April 2, 2023 am The eastern Pacific high remains farther west than it’s usual position. A cold low is dropping southeastward out of the Gulf of Alaska and into the Pacific Northwest. This trough will drive southward into California Sunday night and Monday while a ridge of upper level high pressure builds upward off the…
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April 1, 2023 report
April 1, 2023 am Today through Sunday will be the proverbial lull before the storm, in this case wind storm. Temporarily, the storm track is moving from northwest to southeast into the Pacific Northwest, resulting in a beautiful spring weekend for the valley. The jet stream will dive southward Sunday night and Monday. in fact,…
March 31, 2023 report
March 31, 2023 am Tomorrow we begin April 1 surveys of the snow pack in the Sierra Nevada. Of course, we don’t know details yet, but we do know they’re massive. Fresno will end March at 191% of average while Bakersfield is at 181% of average. As annoying and damaging as the flooding is, this…
March 30, 2023 report
March 30, 2023 am Doppler radar is still depicting scattered light showers over the valley. Most, if not all, of this activity will be over by mid to late morning. The winter storm which 24 hours ago was to our northwest is now moving through southern California and will move into Arizona by roughly midday.…
March 29, 2023 afternoon report
March 29, 2023 pm After a lull in the action, showers will begin to pick up this afternoon. Thunderstorms are already occurring over the Sacramento valley and, as that same cold pool of air moves overhead this afternoon, the chance of thunderstorms will increase over our region, as well. Localized heavy rain and small hail…
March 29, 2023 report
I apologize for the scare I gave OCSNET users yesterday. The message I received was a hoax and may be tied to another hoax that had affected OACYS a week or two ago. Anyway, they plan to keep their doors open for a long time and there’s no need to change email platforms. …
March 28, afternoon report
March 28, 2023 pm As of midday, precipitation had spread down the Sierra Nevada as far south as Fresno County. Doppler radar was depicting a rain shadow developing along the west side. High winds are also creating all kinds of problems in northern California. A CalTrans weather station northeast of San Jose has recorded a…
March 28, 2023 report
March 28, 2023 am Satellite imagery is depicting a well developed winter storm several hundred miles west of the California/Oregon border. There is a trail of subtropical moisture feeding into the bottom side of the low which will result in significant amounts of precipitation in central California beginning tonight. Radar is already depicting showers down…
March 27, 2023 afternoon report
March 27, 2023 pm Satellite imagery at midday shows a rapidly intensifying winter storm west of the Oregon coast line. The low is developing a comma shaped configuration on its eastern flank which is a signature of a strong winter storm. The leading edge of the cloud deck from this system is now spreading over…
March 27, 2023 report
March 27, 2023 am It is a cool, crisp morning in the valley. A number of ag stations are at or slightly below freezing. The coldest I could find on the valley floor were a pair of 29s at Sanger and Lindsay and 30 at Exeter. Most other locations were between 31 and 36. This…