We will be out of the office Thursday afternoon, February 27. Reports will resume February 28. February 27, 2020 Summary: Strong upper level high pressure is virtually overhead and will drive temperatures to near record values again both today and Friday. There is a weak upper air disturbance well off the southern California…
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February 26, 2020/pm update
February 26, 2020 Summary: As of 1:00pm, the temperature at Bakersfield had already reached 78 degrees with widespread mid 70s throughout the valley. These readings are generally 4 to 6 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. The center of circulation of a strong upper high is now just west of San Francisco where freezing levels…
February 26, 2020/report
February 26, 2020 Summary: The freezing level over Oakland just a few hours ago was up to 12,000 feet, meaning that warm bubble of subsiding air is just about right overhead. This will drive temperatures into the upper 70s to near 80 at the warmest locations through Friday. Friday may actually turn out to be…
February 25, 2020/pm update
February 25, 2020 Summary: Significant warming is taking place on the valley floor today. Readings are anywhere from 5 to 9 degrees warmer than they were 24 hours ago. In Kern County, temperatures are already in the mid 70s with near 70 degree weather elsewhere. The weather pattern through Friday night is rather straight forward. …
February 25, 2020/report
February 25, 2020 Summary: The beginning stages of a warming trend are well underway. Typically, it’s the higher elevations that show the effects first, and this is certainly evident this morning. for example, Sandberg is 8 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. The reading at that location was 50 degrees at an elevation of 4,100…
February 24, 2020/pm update
February 24, 2020 Summary: Skies are generally clear over central California this afternoon. The only exception is some lingering upslope clouds along the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Over the next 72 hours, upper level high pressure over the eastern Pacific will build inland over California. By midweek, there will be a warm bubble…
February 24, 2020/report
February 24, 2020 Summary: California remains on the eastern periphery of a large upper high off shore. That puts us under a northwest flow aloft. This flow is lifted by the Sierra Nevada and the Kern County mountains, generating upslope clouds along the eastern and southern flanks of the valley. At last report, Bakersfield…
February 23, 2019/report
February 23, 2020 Summary: The weather system which moved through the southern half of California yesterday has absolutely raced eastward. It’s already over the Four Corners region. Behind the exiting low is a northwest flow along the eastern periphery of upper level high pressure off shore. This northwest flow is generating upslope clouds along the…
February 22, 2020/report
February 22, 2020 Summary: The center of circulation of our upper low is approaching the Channel Islands off the southern California coast. The freezing level above Vandenberg has dropped down to 6,900 feet. That is indicative of a cold pool of air now moving into the southern half of California. Light showers are moving from…
February 21, 2020/pm update
February 21, 2020 Summary: The closed low off the south/central California coast is showing signs of making its move towards the southern California coast. Doppler radar is showing light showers moving from south to north along the central California coast. Also, showers are showing up over the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada. There is…