Author: John Hibler

 March 5, 2021 Just a warm, delightful afternoon out there with nothing but wall to wall sunshine out there.  A southeasterly surface flow is blowing downslope off the Kern County mountains.  The winds are confined to the higher elevations in Kern County.  Sandberg just above the Ridge Route was reporting gusts of 35 MPH while…

March 5, 2021 Today will be the warmest day we shall see for probably the next ten days or so.  We are currently on the backside of a ridge of upper level  high pressure which is currently shifting eastward into the Great Basin.  To our northwest is a low pressure system off the Washington coastline…

March 4, 2021 A ridge of upper level high pressure is directly above central California this afternoon, resulting in cloudless skies with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s as of 1:30pm.  The backside of the high will still be overhead by Friday,  pushing temperatures at many locations into the mid 70s, which is roughly…

March 4, 2021 The low pressure system which brought sprinkles to the south valley  yesterday has raced eastward and is now centered over the Four Corners region.  Over the next 48 hours, a temporary ridge of high pressure will build in from the west, resulting in a warming trend as readings top out near 70…

March 3, 2021 On satellite imagery, a storm off the southern California coast looks quite impressive.  However, it is weakening and will move through mainly the southern ¼ of California.  Some light showers may spread into the Kern County mountains with a slight chance of sprinkles as far north as Bakersfield, but the main impact…

    We’re going to take one more day to recuperate.  Reports will return March 3. 

March 1, 2021 We regret to inform you that there will be no report today due to illness.   John and Trudy

February 28, 2021 The surface off shore flow configuration this morning has generated some locally gusty south to southeast winds at a few locations near the base of the Tehachapi Mountains.  At last report, winds at the CHP office at the bottom of the Grapevine were sustained at 20 MPH, gusting to35 MPH.  these same…

February 27, 2021 Summary:  Winds along the west side of the valley continue to be strong and gusty this afternoon.  Currently, winds are gusting to 31 MPH at the Lemoore NAS, 33 MPH at Huron, 35 at Harris Ranch, and 40 MPH at Panoche Road.  Winds towards the center, south, and east side of the…

February 27, 2021 The pressure gradient or difference in surface pressure between Oregon and the Desert Southwest is rapidly increasing.  The current pressure at Medford, Oregon is 30.24 inches of mercury while down at Phoenix, the pressure has fall to 29.83.  this surface pressure difference combined with a northerly flow aloft is supporting gusty north…