Category: Forecast

   December 21, 2019 Summary:  Just in case you are counting, winter officially begins at 8:19 this evening as we glory in our 9 hours and 39 minutes of daylight.  All this is occurring just in time for a major winter storm bearing down on central California.  Already in some locations, the strong winds have…

December 20, 2019 Summary: Temperatures as of 1:00pm were climbing into the upper 50s and lower 60s, despite the amount of cirrus clouds moving in from the west.  The freezing level above Vandenberg has climbed all the way to 12,100 feet as warm air moves in aloft ahead of a developing trough of low pressure. …

  December 20, 2019 Summary:  Upper level high pressure located several hundred miles off the southern California coast is beginning to be suppressed southeastward by a developing trough of low pressure stretching from British Columbia southwestward to well out over the Pacific Ocean.  Already overnight, high, thin clouds have overspread central California.  Even with the…

December 19, 2019 Summary: By the standards of the  latter part of December, you could certainly describe this as a beautiful afternoon.  As of 1:00pm, temperatures had risen into the  upper 50s and lower 60s.  most locations will end up a good 6 to 9 degrees above average.  Even milder weather can be expected Friday…

December 19, 2019 Summary: Lows this morning are mostly in the low to mid 30s with a spattering of upper 20s in Tulare County.  A flat zone of upper level high pressure stretches from off the southern California coast east/northeast into central and southern California.  The storm track is running over the top of the…

December 18, 2019 Summary: Our low pressure system has stalled just to the northwest of San Francisco this afternoon.  Light precipitation continues to fall over northern California with even a few isolated sprinkles over the central and south valley, but nothing measurable has been reported.  The air mass which has moved in aloft is colder. …

December 18, 2019 Summary: The strong winds in Kern County yesterday have generally died off.  The only exception I could find was right at the bottom of the Grapevine where winds were still out of the east at 30, gusting to 46 MPH.  most other locations are reporting winds of less than 10 MPH.  Over…

December 17, 2019 Summary: The current temperature at Meadows Field is 63 degrees with a dew point of 3 giving a relative humidity of 9%.  Winds are out of the southeast at 24 MPH, gusting to 32 as of 1:00pm.  Other peak wind gusts from the current wind event are: Meadows Field 48 MPH, Edison…

December 17, 2019 Summary: The 7:00am observation at Bakersfield reported a temperature of 52, a dew point of 9, with a relative humidity of 9%.  Winds are out of the southeast at 20, gusting to 30 MPH at Bakersfield.  Winds at Lamont have gusted to 51 MPH.  More wind information is detailed in the wind…

December 16, 2019 Summary: Clear skies prevail over central California and the immediate waters off the California coast.  Satellite imagery shows a low pressure system located about 800 miles off the northern California coast which is chugging steadily eastward.  Temperatures this afternoon are actually a degree or two cooler than 24 hours ago but are…