January 24, 2020 Summary: Low clouds have been slow in clearing this afternoon. In fact, as of 1:00pm, Bakersfield, Porterville, and Fresno were reporting overcast conditions with the overcast based between 2,300 and 3,100 feet, depending on reporting station. Madera and Visalia were reporting low clouds just off the deck at about 800 feet. Clearing…
Category: Forecast
January 24, 2020/report
January 24, 2020 Summary: Fog and low clouds are widespread over most of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys this morning. from Madera northward, mainly dense ground fog is occurring while the south valley has a combination of a low overcast and areas of ground fog. With dew points continuing to run in the upper…
January 23, 2020/pm update
January 23, 2020 Summary: Most of the fog and low clouds from this morning have dissipated, although there are pockets of low clouds, mainly over western Kings and Kern Counties. High clouds are increasing over northern California ahead of a weak trough of low pressure which will spread light showers down to a Bay Area/Tahoe…
January 23, 2020/report
January 23, 2020 Summary: A ridge of high pressure is above California this morning. a relatively strong warm air inversion is now in place over the valley floor. The freezing level was 11,500 feet above Vandenberg which illustrates that warm bubble of subsiding air above central California. The fog and low clouds will burn…
January 22, 2020/pm update
January 22, 2020 Summary: Skies have cleared over much of the valley this afternoon as upper level high pressure builds eastward into California via the eastern Pacific Ocean. The air aloft continues to warm with the latest balloon sounding above Vandenberg AFB showing a freezing level of 10,300 feet. Dew points are way up there,…
January 21, 2020/pm update
www.johnhibler.com trudyhibler@johnhibler.com 573-707-3787 January 21, 2020 Summary: A strong low is moving into the Pacific Northwest. The associated cold front is moving through northern California with light showers as far south as a Bay Area/Sacramento line. Upper level high pressure over central and southern California will effectively maintain dry weather for the valley…
January 21, 2020/report
www.johnhibler.com trudyhibler@johnhibler.com 573-707-3787 January 21, 2020 Summary: It is a fairly mild morning out there with most locations dropping only into the low to mid 40s due to cloud cover overnight. One system is currently moving through the Desert Southwest while another low will move into the Pacific Northwest this afternoon and evening. …
January 20, 2020/pm update
www.johnhibler.com trudyhibler@johnhibler.com 573-707-3787 January 20, 2020 Summary: A fragmented area of low pressure is moving through central and southern California this afternoon through tonight. Doppler radar is indicating rain is falling but not reaching the ground. Considering the base of the cloud deck is around 12,000 to 15,000 feet, measurable precipitation appears unlikely.…
January 20, 2020/report
www.johnhibler.com trudyhibler@johnhibler.com 573-707-3787 January 20, 2020 Summary: High pressure which has capped the valley with low clouds and fog the past few days has shifted eastward into the Rocky Mountain region. There is a fragmented trough of low pressure off shore which will be moving inland over roughly the next 18 hours or…
January 19, 2020/report
www.johnhibler.com trudyhibler@johnhibler.com 573-707-3787 January 19, 2020 Summary: Temperatures early this morning are uniformly in the lower 40s under a protective layer of low clouds. At Bakersfield, Porterville, Visalia, and Lemoore the base of the overcast is 900 feet. It’s 700 feet over Fresno and just 400 feet above Madera. A sharp warm air…