Author: Trudy Hibler

November 13, 2017 Summary: Skies are generally clear over the valley this afternoon with the exception of some high clouds from Tulare County south.  In the meantime, a cold front extends from northern Idaho to north of San Francisco then westward out to sea.  The system is not impressive.  Only light showers are falling north…

November 13, 2017 Summary:  A low pressure system is currently moving eastward into Washington State while its associated cold front has now moved into northern California.  The front is by no means impressive and generally light showers are occurring along the north coast with a few light showers north of San Francisco.  To our south,…

We will be out of the office Sunday morning, November 12.  Reports will resume Sunday afternoon, November 12.   November 11, 2017 Summary: All of the low clouds and patchy fog from this morning have dissipated with mostly sunny skies over the valley this afternoon.  Dew points are rather high and are generally in the…

November 10, 2017 Summary: A low  pressure system which has been off the coast of the Pacific Northwest the past few days is weakening and is finally moving inland.  Skies have generally cleared over central California with the exception of upslope clouds along the Sierra Nevada and the Kern County mountains.  A weak zone of…

November 10, 2017 Summary:  There is a considerable amount of cloud cover over the valley this morning.  We have upslope clouds against the west facing slopes of the Sierra Nevada and further up we have subtropical cloudiness streaming in from the  west/southwest based at around 12,000 feet or so.  The low cloud deck will be…

November 9, 2017 Summary: The cold front has dissipated over central California, leaving only a few sprinkles from Merced County northward.  Further south, most of the cloud cover has burned off, allowing temperatures to top the 70 degree mark just about everywhere.  The air filtering into the valley is only marginally cooler than the current…

November 9, 2017 Summary:  A cold front is currently moving into Madera and Fresno Counties and is essentially falling apart as it moves southeastward.  There have been a few sprinkles but as expected movement is eastward rather than southward.  Precipitation has been heavy over northern California where more than an inch has fallen over the…

November 8, 2017 Summary: A band of light showers has spread as far south as Salinas along the coast with a few sprinkles even falling over Merced County.  This weak band of energy will move southward and weaken with very little chance of showers as far south as Fresno County.  A second band, which is…

November 8, 2017 Summary:  Temperatures this morning are running generally 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday’s predawn temps.  This is partially because of a weak southeast flow moving up the valley, but more so due to advancing high clouds ahead of a cold front which is moving into northern California.  Doppler radar is indicating…

November 7, 2017 Summary: Looking at satellite imagery this afternoon, there are two distinct and wide areas of cloud cover moving into the Pacific coast.  The first is ahead of a strong low pressure system moving towards the Pacific Northwest coast with cloud cover extending southward into extreme northern California.  The second is the southern…