February 24, 2024
Summary Upper level high pressure will ensure a beautiful weekend with a slow warming trend as readings move into the lower 70s. The high level clouds that are mainly in the south valley this morning will shift eastward as the day weas on, revealing mostly clear skies for the remainder of the weekend. On Monday, a trough of low pressure will move into the Pacific Northwest. This will act as a kicker in moving a stationary low off the coast inland. As it does, showers will spread over central California, especially Monday afternoon and Monday night. This will not be a big precipitation producer, however a tenth to a quarter of an inch seems possible. The low will move into the Great Basin by Tuesday, temporarily ending the threat of precipitation. upper level high pressure will take control Tuesday through Thursday of next week. models continue to trend towards a trough of low pressure moving out of the Gulf of Alaska, spreading precipitation over California. It appears that more than one impulse will move through the valley from the 2nd to the 6th for a prolonged period of rather cold and unsettled weather.
Forecast: Mostly to partly cloudy this morning with patchy fog. Mostly clear this afternoon through Sunday. Increasing cloudiness Sunday night. A chance of showers Monday afternoon and Monday night. Partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday. Becoming mostly clear Tuesday night through Thursday. Increasing cloudiness Thursday night leading to a chance of rain Friday through Saturday.
Short Term:
| Madera 71/43/72/44/68 | Reedley 72/43/72/46/66 | Dinuba 70/41/71/44/66 |
| Porterville 73/41/73/45/67 | Lindsay 72/41/72/43/65 | Delano 73/45/73/47/67 |
| Bakersfield 73/48/72/51/67 | Taft 71/52/68/52/66 | Arvin 73/45/73/47/67 |
| Lamont 72/46/72/47/68 | Pixley 72/45/72/47/67 | Tulare 70/42/71/44/66 |
| Woodlake 71/42/72/45/67 | Hanford 72/44/72/48/67 | Orosi 71/41/72/44/65 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Tuesday Partly cloudy 44/67 | Wednesday Mostly clear 42/64 | Thursday Increasing clouds 44/67 | Friday Pm showers possible 44/68 | Saturday Rain likely 41/64 |
Two Week Forecast: March 3 through March 8: This model shows the potential for storms to move out of the Gulf of Alaska and into the Pacific Northwest and California. It does not depict above or below average rainfall but does suggest below average temperatures for a change.
Thirty Day Report: This model depicts temperatures near to marginally above average during this time frame. A good chance of above average precipitation will continue through the month as the El Nino pattern continues.
Ninety Day Report: This model favors the storm track being much further south than in most years, resulting in above average precipitation. temperatures on this model are also negligibly above average.
Winds: Winds will be generally at or less than 10 mph with periods of near calm conditions through Tuesday.
Rain: Dry weather will continue until Sunday night. There is a slight chance of showers Monday morning with an increasing chance Monday afternoon and Monday night. Dry weather will return Tuesday through at least Thursday of next week. it appears a fairly major trough of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Alaska and into California around the first or second of March, possibly beginning a period of unsettled weather. For now, it appears the first big trough will move in around March 2 with more disturbances through the 6th and possibly the 7th. This system’s origins are in the Gulf of Alaska so snow levels will be fairly low. This far out, it’s impossible to estimate the amount of precipitation that’s possible, but it looks like the mountains will do pretty well.
Mid afternoon dew points: Mid 40s to near 50. Kern: Mid 40s to near 50.
ET for the past seven days: Stratford, .55, Parlier, .57, Arvin .62, Delano .61.
Soil temperatures: Stratford 55, Parlier 56, Arvin NA, Delano 57
Average Temperatures: 64/42, Record Temperatures: 79/30
Heating Degree Days Season. 1421 -506 varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno .6.16, Monthly 3.36
Precipitation for Bakersfield: Season: 4.83, Monthly: 2.22
Average Temperature this Month 53.1 +2.7 taken at NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Parlier, 768 Arvin, 673 Belridge, 673 Shafter, 728 Stratford, 752 Delano 760. Courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise, 6:35. Sunset, 5:49 hours of daylight, 11:11
NA=Not available
Yesterday’s Weather:
MCE : Merced AP 153 : 65 / 44 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera AP 253 : 65 / 43 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno AP 333 : 67 / 47 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford AP 242 : 67 / 42 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore NAS 234 : 67 / 42 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield AP 496 : 65 / 44 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia AP 292 : 64 / 43 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville AP 442 : 67 / 41 / 0.00 /
Rainfall: 24hr 2024 % l.y. % ave Yearly ave
MERCED 0.00 10.46 135 13.48 174 7.76 11.80
MADERA 0.00 6.91 100 5.34 77 6.90 10.79
FRESNO 0.00 6.16 88 10.01 144 6.97 10.99
HANFORD 0.00 5.97 115 7.01 135 5.18 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.00 4.83 120 4.67 116 4.04 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 4.09 128 8.73 274 3.19 4.84
DEATH VALLEY NP 0.00 2.38 186 0.39 30 1.28 2.20
SALINAS 0.00 9.40 109 9.34 108 8.61 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.00 13.98 171 13.25 162 8.17 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 10.93 124 13.86 158 8.79 13.32