Author: Trudy Hibler

August 25, 2022 John has an early morning check up with our primary care physician. Reports will resume tomorrow morning. Thank you, John and Trudy

August 24, 2022 California is essentially clear this morning with the exception of the usual fog and low clouds along the coast. The depth of the marine layer at Monterey is around 1,500 feet deep. Today will be the hottest in the series as upper level high pressure resides over northern California. This high is…

August 23, 2022 John’s under the weather today, so to speak. Reports will resume tomorrow, August 24. Trudy

August 22, 2022 This week will be characterized by minor differences in temperatures, but that’s about all. Even though temperatures will remain in triple digits today, it may turn out to be the coolest day of the week. there is a weak low center moving through the Pacific Northwest which will temporarily weaken the high,…

August 20, 2022 Upper level high pressure stretches from one center over Wyoming westward to another center off the central coast with a warm bubble of subsiding air above us. Temperatures will continue to soar into triple digits. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 102 at Visalia to 108 at Lemoore. Expect similar conditions today. Temperatures may…

August 9, 2022 Today will be see the next salvo in a prolonged heat wave. The only chance I see for readings dipping below 100 will  be next Tuesday and Wednesday when a weak low moves through the Pacific Northwest, weakening the high slightly. In the short term, strong upper level high pressure continues to…

August 18, 2022 The latest batch of moisture from the monsoon has rotated northward into  Oregon. Satellite imagery shows another batch ready to move into Arizona. High resolution models that predict rainfall amounts indicate much of Arizona and New Mexico will pick up 3 to 5 inches of rain over the next week with only…

August 17, 2022 Debris clouds from thunderstorm activity over southern California yesterday drifted northwestward over central California last night and this morning. these clouds essentially stopped the radiational cooling process, resulting in what I consider to be a hot morning. As of 5:00am, Porterville was reporting 80 degrees, Fresno 84, and Bakersfield 86. Yesterday afternoon,…

August 16, 2022 Strong upper level high pressure extends from one center over northern Utah across California to another high in the eastern Pacific. At the surface, pressures are slightly higher inland than they are off shore, creating a very weak off shore flow. The sounding at Monterey showed a marine layer depth of 1,200…

August 15, 2022 Yesterday saw the beginning of what will be at least a week’s worth of triple digit heat. Upper level high pressure over the Texas panhandle is building westward over California and has already effectively cut off the marine layer. The current sounding at Monterey is showing the marine layer is only 1,500…