Category: Forecast

February 3, 2020 Summary: Navelencia dropped to 32 degrees about 7:30 this evening.  Ducor, Orange Cove, Lindcove, McFarland, and Terra Bella hit 32 degrees between 8:00 and 9:00pm.  As of 10:00pm, Navelencia, which is typically a cold pocket, had dropped to 28.  Most other locations were generally between 30 and 32 degrees with the exception…

February 3, 2020 Summary: This summary will be a bit shorter than typical so I can concentrate on the freeze situation.  A strong low both at the surface and aloft is centered over eastern Nevada and Utah this afternoon while upper level high pressure resides along the Pacific coast, creating a north/south pipeline of air…

February 3, 2020 Summary: tonight and tomorrow night will be the most dangerous we have seen for quite some time.  Already this morning, upper 20s are widespread throughout the citrus belt north of Kern County with a spattering of mid 20s as of 7:00am.  Tonight and tomorrow night will be colder, which is discussed in…

February 2, 2020 Summary: A pool of cold air is now penetrating central California.  Temperatures in the lower Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys have dropped into the mid 50s while readings south of Merced are generally in the low to mid 60s.  gusty northwesterly winds are moving down the valley.  As of the time…

February 2, 2020 Summary: The leading edge of a very cold air mass is moving through central California at this hour.  As of 6:00am, models had the dry surface front right through Fresno County.  The very cold upper low is hanging back a few hundred miles over Oregon and northern California.  The freezing level taken…

February 1, 2020 Summary: Even though upper level  high pressure is almost right overhead this afternoon, the  high is already flattening out over the Pacific Northwest.  Temperatures this afternoon as of 1:00pm were already nearing the 70 degree mark in the warmest locations, so most locations this afternoon will run from 70 to 73 or…

February 1, 2020 Summary: Today will be quite spring like as soon as the fog burns off with warmest locations, especially in the south valley, moving into the lower 70s.  Upper level high pressure is directly above us this morning.  the freezing level is all the way up to 13,300 feet.  That figure will quickly…

January 31, 2020 Summary: We have about another 36 hours worth of mild, early February weather before winter returns with a vengeance.  Upper level high pressure along with its bubble of warm subsiding air will be almost right above central California Saturday, driving temperatures to near the 70 degree mark and possibly eclipsing that mark,…

anuary 31, 2020 Summary: Strong upper level high pressure is located roughly 400 miles to the west of the central coast this morning.  the center of circulation of this high is projected to be almost right overhead by midday Saturday.  this will drive temperatures to near record highs Saturday afternoon.  The freezing level continues to…

January 30, 2020 Summary: Temperatures this afternoon are running anywhere from 4 to 8 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.  That’s partly due to considerably more sunshine today and partly due to increasing pressure above California.  The main high center is still off shore, but will continue to build eastward with the center of circulation…