Author: Trudy Hibler

November 29, 2022 Today marks the 29th day in a row that the overnight lows have been at or below freezing at the colder locations. Tomorrow night, we may be above freezing because of cloud cover, however there is more cold air on the horizon. A colder air mass has overspread the region which should…

November 28, 2022 The next 48 hours will be fairly tranquil if you don’t mind an increase in wind conditions which will help scour out the valley. Currently, winds from Visalia north are out of the northwest averaging 8 to 15 mph. This is the leading edge of a cold air mass which is diving…

November 28, 2022 Today will be the last day readings enter the 60s for a while as a considerably colder air mass will overspread the valley Tuesday and Tuesday night. This is all being brought on by a weather system  moving into the Great Basin with some modified arctic air along its far western flank.…

November 27, 2022 Temperatures and dewpoints at midday are running comparable to 24 hours ago. Most locations have warmed into the low to mid 60s with dew points in the low to mid 30s. Currently, a series of disturbances are running roughshod through the Pacific Northwest then southeastward into the Great Basin, bypassing California. The…

November 27, 2022 Currently, we are under an area of weak high pressure resulting in a northwest flow aloft. Satellite imagery shows a weather system far out to sea, however it will throw some mid  and high level clouds over head, mainly this afternoon and tonight. In the meantime, disturbances continue to roll out of…

November 26, 2022 A weak trough of low pressure moved through the Great Basin this morning with the trailing portion of the trough passing through central California with nothing but a few clouds. Weak upper level high  pressure has followed, meaning that the prevailing air mass did not change all that much. Temperatures are a…

November 26, 2022 We call them inside sliders. That’s when an area of low pressure moves through the Pacific Northwest and, instead of moving southward into California, it moves southeastward into Nevada and Utah. The trailing portion of this trough and trailing system will move through central California this afternoon and tonight with some increasing…

  We will be out of the office this afternoon to have our Thanksgiving with family. We will return Saturday, November 26. Thank you for your understanding.   November 25, 2022 A dome of upper level high pressure is oriented from southwest to northeast across California then northeastward into the northern Rockies. At the surface,…

Thanksgiving morning 2022 For today and Friday, central California will be under a dome of upper level high pressure which will drive temperatures into the lower 70s at many locations today and, to a lesser extent, Friday. A weak ripple of low pressure will move through the high Saturday, lowering temperatures back into the mid…

November 23, 2022 Temperatures as of midday are running near what they were 24 hours ago. Up 2 in one location and down 2 in others. Visibilities are running generally 5 to 7 miles. A fairly strong ridge of high pressure is located roughly 400 miles off shore with a ridge building into the Pacific…