Category: Forecast

November 13, 2019 Summary: The high clouds moving in from the west are from an off shore trough of low pressure stretching from the Gulf of Alaska southward to off the central California coast.  The ridge of high pressure which has resulted in such pleasant weather in recent weeks is finally shifting eastward.  We will…

November 12, 2019 Summary: The center of circulation of our ridge of upper level high pressure is directly overhead this afternoon.  As a result, temperatures are running roughly 3 degrees higher than 24 hours ago, with temperatures in the low 80s this afternoon.  As of 1:00pm, Bakersfield had already reached 80 degrees and Castle Air…

November 12, 2019 Summary: Warmest locations this afternoon will see lower 80s.  The center of circulation of upper level high pressure is just off the central California coast.  The freezing level is up another 1,000 feet, according to the latest sounding over Oakland and currently stands at 15,000 feet. This is more reminiscent of late…

November 11, 2019 Summary: Upper level high pressure is located roughly 400 miles to the west/southwest of the central coast this afternoon.  California remains on the eastern side of this high and as a result, a warm bubble of subsiding air continues to drive temperatures 7 to 10 degrees above average.  The latest freezing level…

November 11, 2019 Summary: The freezing level is more reminiscent of September than November and stands at 14,100 feet.  The marine layer is right at 1,000 feet, according to the latest soundings at Fort Ord and Monterey.  A warm bubble of subsiding air remains over central California due to upper level high pressure located a…

We will be out of the office Sunday, November 10.  Reports will resume as usual Monday, November 11.  Thank you. November 9, 2019 Summary: Yet another warm, sunny, hazy afternoon out there.  The visibility at Bakersfield, Porterville, and Visalia at 1:00pm was 6 miles while the Fresno Air Terminal was reporting 5 miles.  The main…

Summary: High pressure at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere covers the eastern Pacific off the coast of the Pacific Northwest and California.  A very weak upper low is centered west/southwest of San Diego.  The counterclockwise circulation around the low and the clockwise flow around the high has the winds aloft out of…

November 7, 2019 Summary: Another clear but very hazy afternoon in the valley with crystal clear skies elsewhere.  The center of the upper high this afternoon remains right over northern California with a weak low center at the upper levels of the atmosphere west of northern Baja.  That has created a weak easterly flow over…

November 8, 2019 Summary: The center of circulation of upper level high pressure is right over northern California this morning with a weak low several hundred miles off the southern California coast.  The counter clockwise circulation around the low has the winds at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere out of the east. …

November 7, 2019 Summary: upper level high pressure remains off the California coast with a ridge as far north as southern British Columbia.   Meanwhile, the first of two polar air masses is diving into the Midwest.  The other feature of note is a benign upper low off the southern California/northern Baja California coast.  This has…