Author: Trudy Hibler

With no active weather or sign of frost, we will be taking the afternoon off both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We wish you a blessed Christmas holiday. December 22, 2023                                                                    Summary: for the second morning in a row, fog and/or low clouds shroud the San Joaquin Valley from Merced County south. At last observation,…

December 22, 2023 Summary: the dividing line between widespread showers over southern California and dry weather over central California is just south of Bakersfield as of the time of this writing. As the low drops further south this evening, active weather will progress further south as well, leaving us with a dry forecast. Further north,…

December 22, 2023                                                                    Summary: it didn’t take long for the fog and low clouds to take over. With the wet ground and upper level high pressure, widespread fog and low clouds are evident throughout the valley. Bakersfield is reporting light showers with a visibility of one mile, Porterville is overcast at just 300 feet, Fresno…

December 21, 2023 Summary: the precipitation today has been concentrated along the coast range from Fresno County south. Doppler radar has been showing what we call a train echo. That is where rain follows a similar path for more than just a few hours at a time. That’s why flood watches are out for much…

December 21, 2023                                                                    Summary: the following are rainfall amounts over the valley floor during the last 72 hours…Bakersfield .29, Belridge .33, Delano .36, Edison .24, matter .09, Exeter .87, Visalia .80, Porterville .56, Hanford .89, Lemoore 1.06, Dinuba .97, Reedley .60. Fresno .54, clovis .65 Madera 1.01, and Merced 1.29. As you can see, the…

December 20, 2023 Summary:  rain has been widespread along the central coast and over the coastal range as far east as the Interstate 5 corridor. The center of circulation of the low pressure system is now roughly 150 miles to the west/northwest of San Luis Obispo. The precipitation will continue to inch its way across…

December 20, 2023                                                                    Summary: Rainfall amounts from the current event have been very sporadic due to the showery nature of the pattern. some representative amounts are: Visalia .61, Hanford .39, Delano .10, Dinuba .40, Tulare .48, Clovis .16, Madera .14, Fresno .08, Merced . Currently, doppler radar is showing just light amounts, however there’s a…

December 19, 2023 Summary:  Sporadic light showers continue over parts of the valley this afternoon. Doppler radar and satellite imagery show the storm’s strongest dynamics to be just off the northern California coast which is closer to the storm’s center of circulation. The center of circulation is located roughly 350 miles to the west/northwest of…

December 19, 2023                                                                    Summary: The center of circulation of an upper level low pressure system is roughly 250 miles west of Crescent City and is moving southward parallel to the California coast. The counterclockwise circulation around this storm continues to cause bands of moisture to be flung inland. Models have slowed the exit strategy of…

December 16, 2023 Summary:  Doppler radar continues to show numerous areas of light showers moving down the valley. So far, generally less than .10 has been recorded at most locations. However, the parent low is still off the southern Oregon/northern California coast. As the low slides southward parallel to the coast, more significant precipitation will…