Category: Forecast

January 30, 2020 Summary: The fog this morning seems to be concentrated in the Lemoore/Visalia/Hanford region where visibilities are ¼ mile or less with patchy fog elsewhere.  Dew points are a little lower this morning in comparison to 24 hours ago, so in spite of the high clouds over the valley, many frost stations saw…

January 29, 2020 Summary: Much of the eastern half and southern sector of the valley remain under a low overcast as of 1:00pm.  The base of the overcast was at 3,300 feet over Bakersfield and Porterville and near 1,500 feet over Visalia and Fresno.  The far western portion of the valley is relatively clear with…

January 29, 2020 Summary: Considerable upslope clouds continue to regenerate along the valley facing slopes of the Kern County mountains and the west facing slopes of the Sierra Nevada.  A low overcast based anywhere from 1600 feet over Visalia to 3,700 feet over Bakersfield will be slow in clearing.  Nevertheless, most areas will see some…

January 28, 2020 Summary: Skies are partly cloudy in some areas of the valley and mostly clear in others.  Temperatures are generally in the upper 50s which is close to seasonal for late January.  The latest freezing level over Vandenberg was 9,800 feet, which is relatively low but will begin to rise over the next…

  January 28, 2020 Summary: A large area of lower level clouds which had been covering the northern half of the San Joaquin Valley during the predawn hours is now advancing rapidly southward into the south valley.  Above the low clouds is a layer of high clouds associated with a low pressure center moving through…

January 27, 2020 Summary: Most of the valley is enjoying abundant sunshine this afternoon.  The exception is due to a low cloud deck stretching from eastern Fresno County to Tulare County.  Currently, a flat ridge of high pressure is over central and southern California which is moving eastward.  The next Pacific storm will move into…

January 27, 2020 Summary: Upslope clouds continue to regenerate against the foothills in Tulare and Kern Counties.  Elsewhere, there are areas of ground fog.  As of 7:00am, Bakersfield and Porterville were down to ¼ mile visibility while Visalia was reporting ½ mile.  Yesterday’s anemic trough passage has moved into the interior west, allowing a flat…

January 26, 2020 Summary: A Pacific cold front is currently moving through central California. Doppler radar was clearly depicting a frontal system falling apart before it even reaches the valley.  A narrow band of showers had been evident along the frontal system, but it’s currently dissipating as it moves over the Coast Range and over…

January 25, 2020 Summary: The low cloud deck has generally burned off from Fresno southward with pockets of low clouds remaining north of Fresno County.  Due to the evaporation of the low clouds, plenty of sunshine is evident this afternoon with temperatures running from 4 to 8 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.   In…

January 25, 2020 Summary: A low overcast remained over much of the valley overnight, resulting in mild temperatures this morning with most locations in the upper 40s.  The base of the overcast ranged from 2,900 feet over Lemoore to 3,900 feet over Bakersfield.  The fact that the overcast is lifting is a good indication that…