Author: Trudy Hibler

January 19, 2018 Summary:  A surface low has developed over the Kern County mountains today.  This has slowed the pace of the cold front.  Light showers are still falling in portions of southeast Tulare County and from there, southward into Kern County.  To our northwest there are scattered showers developing along the Coast Range from…

January 19, 2018 Summary: Light showers are occurring over the valley this morning from Fresno County south as a cold front moves through.  Most locations, as of the time of this writing, have received .10 or so, and in some cases less.  The front will move southeastward into Nevada and southern California this afternoon.  This…

January 18, 2018 Summary:  The low clouds from the first part of the day are rapidly dissipating as a weak southeast flow moves up the valley.  Higher clouds are increasing over the northern half of the valley ahead of a cold front which is spreading light showers over northern California down to a Sacramento/San Francisco…

January 18, 2018 Summary: Yet another morning of fog and/or low overcast, depending upon location.  Bakersfield and Porterville, as of last report, were down to ¼ mile visibility, Visalia ¾ of a mile, and Hanford and Fresno were each reporting a low overcast based at around 300 feet.  In the meantime, rain is beginning to…

January 17, 2018 Summary:  Low clouds are just now beginning to clear in some areas, especially along the east side north of Kern County and no doubt other locations will clear before the afternoon is over.  We are not quite out of the woods yet with our fog regime as dew points are up around…

January 17, 2018 Summary: Satellite imagery this morning indicates the entire valley is again socked in by fog and/or low clouds.  The fog has also crept into the lower foothill regions.  Bakersfield is reporting a visibility of ¼ mile, Fresno 1/8 of a mile, while Porterville, Visalia, and Hanford are reporting a low overcast based…

January 16, 2018 Summary: Today is similar to yesterday afternoon as far as where the fog and low clouds have cleared is concerned.  From Porterville southward, just high clouds are visible but north of a  Tulare/Visalia line, there is a low overcast based at between 200 to 400 feet.  Most locations are in the low…

  January 16, 2018 Summary: It is very difficult to tell that a frontal system moved through central California a few hours ago.  It had such little impact that it didn’t even disturb the lowest level of the atmosphere.  Thus, widespread fog and low clouds are again prevalent throughout the valley.  In fact, at last…

January 15, 2018 Summary: Skies have cleared over southern Tulare County and much of Kern County this afternoon where temperatures have warmed into the low to mid 60s.  From roughly Visalia northward, fog and low clouds have been persistent.  Current temperatures there are only in the low to mid 50s.  a weak weather system will…

January 15, 2018 Summary: The inversion above the valley floor is breaking up as a weak low pressure system approaches northern California.  Most of the low overcast has dissipated, however ground fog has formed from mainly Tulare County northward.  The latest observations have visibility down to a quarter mile or less from Visalia northward.  Above…