develop between February 2 and February 7. This favors period chance for rain during the period with possibly substantial amounts.
Frost: Expect above freezing temperatures for at least the next 7 days.
Mid afternoon dew points: Low to mid 30s. Kern: Upper 20s to the lower 30s.
ET for the past seven days: Stratford, .20, Parlier, .23, Arvin .27, Delano .24.
Soil temperatures: Stratford 55, Parlier 54, Arvin 58, Delano 54
Average Temperatures: 57/38, Record Temperatures: 75/24
Heating Degree Days Season. 1100 -373 varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno .2.79, Monthly 1.90
Precipitation for Bakersfield: Season: 2.61, Monthly: .1.65
Average Temperature this Month 48.8 +2.3 taken at NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Parlier, 646 Arvin, 576 Belridge, 562 Shafter, 622 Stratford, 618 Delano 642. Courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise, 7:05. Sunset, 5:18 hours of daylight, 10:11
NA=Not available
Yesterday’s Weather:
MCE : Merced AP 153 : 58 / 51 / 0.24 /
MAE : Madera AP 253 : 59 / 49 / 0.25 /
FAT : Fresno AP 333 : 57 / 52 / 0.12 /
HJO : Hanford AP 242 : 59 / 53 / 0.31 /
NLC : Lemoore NAS 234 : 58 / 47 / 0.21 /
BFL : Bakersfield AP 496 : 59 / 53 / 0.14 /
VIS : Visalia AP 292 : 58 / 53 / 0.19 /
PTV : Porterville AP 442 : 57 / 54 / 0.24 /
Rainfall:
STOCKTON 0.29 7.14 109 15.47 235 6.57 13.45
MODESTO 0.26 7.99 137 13.42 230 5.84 12.27
MERCED 0.27 6.42 118 12.85 237 5.42 11.80
MADERA 0.27 4.09 85 4.59 96 4.79 10.79
FRESNO 0.12 2.79 57 9.20 187 4.93 10.99
HANFORD 0.29 2.90 78 6.80 183 3.71 8.13
BAKERSFIELD T 2.47 87 3.99 141 2.83 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 0.69 31 8.57 379 2.26 4.84
DEATH VALLEY NP 0.00 0.82 109 0.39 52 0.75 2.20
SALINAS 0.34 4.09 68 8.90 148 6.01 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.14 9.02 162 12.75 229 5.57 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.08 4.81 82 13.33 227 5.87 13.32