Category: Forecast

January 3, 2021 Variable cloudiness continues to stream over central California.  The clouds have been dense enough to actually spit out a few sprinkles overnight, but nothing measurable is expected until Monday.  A fast moving trough of low pressure will move through, mainly Monday afternoon.  The chance for light rain is fairly high from Fresno…

January 2, 2021 Summary: Mid and high level clouds continue to stream over central California.  Most locations are reporting either an overcast or a broken layer of clouds based at 9,500 feet.  This is the first day of a mild, westerly flow. Embedded within this low are waves of low pressure, or troughs as we…

January 2, 2021 The fog this morning is rather patchy due to a considerable amount of mid and high level clouds streaming overhead from disturbances moving into the Pacific Northwest.  The clouds will generally be thin enough to allow temperatures to rise to above average through Monday.  Models are quite disappointing this morning as far…

We will be out of the office this afternoon.  We wish you all the very best in 2021 and always.   January 1, 2021 Some areas  have dense fog while others have a low overcast while still others have mostly clear skies this morning.  Widespread lower 30s are common throughout the citrus belt this morning from…

Summary: The fast moving low pressure system which brought the light showers this morning  has raced southeastward and is now centered over southwest Arizona.  Behind this system is a northwest flow which is generating low level upslope clouds against the southern Sierra Nevada and the Kern County mountains.  As of 1:30pm, Bakersfield was reporting a…

A fast moving low pressure system is currently moving through western Nevada.  There is a lobe of energy on the far western side of the system which is resulting in light showers this morning.  the showers have already ended north of a Visalia line, but continue in Kern County.  This is a fast moving system…

December 30, 2020 Summary: Temperatures have warmed into the mid 50s this afternoon under partly cloudy skies.  The current cloud cover is of the high variety, based near 20,000 feet.  To our north, a rapidly moving low pressure system is tracking through the Pacific Northwest.  Light showers have spread as far south as Ukiah along…

December 30, 2020 There is a considerable amount of ground fog, mainly from a Visalia/Tulare line northward through Merced County.  A very temporary very weak zone of upper level high pressure is currently moving through, creating a weak warm air inversion above the valley floor.  The freezing level has risen from 4,700 feet yesterday to…

December 29, 2020 Summary: A north/northeast flow aloft continues to be lifted by the Kern County mountains with upslope clouds continuing to regenerate over most of Kern County and southeastern Tulare County.  As of 1:30, Bakersfield was reporting an overcast based at 2,200 feet, Porterville reported a broken layer of clouds at just 600 feet…

December 29, 2020 There is a considerable amount of low clouds stacked up against the Kern County mountains.  The cloud deck is actually fairly high. Bakersfield reported the base at 6,000 feet and it’s 7,000 feet over Porterville.  The remainder of the valley was reporting anywhere from clear to partly cloudy conditions with areas of…