Category: Forecast

April 3, 2020 Summary: The air mass has dried out to the point where radiational cooling is actually quite strong.  Most ag locations this morning dipped down into the mid to upper 30s. Even so, another nice spring day is on tap as weak upper level high pressure continues to stretch from the eastern Pacific…

April 2, 2020 Summary: Typical spring weather will continue through Friday as central California remains under the influence of upper level high pressure over the eastern Pacific which extends inland through to the Desert Southwest.  A large area of low pressure remains over the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies, putting California under a northwest…

April 1, 2020 Summary: A flat zone of high pressure extends from the eastern Pacific across California and into the Desert Southwest.  The air aloft has warmed considerably as indicated by the freezing level above Oakland which has zoomed up to 11,400 feet.  In the meantime, a low remains in place over the Pacific Northwest. …

March 31, 2020 Summary: A flat zone of upper level high pressure covers the eastern Pacific and extends inland over the southern ¾ of California eastward into the Great Basin.  In the meantime, a large low covers the Pacific Northwest and off shore waters.  Satellite imagery shows a great deal of cloud cover moving into…

March 30, 2020 Summary: Today begins a weather pattern which will result in an extended period of dry weather.  Models have back off on significantly warmer weather down the road, however, as the main storm track moves into the Pacific Northwest, affecting the northern ¼ of California through Tuesday night.  this will have a tendency…

March 29, 2020 Summary: Light showers continue this morning, mainly north of Kern County, and will continue for the remainder of the day.  A relatively cold trough of low pressure is moving across central California.  The main body of low pressure will be just to the east of the Sierra Nevada this evening, allowing dry…

March 28, 2020 Summary: A weak trough of low pressure continues to spread light showers over northern California.  A few renegade showers have spread as far south as Madera County as of 1:00pm.  The air aloft, even though a tad warmer, is still quite chilly.  The freezing level early this morning over Oakland was 5,200…

March 28, 2020 Summary: Light showers have spread as far south as Monterey along the coast with even a few sprinkles in Stanislaus and Merced Counties.  Sprinkles or light showers will spread as far south as Fresno County later this afternoon as the first of two little waves of low pressure moves through.  This event…

March 27, 2020 Summary: Temperatures this afternoon remain well below average despite the fact that most locations are 2 to 6 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time.  The air aloft, especially over southern California, remains cold as the freezing level over Vandenberg has struggled up to just 4,100 feet.  Over Oakland, the freezing level…

March 27, 2020 Summary: The very cold area of low pressure has now shifted eastward and extends from Wyoming to Arizona.  In the wake of the exiting low is a northwest flow aloft which has resulted in considerable amounts of upslope clouds in the south valley. Visalia, Porterville, and Bakersfield are all reporting an overcast…