April 6, 2024
Summary The very cold weather system which resulted in some fairly significant rainfall for the valley has now moved into the western Rocky Mountains. Quickly on its heels is a weak trough of low pressure which will move through central California tonight and Sunday. There will be a chance of light showers over the high Sierra but only some increasing higher level clouds over the valley floor. After this little system races through, we will see the beginning of dry and much warmer weather. Upper level high pressure will begin pushing in from the eastern Pacific Monday and will eventually be right overhead Monday through Friday. Models for Friday and Saturday of next week indicate warmest locations on the valley floor will be teasing with the 90 degree mark. Even though these temperatures are above average, temperatures in the mid 90s would have to be obtained to break any records.
Forecast Partly cloudy today and tonight. Becoming mostly clear Sunday. Mostly clear Sunday night and on through Saturday of next week.
Short Term:
| Madera 62/38/65/39/69 | Reedley 63/39/65/40/68 | Dinuba 62/36/65/39/69 |
| Porterville 61/38/65/40/70 | Lindsay 62/37/65/39/68 | Delano 62/40/65/41/70 |
| Bakersfield 62/41/65/43/68 | Taft 60/43/61/45/67 | Arvin 64/41/66/43/69 |
| Lamont 64/40/66/42/70 | Pixley 62/38/65/39/69 | Tulare 62/35/65/39/68 |
| Woodlake 61/36/65/39/69 | Hanford 63/40/65/42/68 | Orosi 62/37/64/39/68 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Tuesday Mostly clear 41/70 | Wednesday Mostly clear 45/77 | Thursday Mostly clear 52/84 | Friday Mostly clear 53/87 | Saturday Mostly clear 55/89 |
Two Week Forecast: April 13 through April 19: This model is indicating a fairly dominant ridge of high pressure will be over California. The chance of rain appears to be very low during this period while temperatures will be above average.
Thirty Day Report: This model gives equal chances of above and below average temperatures for the month of April. The chance of precipitation is slightly above average for the month.
Ninety Day Report: As we enter the dry season, this model predicts precipitation will be above or below average. There is no real trend to grab onto, so temperatures are expected to be near seasonal average.
Winds: Winds will be mainly out of the northwest at 5 to 12 mph through tonight. Winds Sunday and Sunday night will increase out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph with locally stronger gusts. Winds Sunday night through Tuesday will be generally less than 12 mph with periods of near calm conditions.
Rain: The following are rainfall totals from the recent storm. Bakersfield .24, Lamont .21, Delano .06, Porterville .31, Exeter .56, Visalia .49, Hanford .12, Five Points .14, Lemoore .04, Westland’s .30, Fresno .34, Madera .35, and Merced .57. We are now entering into a period of dry weather which will last a week to ten days.
Frost All locations will be above 32 degrees tonight but near to slightly above in the coldest locations. A number of locations fell into the mid to upper 30s last night. Similar conditions are on tap for tonight with readings ranging from33 to 40. Coldest locations Monday morning will range from 36 to 41. Above freezing conditions can be expected Monday for at least the next ten days. Currently, there’s nothing on models to suggest an abnormally cold weather pattern.
Mid afternoon dew points: Mid to upper 40s. Kern: Mid to upper 40s
ET for the past seven days: Stratford, .90, Parlier, .87, Arvin .97, Delano 98.
Soil temperatures: Stratford 56, Parlier 61, Arvin NA, Delano 63
Average Temperatures: 71/46, Record Temperatures: 92/36
Heating Degree Days Season. 1748 -532 varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno 8.63, Monthly .33
Precipitation for Bakersfield: Season: 6.18, Monthly: .23
Average Temperature this Month 57.3 -1.9 taken at NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Parlier, 793 Arvin, 692 Belridge, 690 Shafter, 741 Stratford, 784 Delano 783. Courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise, 6:35. Sunset, 7:27, hours of daylight, 12:49
NA=Not available
Yesterday’s Weather:
MCE : Merced 153 : DH1700 / 55 / 40 / 0.35 /
MAE : Madera 253 : DH1700 / 54 / 43 / 0.11 /
FAT : Fresno Airport 333 : DH1700 / 53 / 43 / 0.14 /
HJO : Hanford Airport 242 : DH1700 / 56 / 43 / 0.08 /
NLC : Lemoore Naval AS 234 : DH1700 / 56 / 39 / 0.01 /
BFL : Bakersfield Airport 496 : DH1700 / 59 / 43 / 0.07 /
VIS : Visalia Airport 292 : DH1700 / 56 / 43 / M /
PTV : Porterville Airport 442 : DH1700 / 55 / 40 / 0.17 /
TFTC1 : Taft 759 : DH1652 / 58 / 40 / 0.00 /
LOSC1 : Los Banos 120 : DH1600 / 54 / 39 / 0.02 /
Rainfall: 24hr 2024 % l.y. % ave Yearly ave
STOCKTON 0.07 12.89 109 22.73 192 11.85 13.45
MODESTO 0.60 15.78 148 19.71 185 10.64 12.27
MERCED 0.32 13.51 132 20.08 197 10.21 11.80
MADERA 0.11 8.64 92 10.83 115 9.44 10.79
FRESNO 0.11 8.62 91 17.48 185 9.46 10.99
HANFORD 0.08 7.34 103 14.48 204 7.10 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.07 6.14 110 9.74 175 5.56 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 4.44 112 13.66 345 3.96 4.84
DEATH VALLEY NP 0.00 2.93 178 1.06 64 1.65 2.20
SALINAS 0.03 13.50 119 13.70 121 11.34 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.08 16.69 148 20.51 182 11.24 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.32 15.15 125 23.18 191 12.12 13.32