Author: Trudy Hibler

December 10, 2017 Summary: Visible satellite imagery is quite interesting this afternoon.  It shows not only high, thin clouds moving into the southern half of the valley, but these clouds are thin enough to allow you to see the smoke from the Ventura fire moving northward right along the central coast.  From there, it heads…

December 10, 2017 Summary: Temperatures were well down into the mid to upper 20s at several locations as of 6:00am.  Kern County was the exception where most locations were in the low to mid 30s.  the air continues to be quite warm aloft.  To illustrate this, the temperature at Sandberg at an elevation of 4,100…

December 9, 2017 Summary: High, thin clouds off the central and southern California coast are slowly moving northeastward into the southern half of the San Joaquin Valley.  These clouds are most pronounced in Kern County.  They will play a critical role in tonight’s frost forecast, which is summarized below.   Otherwise, a strong upper high…

December 9, 2017 Summary: Same ol’, same ol’ as strong upper level high pressure stays stuck along the west coast, ridging into western Canada.  The surface high over the Great Basin is strengthening, meaning the off shore flow will increase, as well.  This doesn’t bode well for the fires in southern California.  Some of this…

December 8, 2017 Summary: At the risk of sounding repetitious, strong upper level high pressure continues to be centered over northern California with a big ridge northward into western Canada.  Temperatures this afternoon are marginally warmer than yesterday with many locations already in the mid 60s.  dew points remain low, generally in the upper 20s…

December 8, 2017 Summary: Temperatures this morning are running from one to four degrees warmer than yesterday at this time.  A thin veil of high clouds moved through overnight which may have modified the situation a bit. Also, the air mass itself is modifying slightly, so temperatures will continue to move upward during the day…

December 7, 2017 Summary: Temperatures on the average are roughly the same as 24 hours ago.  Dew points are in the upper 20s to the lower 30s all the way up and down the line.  With this in mind, look for yet another night of subfreezing weather which is discussed in the frost section below.…

December 7, 2017 Summary: Temperatures this morning in the citrus belts range from 25 to 31 degrees with most locations from 26 to 29.  More is discussed in the frost section below.   We remain and will continue to remain under a strong ridge of upper level high pressure.  The center of this high is…

December 6, 2017 Summary: Temperatures are anywhere from 4 to 6 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago, but on the other hand, dew points are down anywhere from 1 to 6 degrees.  More in the frost discussion below.   A gigantic upper high is centered over the Pacific Northwest and engulfs all of western Canada…

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