Author: Trudy Hibler

January 14, 2018 We will be out of the office this afternoon.  Reports will resume Monday morning.  Thank you.   Summary: All of the regularly reporting weather stations from Madera southward to Porterville are reporting one-half mile visibility while Bakersfield is reporting one mile under a low overcast.  Satellite imagery this morning is showing low…

January 13, 2018 Summary: Satellite imagery this afternoon indicates there is no clearing whatsoever anywhere in the valley with the exception of a few miles east of the coastal range, but that’s about it.  I do not anticipate any clearing this afternoon at most, if not all, locations.  Temperatures are only in the upper 40s…

January 13, 2018 Summary: Infrared satellite imagery designed to pickup the cloud cover in the lowest layer of the atmosphere tells quite a story this morning.  There is fog or low clouds stretching from the base of the Tehachapi Mountains northward through the entire San Joaquin Valley and most of the Sacramento Valley.  When I…

January 12, 2018 Summary: Low clouds continue to cover the lower Sacramento Valley southward to Merced County.  Partial clearing has taken place over parts of Madera County and most of Fresno County has a low but thinning overcast.  Southern Tulare and much of Kern County have partially cleared.  Temperatures vary widely and depend on the…

  January 12, 2018 Summary: quite an interesting infrared satellite image this morning.  During the early morning hours, a low cloud deck based at 3,300 feet began to form along the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare county.  As of the time of this writing, it covers just about all of Tulare and Kern Counties and…

January 11, 2018 Summary: Most of the low clouds dissipated during the day and are being replaced by scattered cumulous here and there.  Most locations, though, are enjoying some sunshine.  Temperatures are average 3 to 8 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.  Very pronounced warming is occurring above us as Sandberg near 4100 feet is…

January 11, 2018 Summary: There is either a low cloud deck or dense fog in the valley this morning.  Porterville and Bakersfield are each reporting an overcast at near 4,000 feet while Visalia is reporting ¼ mile visibility and ½ mile at both Hanford and Fresno.  Essentially, the dense fog is forming where a pocket…

January 10, 2018 Summary: Low clouds continue the gray overcast in Kern County and southeastern Tulare County.  Elsewhere, there is some sunshine but not much as higher clouds stream over the area from the northwest.  Skies will begin to clear on a widespread basis once we get beyond Thursday morning.  Warmer air aloft is already…

January 10, 2018 Summary: The intense Pacific storm that resulted in heavy rain along the west side and lesser amounts elsewhere has raced eastward.  It’s now centered near the Arizona/New Mexico border.  Behind the storm is a strong northwesterly flow aloft which has banked up heavy cloud cover near the Sierra Nevada foothills and the…

January 9, 2018 Summary: The center of circulation of this monster storm is right over Los Angeles and is quickly moving eastward.  Heaviest rain is in Ventura and LA Counties which have already been hit hard by several inches of rain.  Of course, there are mudslides to go along with that.  Here in the valley,…