April 20, 2024
Summary A ridge of upper level high pressure stretches from the Pacific Northwest to southern California while a very weak trough of low pressure is moving through the Desert Southwest. The high will maintain its strength through Sunday then will begin to amplify Monday and Tuesday, leading to our first 90 degree readings of the spring season. There’s roughly a 60% chance of warmer locations reaching 90 degrees or higher. As is usually the case during the spring season, one extreme will flip flop with cooler temperatures returning beginning Wednesday. By Thursday, a trough of low pressure will be approaching the northern California coast. Light showers will spread over northern California, spreading into at least northern sections of central California Friday. We’ll keep a chance of light showers in the forecast for mainly Friday and Friday night. A second cweather system will follow next weekend, keeping showers going over the mountain areas. Foor now, we’ll maintain a dry forecast for next Saturday and beyond, however my confidence in that is not that great so stay tuned.
Forecast Other than occasional high clouds, it will be mostly clear through Thursday. Increasing cloudiness Thursday night. variable cloudiness Friday through Saturday with a slight chance of showers. f
Short Term:
| Madera 85/53/87/56/90 | Reedley 85/53/86/57/89 | Dinuba 84/52/86/57/88 |
| Porterville 86/53/88/57/90 | Lindsay 85/51/86/56/89 | Delano 86/56/88/58/91 |
| Bakersfield 86/58/87/61/90 | Taft 81/60/84/63/85 | Arvin 86/55/87/59/91 |
| Lamont 87/57/89/59/92 | Pixley 85/54/87/58/91 | Tulare 84/52/87/56/89 |
| Woodlake 84/53/86/56/89 | Hanford 85/55/87/59/90 | Orosi 84/52/87/56/88 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Tuesday Mostly clear 56/81 | Wednesday Partly cloudy 47/74 | Thursday Increasing clouds 47/74 | Friday Chance of showers 46/69 | Saturday Slight chance of showers 44/70 |
Two Week Forecast: April 27 through May 3: A rather cool northwest flow aloft is evident during this time frame, resulting in generally below average temperatures during this period. Expect very little chance of precipitation.
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 through Tuesday will be mainly variable with periods of near calm conditions. Winds during the afternoon and early evening will be mainly out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Rain: Two low pressure systems will move through central California, one late Thursday night and Friday and the second Saturday and Sunday of next week. There will be a chance of light showers, mainly Friday and Friday night. Preliminary data indicates this will be a light precipitation event at best. Isolated spring thunderstorms will be possible. For now, we’ll keep that in the slight chance category. Currently, it appears next Saturday and Sunday will be dry with dry weather the following week.
Mid afternoon dew points: Low to mid 50s. Kern: Low to mid 50s
ET for the past seven days: Stratford, 1.10, Parlier, 1.10, Arvin 1.25, Delano 1.22.
Soil temperatures: Stratford 59, Parlier 63, Arvin NA, Delano 65
Average Temperatures: 75/49, Record Temperatures: 96/36
Cooling Degree Days Season. 24 -2 varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno 9.64, Monthly 1.35
Precipitation for Bakersfield: Season: 6.73, Monthly: .78
Average Temperature this Month 60.4 -0.1 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, 6:16 am. Sunset, 7:39 pm, hours of daylight, 13:21
NA=Not available
Yesterday’s Weather:
MCE : Merced 153 : DH1700 / 81 / 54 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera 253 : DH1700 / 83 / 53 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno Airport 333 : DH1700 / 83 / 59 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford Airport 242 : DH1700 / 85 / 60 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore Naval AS 234 : DH1700 / 86 / 54 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield Airport 496 : DHM / 85 / 58 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia Airport 292 : DH1700 / 85 / 56 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville Airport 442 : DH1700 / 85 / 54 / 0.00 /
TFTC1 : Taft 759 : DH1653 / 84 / 63 / 0.00 /
LOSC1 : Los Banos 120 : DH1600 / 80 / M / 0.00 /
Rainfall: 24hr 2024 % l.y. % ave Yearly ave
STOCKTON 0.00 13.84 112 22.87 184 12.40 13.45
MODESTO 0.00 16.75 150 19.77 177 11.14 12.27
MERCED 0.00 14.64 136 20.08 186 10.79 11.80
MADERA 0.00 9.51 96 10.83 110 9.89 10.79
FRESNO 0.00 9.64 97 17.48 175 9.97 10.99
HANFORD 0.00 8.33 112 14.48 194 7.47 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.00 6.73 115 9.74 166 5.85 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 4.44 109 13.66 336 4.06 4.84
DEATH VALLEY NP 0.00 2.93 173 1.06 63 1.69 2.20
SALINAS 0.00 13.96 118 13.73 116 11.82 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.00 18.04 157 20.51 178 11.52 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 17.06 136 23.18 185 12.56 13.32