Author: Trudy Hibler

September 6, 2022 Some of the new high resolution models are spitting out some amazing numbers for this late in the year. Two models place Fresno at 114, just one degree shy of their all time record. Most other ag type locations will range between 108 and 111. Unusually strong upper high is parked over…

September 5, 2022 In the short term, our main concern is blistering heat which will continue through at least Thursday. A strong high center is located near the Nevada/Utah border in close proximity to California. The clockwise flow around the high is steering some high clouds over central California and is adding enough moisture for…

September 5, 2022 Fresno recorded a blistering high of 110 yesterday. All other locations were 105 to 109.  Today should be 2 to 4 degrees cooler due to a very temporary weakening of the high as a weak trough moves through the Pacific Northwest. This will turn out to be one of the more interesting…

September 2, 2022 Yesterday, temperatures were between 103 and 107 on the valley floor. Readings today will soar to between 105 and 109. The very strong high centered over the Great Basin this morning has its western side over California. The freezing level is all the way up to 17,700 feet while the marine layer…

September 1, 2022 The heat wave we are currently dealing with will rewrite the record books over the next week or so with temperatures near 110 at the hottest locations as early as Friday afternoon. Typically, hot weather is created as high pressure settles over the Four Corners region of the Desert Southwest, putting central…

August 31, 2022 A bubble of warm subsiding air will cap the valley for the next week or so, driving temperatures to excessively hot levels. At 5:00am, the temperature was 78 degrees at Sandburg at an elevation of 4,100 feet. Pressure patterns at the surface are just slightly onshore, but not enough to pull any…

August 30, 2022 It is hard to believe that the possible hottest days of what has been a hot summer are still ahead. Model information  this morning is consistent in putting out readings near 110 at the hottest locations beginning Thursday and lasting through at least the  Labor Day weekend. Blended model information spits out…

August 29, 2022 Over the weekend, we were blessed with sub 100 degree weather for a change. This will hold through today. A shallow layer of modified marine air will keep readings in the mid to upper 90s this afternoon. That will go out the window Tuesday, however, as a massive high builds over the…

August 27, 2022 The latest sounding at Monterey indicated the depth of the marine layer is 1,800 feet. Winds in the Delta are sustained at 19mph. Yesterday, Merced had a high of 99 and Los Banos 97 with readings in the lower 100s  in the remainder of the central and south valley. There’s’ just not…

August 26, 2022 Merced County northward will receive minor relief from the heat due to a shallow burst of marine air. However, south of Merced County, triple digits will continue through Saturday. Currently, there is simply not enough difference in pressure to tug that marine layer inland, even though the marine layer is up to…