Author: Trudy Hibler

December 20, 2017 Summary: The cold front which early this morning was moving through Merced County is now quickly moving through Kern  County.  As of the time of this writing, skies had cleared from a Visalia/Lemoore line northward.  South of that line, there were still some light showers occurring which will come to a rapid…

December 20, 2017 Summary: A  fast moving cold front is currently moving down the valley.  As of the time of this writing, the frontal band was almost to Monterey and Merced Counties and it will reach Fresno County about 8:00am or so and Kern County by midday.  Doppler Radar is indicating light showers have spread…

December 19, 2017 Summary: An impressive looking low pressure system is currently diving southward off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.  The associated cold front is already moving through southern Oregon and will move as far south as Merced County Wednesday morning, moving quickly down the valley during the day and exiting the region by…

December 19, 2017 Summary: Widespread upper 20s are again apparent throughout the citrus belts with a few locations in the mid 20s.  lower 30s are more predominant in Kern County.  A cold low pressure system is now off the coast of the Pacific Northwest and will enter northern California later this afternoon.  It will spread…

December 18, 2017 Summary: Temporarily, we have a ridge off shore which extends inland over California and into the Great Basin.  This will result in another 24 hours of tranquil weather before a major change begins to unfold.  For tonight, good radiational cooling will again allow coldest locations to drop into the mid 20s with…

December 18, 2017 Summary: It was cold again last night with widespread mid to upper 20s and lower 30s in the warmer locations.  Upper level high pressure will continue to maintain its grip on central California through Tuesday.  With a dry air again in place, overnight lows will be chilly tonight, which is discussed in…

December 17, 2017 Summary: High pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere is building into the Pacific Northwest while a fairly well defined low is over northwest Mexico.  This has a good shot of cold air riding down from the north into our region, lowering dew points into the mid to upper 20s at…

December 17, 2017 Summary: Upper level high pressure is anchored off shore with a ridge building into the Pacific Northwest.  In the meantime, a low is centered over northwest Mexico and is moving eastward.  We have a fairly strong, but brief, off shore flow between these systems which will generate strong winds over the higher…

December 16, 2017 Summary: Strong winds and blowing dust are affecting primarily the far western side of the San Joaquin Valley.  At last report, Kettleman had wind gusts of 43 MPH and Panoche Road was reporting gusts to 48 MPH.  Winds on the east side are generally light from Fresno southward and will remain so…

December 16, 2017 Summary: A dry cold front moved down the valley during the early morning hours with cloud cover and gusty winds from Merced County northward.  Those winds are working their way down the west side of the valley.  The cloud cover combined with mixing of the atmosphere allowed temperatures to finally be above…