Author: Trudy Hibler

February 20, 2024 Summary:  in case you were wondering where the latest battleground of precipitation is occurring, try Orange and LA Counties where the latest atmospheric river is moving on shore. Even though the weather has been relatively quiet in the valley today, that will change during the late afternoon through the evening hours as…

February 20, 2024 Summary  Thunderstorms which rolled through the valley yesterday afternoon really jacked up rain totals in some locations. The following are storm totals through 4:00am: Bakersfield .51, Mettler .32, Delano .46, Porterville .80, Exeter, 1.13, Hanford .65, Lemoore .96, Visalia .72, Dinuba .73, Reedley .75, Del Rey, 1.37, Fresno .86, Clovis 1.30, Madera…

February 19, 2024 Summary:  I’m not at all surprised to see the development of thunderstorms in the valley this afternoon. Daytime heating has   warmed the valley floor to the point where warm currents of air are rising skyward,  triggering these storms. Doppler radar indicated the possibility of one inch hail with one cell moving  between…

February 19, 2024 Summary  An atmospheric river of air has been moving over the central coast then over the valley for much of the night. This has resulted  in significant precipitation. rainfall amounts have ranged from about .25 in t he south valley to as much as an inch in Fresno, Merced, and Madera Counties…

February 18, 2024 Summary  An intense Pacific storm is located roughly 450 miles off the northern  California coast. A warm front extends southeastward along the central and southern California coast, and will spread precipitation over central California late this afternoon and this evening. Behind the warm front is a cold front which will move through…

February 18, 2024 Summary  The first phase of a very active weather pattern went through last night. as expected, rainfall amounts from this system were fairly light, ranging from .08 at Madera to .22 at Lemoore and Hanford. This next storm will be a full blown winter storm event. Satellite imagery indicates this system is…

February 17, 2024 Summary:  The leading edge of the rain shield, as of the time of this writing, was moving into western Fresno County. Generally light precipitation is occurring from Merced County north. Rain will move across the valley from west to east across the valley with the bulk of the precipitation falling this evening…

February 17, 2024 Summary  One of the biggest keys in figuring out precipitation patterns and rain shadows will be just where the atmospheric rivers of air move inland. Typically these ARs are only 150 or so miles wide. The first such AR is moving on shore now from Monterey on the south to the north…

February 16, 2024 Summary:  Radar composites over northern California indicate light showers have spread as far south as the Bay Area, however the real dynamics of this storm are still off shore and will not begin to affect the San Joaquin Valley until mid to late afternoon Saturday. This first storm will be a fairly…

February 16, 2024 Summary  A weak ridge of upper level high pressure currently resides over California while the first of two winter storms lurks well off shore. The first system is the weaker of the two and will spread rain on shore Saturday morning. It appears precipitation will not reach the valley until sometime Saturday…