Author: Trudy Hibler

January 4, 2018 Summary: The last band of light showers is currently moving through the valley.  This band is only 40 miles wide and it is flanked north/northeast to south/southwest through Santa Barbara County, western Tulare County and the Sierras of Fresno County.  This band is taking its own sweet time to completely move into…

January 3, 2018 Summary: Doppler  radar this afternoon is showing a great amount of shower activity along the coast, generally from Santa Barbara County northward with even a few showers in southern California.  This precipitation is spreading into Kings county and western Fresno County and will overtake eastern Fresno and Tulare Counties shortly.  The portion…

January 3, 2018 Summary: Upper level high pressure is finally giving way to a new weather pattern.  The first in a possible series of Pacific storms will affect central California late this afternoon through Thursday morning.  Models are not impressive on this subtropical system as the main low will move northeastward into northern California tonight…

January 2, 2018 Summary: Temperatures are running 2 to 4 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.  This is due to the density of the mid and high level cloud decks which continue to stream over central California.  A gap between the current cloud deck and another wide expanse of subtropical cloudiness off the southern and…

January 2, 2018 Summary: Variable amounts of mid and high level clouds of a subtropical nature are streaming in from the southwest from a tropical low which is far to the southwest of California. There is another low pressure system located about 500 miles west of the central coast. It will begin to spread light…

January 1, 2018 Summary: High pressure at the upper levels of the atmosphere is standing firm over the western one-third of the U.S.  Satellite imagery this afternoon is showing denser cloud cover just off shore which should result in a milder night tonight unless these clouds are eaten up by the strong high.  These clouds…

January 1, 2018 Summary: Skies were relatively clear last night with occasional periods of high clouds.  Temperatures plummeted into the upper 20s to the lower 30s in many locations with the exception of parts of Kern County which are in the mid to upper 30s.  Upper level high pressure will keep its grip over California…

December 31, 2017 Summary: We remain under the influence of strong upper level high pressure.  High clouds continue to overrun the high.  Satellite imagery this afternoon is showing a gap in the cloud cover. That gap will move inland overnight, so at least part of the night will be generally clear.   That will change…

Summary: Considerable high cloudiness streamed over the valley during the night from the west/southwest.  This allowed the radiational cooling process to slow and above freezing temperatures were noted for a change.  Strong upper level high pressure is nevertheless maintaining itself well as these clouds stream over the top of the high from the mid Pacific.…

December 30, 2017 Summary: Strong upper level  high pressure will continue to reside over California through at least Tuesday.  The cap which has been over the valley due to the descending air underneath the high will also remain in place.  Temperatures north of Kern County are anywhere from 1 to 4 degrees cooler than yesterday…