Author: Trudy Hibler

August 2, 2022 Our weather continues to be governed by mainly strong upper level high pressure over the Desert Southwest. We are also being affected by the remnants of tropical storm Frank, which is located roughly 800 miles southwest of San Diego. Doppler radar is picking up virga off the central coast, which is rain…

August 1, 2022 Plenty monsoonal moisture is rotating clockwise around the bottom side of upper level high pressure which is now centered over southeastern Oregon. Sprinkles occurred over the valley floor during the weekend. There were isolated spots that reported measurable rain. The heaviest I could find was just .03 at Porterville. The flow will…

July 31, 2022/supplement An abundant amount of moisture from the monsoon is rotating around the bottom of high pressure centered over northern California. Doppler radar is picking up sprinkles even over the valley floor this morning. These sprinkles are falling from debris clouds which are leftovers from thunderstorms over Nevada yesterday. As the daytime heating…

July 30, 2022 Upper level high pressure over northern California and its clockwise rotation is moving an abundant amount of moisture from the monsoon into central California. Heavy cloud cover overnight is creating some very warm conditions on the valley floor. Bakersfield was reporting 84 degrees as of 5:00am while much of the rest of…

July 29, 2022 This endless string of 100+ degree weather shows no inclination to end any time soon. It’s possible we’ll get a day in there with enough cloud cover to bring those numbers down, but by and large, triple digits will continue. Upper level high pressure is centered over northern California with a big…

July 28, 2022 We have another very complex weather pattern this morning. At the upper levels of the atmosphere, we have high pressure centered over Oregon and northern California which stretches several hundred miles off shore. This has created a weak easterly flow aloft. The monsoon, in the meantime, is transporting mid and high level…

July 27, 2022 Even though the weather appears very stable with day after day of 100+ degree weather, the pattern over the western US is becoming progressively more complex. Upper level high pressure stretches from Utah westward to off the northern California coast. Satellite imagery this morning shows monsoon moisture stretching from Mexico all the…

We apologize for the late notice. John has a doctor’s appointment this morning. Reports will resume tomorrow.

July 25, 2022 High pressure at the upper levels of the atmosphere has drifted northward from its position over the Four Corners region and is now centered over eastern Nevada. The clockwise flow around the high has turned the winds aloft out of the east/southeast, which is pushing more and more high level moisture into…

July 23, 2022 There remains plenty of warm air above central California. The balloon sounding above Oakland a short time ago indicated a freezing level of 17,500 feet. The marine layer along the coast has deepened a tad over the past 24 hours with a depth of 1500 feet. There is some modified marine air…