Author: Trudy Hibler

February 9, 2018 Summary:  Minor cooling will begin Saturday as the strong upper high is currently slowly moving westward further off shore.  In the meantime, the first of several weak waves of low pressure has moved in as far south as the California/Oregon border.  High clouds will begin to spread over central California tonight and…

February 9, 2018 Summary:  This will be the last day of exceedingly warm temperatures for this early in the season.  The strong upper high which has dominated our weather for weeks now will retrograde, or back up further off shore.  This will allow three weather systems, two of which will be dry, to move through…

February 8, 2018 Summary:  Visibilities south of Fresno are not the greatest, but they have improved a bit by recent standards.  Most locations are reporting a visibility of 5 to 8 miles with the best visibility being in eastern Tulare County and much of Kern County.  A weak off shore surface flow is adding a…

February 8, 2018 Summary:  Very strong upper level high pressure continues to be anchored over the eastern Pacific Ocean and the western one-third of the United States.  The position of the high combined with a weak off shore flow is driving temperatures to near record values.  Yesterday, Bakersfield topped out at 81 degrees with most…

February 7, 2018 Summary:  Wall to wall sunshine prevails over central California this afternoon.  Visibilities are again ranging from 3 to 5 miles at most locations.  Temperatures once again will top out in the low to mid 70s at most locations and ditto that through Friday.   A massive high pressure system aloft continues its…

February 7, 2018 Summary:  There is a very subtle change that has taken place over the past 24 hours.  The off shore flow due to a weak disturbance that raced through the Great Basin yesterday spilled some drier air onto the valley floor.  Satellite imagery indicates there’s no fog in the valley, although it is…

  February 6, 2018 Summary:  Visibilities this afternoon are again running about 3 to 5 miles up and down the line.  Temperatures are moving into the lower 70s so definitely some mid 70s will occur, especially in the south valley.  Strong upper level high pressure will remain unabated through Friday night, sealing our fate with…

February 6, 2018 Summary:  Another carbon copy day is on tap as strong upper level high pressure anchored just off shore continues to completely dominate the pattern.  Daytime highs for the  remainder of the work week will continue to be in the 70s.  The high will actually reach its pinnacle Thursday when it’s not out…

February 5, 2018 Summary:  Temperatures as of 1:00pm were already at or exceeding the 70 degree mark.  So, another delightful afternoon if you don’t mind the haze.  Visibilities are generally running between 3 and 5 miles and, as per usual, areas of fog will develop tonight up the center of the valley north of Kern…

February 5, 2018 Summary:  Any changes for the next five days will be subtle as that cement wall along the eastern Pacific continues to ridge into the Pacific Northwest and southern British Columbia, driving temperatures in some cases to near record values.  A weak upper air disturbance will quickly move southeastward through the Great Basin…