Author: John Hibler

September 22, 2021 When it rains, it pours (or so I’ve heard.)  John became ill early last week.  Long story short, he had a raging case of double pneumonia.  A week’s worth of excellent care by the nursing staff of our local hospital and he was able to come home yesterday afternoon. He’s weak as…

September 13, 2021 A zone of upper level high pressure stretches from the southeastern US to a second high center over northwest Mexico and Arizona.  Pretty much of a zonal flow or west to east flow is in place across the northern tier states.  Central California is pretty much between these two features. This will…

September 11, 2021 Temperatures at this hour are anywhere from 8 to 13 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.  A push of modified marine air moved down the valley and it will lower temperatures down into the mid 90s the next couple of days.  This is still above average.  The freezing level taken over Oakland…

September 10, 2021 Record heat in some places occurred on the valley floor yesterday. Lemoore soared to 110 with most locations between 105 and 109.  It was an odd day all the way around as a batch of monsoonal moisture became entrained in a trough of low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest and northern…

September 9, 2021 Today will be a scorcher, however  moderation will begin tomorrow as a weak trough of low pressure begins to shift through the Pacific Northwest and into northern California by Friday evening.   The flow between the southwestern high and the low off the north coast has turned the winds aloft southerly over…

August 27, 2021 The slow warming trend will continue today as high pressure over the Desert Southwest links up with another high off shore.  Already, the marine layer at Monterey has shrunk back to 500 feet.  Winds in the Delta and at Pacheco Pass are light and variable at this hour.  Hottest locations this afternoon…

August 26, 2021 A weak trough of low pressure is currently moving through the Pacific Northwest and northern California.  However, it’s beginning to slide northward, allowing temperatures to begin to rise over central California.  The freezing level has risen to 16,100 feet.  That should allow temperatures to stay in the mid 90s this afternoon.  A…

Tomorrow is chemo day for John, so we know we won’t be issuing a report.  Sometime after this round, John’s oncologist will schedule another PET scan to get an idea of how the tumor is responding.  We’ll keep you in the loop.  Thanks for your continued prayers and good thoughts.    August 24, 2021 A…

August 23, 2021 A trough of low pressure is currently moving through the Pacific Northwest.  The front and its associated trough of low pressure are maintaining a southwest flow over California.  This will result in near average temperatures through Wednesday.  For Thursday and Friday, the air quality over central California should begin to become more…

August 23, 2021 It doesn’t rain but what it pours.  Gremlins are running amuck in our tech stuff, making it impossible to put together a report this morning.  We will keep working on it and hope to issue a report this afternoon.    Thanks once more for your  patience, John and Trudy