Christmas Day, 2017
Summary: The main emphasis of this report will be on overnight low temperatures. Once again, cloud cover will play a central role, especially during the early morning hours.
Satellite imagery shows is a batch of high clouds just off the central coast which will move on shore later this evening. However, like last night, there are gaps in the cloud cover which may produce mostly clear skies in some areas for a few hours. The best course of action will be to call for marginally below freezing temperatures in the typical cold spots. Most locations should range in the low to mid 30s but it’s not out of the question to see a few locations down to 28 to 29 for short durations. If the clouds are dense enough, it’s possible most, if not all, locations could remain above freezing.
Temperatures are moving into the mid to upper 50s as of early afternoon, a little ahead of yesterday’s pace. Dew points are pretty much of a carbon copy.
The inversion tonight, if needed, will be strong with temperatures at 34 feet ranging from 4 to 7 degrees warmer.
Looking ahead to Wednesday and beyond, mostly clear skies will prevail as a strong high again builds off shore and begins to shift a bit eastward over California. This will allow stronger radiational cooling with colder locations down into the 27 to 30 degree range beginning Wednesday morning. First I want to see if this little disturbance moving through tonight will have any impact on dew points. It’s doubtful, but could happen.[
From Wednesday through New Year’s Eve, expect mostly clear skies. Models for December 31 through January 2 vary a bit, but on paper they do show a low pressure system moving into northern and central California. However, at this time, these same models show precipitation remaining to our north.
Variable high cloudiness tonight and Tuesday. Mostly clear Tuesday night through Saturday with occasional high clouds and patchy morning fog. Variable cloudiness Saturday night and Sunday.
Lows tonight in most areas will chill into the low to mid 30s with hillsides in the upper 30s. Highs Tuesday will warm into the low to mid 60s. Expect lows Tuesday night to be in the upper 20s to the mid 30s. expect low to mid 60s again Wednesday.
Lows Tonight:
| Terra Bella
31 |
Porterville
31 |
Ivanhoe
AF |
Woodlake
32 |
| Strathmore
31 |
McFarland
31 |
Ducor
AF |
Tea Pot Dome
AF |
| Lindsay
31 |
Exeter
32 |
Famoso
AF |
Madera
32 |
| Belridge
32 |
Delano
AF |
North Bakersfield
AF |
Orosi
31 |
| Orange Cove
AF |
Lindcove
31 |
Lindcove Hillside
AF |
Sanger River Bottom
29 |
| Root Creek
30 |
Venice Hill
AF |
Rosedale
AF |
Jasmine
AF |
| Arvin
32 |
Lamont
31 |
Plainview
AF |
Mettler
AF |
| Edison
AF |
Maricopa
32 |
Holland Creek
AF |
Tivy Valley
30 |
| Kite Road South
AF |
Kite Road North
31 |
Next Report: Tuesday morning/December 26