November 29, 2021 The valley floor has essentially dried out due to the long period of dry weather. Hanford received .07 back on November 8th while Bakersfield picked up .01. So despite the fact we have a strong warm air inversion above the valley floor, fog will have a difficult time getting a foothold. The…
Author: Trudy Hibler
November 27, 2021/report
November 27, 2021 There are certainly signs that the valley floor has dried out. Only patchy fog prevails even though we’re under a strong warm air inversion. visibilities from Bakersfield to Madera generally range from 5 to 9 miles. There was good radiational cooling again last night under clear skies with widespread low to mid…
November 26, 2021/report
November 26, 2021 The drier and somewhat colder air mass has now settled on the valley floor. There is much less fog this morning, however there is an area of high clouds moving overhead. This is also helping to inhibit the formation of fog. With a drier air mass, radiational cooling has a chance to…
Thanksgiving Day/2021/report
That weak trough of low pressure that moved through with very little fanfare about 36 hours ago did leave a somewhat colder air mass in its wake. In some cases, the first frost of the season occurred overnight with widespread low to mid 30s in the rural areas. The coldest I could find in the…
November 24, 2021/report
The low clouds and fog that have plagued the valley the past few weeks largely dissipated yesterday, but has re-formed as dense fog, mainly along the east side. There are areas of relatively good visibility, however. As of 6:00am, Bakersfield was reporting 4 miles, Porterville 5 miles, and 10 miles at Lemoore. Unfortunately on this…
Health Update
November 24, 2021 We have so very much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Your support with the never ending round of health crises John faced is one, and it is one very important one. We’ve felt your prayers and good wishes. There have been days we know that was the only thing keeping…
November 23, 2021/report
Whenever drizzle begins to fall out of the fog and low cloud deck, you can bet mixing is taking place above. Two-one hundredths of an inch has been recorded over the past 24 hours at both Porterville and Visalia. Currently, the visibility has improved at Bakersfield. They can see two and a half miles from…
November 22, 2021/report
Most locations yesterday saw a bit of hazy afternoon sunshine, but not all. Where it cleared, dense fog reformed overnight. In fact, every location from Bakersfield to Sacramento is reporting a visibility of ¼ mile or less, so it’s one of those days. The valley is simply capped by upper level high pressure aided by…
November 21, 2021/report
November 21, 2021 The balloon sounding above Vandenberg AFB this morning indicated a northeast flow from the surface to above 30.000 feet. This is an ideal moderate Santa Ana wind configuration. Currently at Sandberg up at 4,100 feet, winds are out of the east at 26 mph, ,gusting to 41. The difference in pressure between…
November 20, 2021/report
November 20, 2021 There is quite a bit of variability in conditions in this early morning hour. Bakersfield was reporting a low overcast based at 3,100 feet, Porterville was overcast at 400 feet, Visalia was reporting ground fog with a visibility of ½ mile, Lemoore was overcast at 800 feet, and Madera was reporting a…