October 11, 2017 Summary: A deep low pressure system is centered over Washington State this morning with a trough extending southward into northern California. The only evidence of this low is a few high clouds moving overhead from time to time. The marine layer which yesterday was roughly 500 feet is more than 4,000 feet…
Author: Trudy Hibler
October 10, 2017
October 10, 2017 Summary: The winds that tore through Kern County yesterday dried out the air to the point where, as of 6:00am, Bakersfield had a dew point of 13 with a relative humidity of 12%. The dry air will continue for the remainder of the day with dew points beginning to recover tonight and…
October 9, 2017
October 9, 2017 Summary: A low pressure system which has moved through the Great Basin is now centered over Colorado. The counterclockwise flow around this low is creating strong Santa Ana winds in southern California. Models indicate that there is a good chance these winds will blow down slope off the Tehachapi Mountains and extreme…
October 7 report
October 7, 2017 Summary: Currently, an area of low pressure is moving into the Pacific Northwest. This system will eventually move into the Great Basin, generating a strong off shore flow. The freezing level has come up overnight and is currently 15,500 feet. The marine layer along the coast is almost nonexistent with a depth…
October 6, 2017
October 6, 2017 Summary: The trough of low pressure which has been lingering over the Great Basin for several days is finally moving eastward into the Rocky Mountain region. This is allowing upper level high pressure to slowly build in from the west. At the surface, high pressure will develop over the Great Basin, creating…
October 5, 2017
October 5, 2017 Summary: The low pressure system over the Great Basin is now elongated from northern Nevada to eastern Montana. This has created a northwest flow along the western flank of the system and this continues to pump in cool air aloft. Temperatures in ag areas this morning are again well down into the…
October 4, 2017
October 4, 2017 Summary: The upper level low which 24 hours ago was centered in northern California has scooted northeastward into Idaho. This will keep the northwest flow over central California going, so even though temperatures will warm a few degrees today, the warming trend will be slow. The freezing level overnight over Oakland was…
October 3, 2017
October 3, 2017 Summary: There will be a couple of gorgeous fall days ahead. Upper level low pressure is centered over northern California this morning and may spread some light showers down the northern and central Sierra Nevada later this afternoon and tonight with a dusting of snow up high. The low has also caused…
October 2, 2017
October 2, 2017 Summary: We have a squeeze play between high pressure over the eastern Pacific and low pressure over the Great Basin and northern Rockies. This has created a strong northwest flow over northern and central California. At the surface, a rather robust on shore flow is in place. Several locations from Merced northward…
September 30, 2017
September 30, 2017 Summary: Low pressure now moving into the Pacific Northwest and northern California is shifting upper level high pressure off to the east to be replaced by a significant but fairly dry low pressure system centered over the Great Basin. This low will be the dominant feature through at least Thursday. It will…