May 8, 2023 am
Summary: Temperatures during the workweek will be generally running 3 to 5 degrees below average. We have a rather disorganized low stretching from off the coast of the Pacific Northwest down to west of the northern California coast. This trough will slide southeastward overhead tonight through Tuesday night. There will be a chance of light showers over the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada with dry conditions continuing over the valley floor. the marine layer will rapidly deepen and will surge inland tonight and Thursday, lowering temperatures 5 to 7 degrees below average. A pool of somewhat cooler air will also slide in overhead, lowering freezing levels. Light snow showers will fall down to roughly 7,000 feet. Beginning at mid week, a ridge of upper level high pressure will begin to build in from the west. By Friday, a ridge will extend over the eastern Pacific northeastward through the Pacific Northwest and into British Columbia. Rapid warming will begin Friday leading to an early s summer type weekend. Models indicate readings will warm into the upper 90s Sunday and Monday of next week with above average temperatures continuing for much of next week as a high dominates the eastern Pacific Ocean and much of the western US.
Forecast: Mostly clear today. Partly cloudy tonight through Tuesday night. Mostly clear with a warming trend Thursday through Monday.
Temperatures:
| Madera
76/44/74/43/75 |
Reedley
77/45/75/43/75 |
Dinuba
75/43/75/44/76 |
| Porterville
77/45/76/45/77 |
Lindsay
76/44/76//43/77 |
Delano
77/48/75/48/76 |
| Bakersfield
76/50/75/51/75 |
Taft
75/53/74/52/73 |
Arvin
77/50/76/51/77 |
| Lamont
78/51/76/49/76 |
Pixley
77/46/75/47/76 |
Tulare
75/44/75/43/77 |
| Woodlake
76/46/76/45/77 |
Hanford
77/48/76/46/77 |
Orosi
75/43/75/44/76 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Thursday
Mostly clear 47/77 |
Friday
Mostly clear 50/83 |
Saturday
Mostly clear 56/88 |
Sunday
Mostly clear 59/96 |
Monday
Mostly clear 59/98 |
Two Week Outlook: May 14 through May 20: This model shows above average temperatures covering roughly the western third of the US and central California. There is also some indication that some kind of storm will affect the Desert Southwest and possibly central California.
May: This model continues trends during the month of May that we saw in April. Pressures will be lower than average along the west coast, resulting in the chance of above average rainfall and below average temperatures
May, June, July: This model doesn’t really move the needle either way for temperatures and rainfall over the next three months.. being that we’re heading into the hot, dry season,, it means little anyway.
Wind Discussion: Winds from later this morning through the afternoon will be mainly out of the northwest at around 5 to 12 mph. winds tonight through Tuesday evening will increase out of the northwest to 10 to 20 mph. gusts to 30 mph will be possible, mainly along the west side but locally elsewhere. Winds Wednesday through Thursday will be mainly out of the northwest afternoons and evenings at 5 to 12 mph. Winds during the night and morning hours will be variable to no more than 8 mph with periods of near calm conditions.
Rain Discussion: Expect dry conditions for the next 5 to 10 days.
Mid afternoon dew points: Mid to upper 40s. Kern: Mid to upper 40s.
ET for the past seven days: Stratford, 1.13, Parlier, 1.17, Arvin 1.50, Porterville .NA, Delano 1.23 Soil temperatures: Stratford 61, Parlier 67, Arvin 69, Porterville NA, Delano 70 *=data missing.
Average Temperatures: 81/53 Record Temperatures: 101/39
Cooling Degree Days This Season. 60 – 7 Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno 17.83, Monthly .35
Precipitation for Bakersfield: Season: 9.74, Monthly: .T
Average Temperature This Month 60.4 -6.4 Taken NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Parlier 1306, Arvin 1115, Belridge 1204, Shafter 1230, Stratford 1277, Delano 1273, Porterville 1245 courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise 5:57, sunset, 7:54. hours of daylight, 13:56
Yesterday’s Weather: H L R
MCE : Merced 153 : DH1700 / 74 / 48 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera 253 : DHM / 75 / 45 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno Airport 333 : DH1700 / 76 / 50 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford Airport 242 : DH1700 / 77 / 51 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield Airport 496 : DHM / 76 / 50 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia Airport 292 : DH1700 / 76 / 48 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville Airport 442 : DH1700 / 76 / 43 / 0.00 /
TFTC1 : Taft 759 : DH1700 / 73 / 54 / 0.00 /
STOCKTON 0.00 23.21 181 9.75 76 12.85 13.45
MODESTO 0.00 19.71 170 8.99 78 11.57 12.27
MERCED 0.00 20.84 185 7.44 66 11.25 11.80
MADERA 0.00 11.62 113 2.10 21 10.24 10.79
FRESNO 0.00 17.83 172 6.29 61 10.37 10.99
HANFORD 0.00 14.56 188 6.34 82 7.74 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.00 9.89 162 5.40 89 6.09 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 13.66 328 4.75 114 4.17 4.84
DEATH VALLEY NP 0.00 1.06 61 M M 1.73 2.20
SALINAS 0.00 13.88 114 7.31 60 12.15 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.00 20.88 178 8.70 74 11.74 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 23.47 182 7.79 60 12.90 13.32
Next report: May 9 am
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