February 15, 2024 Summary: There is a great deal of low clouds left over from last night’s frontal passage. At 1:00pm, the base of the overcast at Madera was 2,000 feet while at Porterville the overcast was based at 3,300 feet at 2,300 feet at Visalia. These clouds may not burn off on the eastern…
Author: Trudy Hibler
February 15, 2024 report
February 15, 2024 Summary The trailing end of a weak cold front is now exiting the valley. The showers we experienced overnight have mainly moved into the Sierra Nevada and the Kern County mountains. A weak ridge of upper level high pressure off shore will temporarily build in from the eastern Pacific for dry weather…
February 14, 2024 report
The regular report will return tomorrow, February 15. February 14 2024 Summary A rather fragmented area of low pressure is approaching the northern California coast. Already this morning, light showers are falling along the north coast and will spread over the northern portion of California as the day wears on. This system will weaken further…
February 13, 2024 report
We will be out of the office this afternoon, February 13, 2024. Reports will resume bright and early February 14. February 13, 2024 Summary Weak upper level high pressure is centered right over California this morning. Skies are generally clear with temperatures in the 30s. Only the very coldest river bottom type locations are in…
February 12, 2024 afternoon report
February 12, 2024 Summary: There is an abundant amount of high, thin clouds from Fresno County north at this hour with mostly clear skies in the south valley. Temperatures as of 1:00 pm are generally in the mid to upper 50s with warmest locations around the 60 degree mark. Temperatures tonight will be generally in…
February 12, 2024 report
February 12, 2024 Summary Low to mid 30s are widespread throughout the growing area again this morning. central California is underneath an area of weak high pressure. Daytime highs will rise to marginally above average today and Tuesday then will climb further Thursday and Friday ahead of a weak trough of low pressure moving through…
February 11, 2024 report
February 11, 2024 Summary With clear skies overnight, leading to good radiational cooling, temperatures at most locations dropped into the low to mid 30s. Similar conditions can be expected tonight. Upper level high pressure now covers the eastern Pacific and roughly the western one-quarter of the US. Temperatures will warm incrementally through midweek. A weak…
February 10, 2024 report
February 10, 2024 Summary Upslope clouds continue to regenerate over mainly Tulare and Kern Counties. Further north, skies are mostly clear with patchy fog. Cloud cover resulted in lows generally in the mid 30s to the lower 40s last night. That will not be the case tonight as upper level high pressure just off shore…
February 9, 2024 afternoon report
February 9, 2024 Summary: Temperatures as of 1:00pm were generally in the mid 50s on the valley floor with dew points generally in the low to mid 50s. We are currently under a northerly flow along the eastern side of upper level high pressure just to our west. As a result, the air mass remains…
February 9, 2024 report
February 9, 2024 Summary It’s been a while since we’ve seen widespread temperatures in the 30s. most ag locations are above freezing, however. Finally, a ridge of upper level high pressure is slowly building in from the west as the active pattern is taking a temporary hiatus. By Saturday, the high will stretch from off…