Category: Forecast

October 2, 2019 November 1 is right around the corner and with it begins two reports daily/seven days a week service.  I enjoy what I do, but since that time is quickly approaching and our current weather is as stable as it gets, we’re going to take the next week off.  Reports will resume Thursday,…

October 2, 2019 Summary: Over the past 24 hours, the freezing level has risen from 6,900 feet to 10,700 feet.  That reading was taken by balloon sounding over Oakland.  The balloon sounding over Vandenberg captured the freezing level at 14,800 feet.  Obviously, warmer air is moving in aloft.  Some mountain stations are reflecting this.  At…

  October 1, 2019 Summary: Several locations dipped down into the upper 30s last night with a few actually in the mid 30s.  As of 6:00am, Reedley was at 34, Navalencia 35, and Sanger 36.   There are two huge weather systems dominating the weather pattern over the lower 48.  The first is a strong…

  September 30, 2019 Summary: Below is a table of rainfall stats from throughout California as today is the last day of the official water year.  As you can see, we did pretty well.  Time for heavy coats now temporarily as it is chilly out there this morning.  Some ag stations chilled into the 30s,…

September 28, 2019 Summary: As of 1:00pm, temperatures were huddled in the mid 70s throughout the valley.  Most locations were seeing sunshine with most of the cloud cover banking up against the west facing slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent foothills.  Temperatures were 5 to 7 degrees lower than yesterday at this time. …

September 28, 2019 Summary: A rather strong cold front moved through the valley over the past couple of hours and is now draped over the Kern County mountains, moving into southern California.  A strong push of northwesterly winds, both at the surface and aloft, has generated upslope clouds over the valley floor and along the…

September 27, 2019 Summary: Infrared satellite imagery depicts very well the first phase of a major pattern change currently underway.  Low clouds and fog have made it all the way to the last range of mountains separating the San Joaquin Valley from the coast.  I wouldn’t be surprised if folks driving along Interstate 5 could…

  September 26, 2019 Summary: To our south, an upper low is centered near Yuma, Arizona this morning.  To our northwest, upper level high pressure is off the northern California coast.  The flow between these systems is out of the northeast, continuing the off shore flow.  Thus, another summer like day is on tap.  The…

September 25, 2019 Summary: This may turn out to be the hottest day we will endure until sometime late next spring, although that’s not official.  However, short term we have upper level high pressure off the northern California coast and an active tropical low situated over northwest Baja.  The flow both at the surface and…

September 24, 2019 Summary: The center of circulation of low pressure which 24 hours ago was over western Nevada has shot southward and is now centered over northern Baja.  Upper level high pressure off the northern California coast is now bulging inland into northern and central California.  The freezing level is now at 17,100 feet…