Category: Forecast

January 9, 2021 Once again this morning, the valley is blanketed in fog and low clouds.  However, it is off the deck in most locations as most reporting stations are reporting visibility of a mile or more, with a few exceptions.  Madera is down to ½ mile and both Porterville and Fresno are reporting ¾…

January 8, 2021 Summary: The fog and low clouds, as of 1:30 this afternoon, had melted away from south to north as far north as roughly a Hanford/Visalia line.  The 1:00pm observations at Lemoore and Hanford indicated a temperature of 48 and 49, respectively. Bakersfield reported a balmy 59, basking in the hazy sunshine.  …

January 8, 2021 Fog and low clouds stretch from the base of the Kern County mountains northward to almost Sacramento this morning.  every reporting station is reporting ½ mile visibility or less with most locations at or less than ¼ mile.  The only exception is the Fresno Air Terminal which is reporting 1 mile visibility…

Thanks so much for all the heartfelt prayers and well wishes.   January 7, 2021 Summary: As of 1:30pm, low overcast remained from Madera County northward to around Stockton where temperatures are only in the mid 40s.  Low to mid 50s are prevalent from Fresno southward to Visalia while Porterville and Bakersfield were each pushing…

January 7, 2021 John took a nasty fall early this morning.  We’re on our way to the ER for eval and stitches.  We have no idea how long this will take.  You know ERs. Anyway, he’s out for the morning.  Reports will resume this afternoon.   Trudy

January 6, 2021 Summary: All that is left of a trough of low pressure moving through northern California is a narrow band of light showers stretching from the  northern Sierra Nevada to just north of Monterey.  This band is dissipating as it moves quickly eastward.  Temperatures today on the valley floor are mostly in the…

January 6, 2021 Dense fog is widespread, mainly north of Kern County, all the way up into the lower Sacramento Valley.  Most locations are reporting a visibility of less than ¼ mile with a few locations reporting up to ½ mile visibility.  Even in Kern County, Bakersfield was reporting scattered low clouds developing at 300…

We will be out of the office this afternoon.  Thank you for your patience.   January 5, 2021 The southern half of the valley is under a low overcast this morning.  it’s actually a bit higher than  most upslope cloud events.  The base of the overcast above Visalia is 4,700 feet, 4,900 feet above Porterville,…

January 4, 2021 Summary: Light showers have progressed as far south as Madera County.  Light showers may still make it as far south as Fresno County through the early evening hours as the cold front moves through.  Ahead of the front, very mild air is in place.  For example, as of 1:00pm the temperature at…

January 4, 2021 A trough of low pressure and its associated cold front are just off the northern and central California coast at this hour.  This rapidly moving system will move through the valley from midday to midafternoon.  The chance of light showers from Fresno County north is still fairly high, however south of Fresno…