Category: Forecast

May 22, 2019 Summary: Very odd, to say the least.  That is how I would characterize the configuration on models this morning.  A trough of low pressure stretches from Minnesota on the northeast to southern California on the southwest.  There are still some lingering showers in the valley at this hour, but they are decreasing…

May 21, 2019 Summary: Scattered showers are widespread over northern and central California, especially from Fresno County northward.  The weather will become more active as the afternoon and evening wear on as very cold air for the time of year moves overhead in association with a strong upper low now over northern California.  Isolated thunderstorms…

May 21, 2019 Summary: The respite from the unusual weather pattern was very short  lived yesterday.  Already this morning, light showers are showing up on radar, mainly from Fresno County north.  A cold upper level low is now driving through southern Oregon into northern California and will drive a cold front through the valley this…

May 20, 2019 Summary: As of 6:00am, Navelencia was reporting a temperature of 40 degrees with widespread low to mid 40s throughout the valley this morning.  This is about as cold as you’ll ever see it this time of year.  Even though considerable sunshine will prevail, the air  mass remains very c old for the…

May 19, 2019 Summary: Today will turn out to be a rather historic weather day as it will definitely be the coldest ever recorded for this date and it’s already the wettest.  A strong cold front moved through the valley overnight with widespread precipitation.  Almost all locations, with the exception of a few in Kern…

May 18, 2019 Summary: Last night, skies were generally clear and allowed many ag stations to drop into the low to mid 40s, which is about as cold as you’ll ever see it this time of year.  Tonight will be on the cool side, but milder as clouds are thickening and lowering ahead of a…

May 18, 2019 Summary: We are literally in the lull before the storm.  Satellite imagery depicts the situation rather well with a large winter-type storm off the Oregon/northern California coast. Under this low is a large swath of cloud cover which will arrive in central California later this morning.  Some light showers might reach as…

May 17, 2019 Summary: It is a relatively quiet afternoon weather-wise over central California.  There are quite a few cumulous cloud formations, especially in the south valley, where upsloping is occurring against the Kern County mountains and the extreme southern Sierra Nevada.  Over the Pacific Ocean, a complex weather system is developing in the southern…

May 17, 2019 Summary: After a day of widespread showers and thunderstorms, it’s time for the weather to settle down, if only for a short period.  The center of circulation from yesterday’s event is now in southcentral Nevada and is moving eastward.  The freezing level over Oakland last night was down to 6,000 feet.  Vandenberg…

May 16, 2019 Summary: Here are some updated rainfall totals as of 1:00pm:  Madera .54, Clovis .79, Fresno .55, Firebaugh .26, Lemoore .73, Hanford .35, Visalia .21, Tulare .18, Kettleman Hills .09, Huron .04, Porterville .28, Bakersfield .06, Lamont .22, Mettler .07, and Taft .03.   As of 1:15pm, from basically northern Kings County and…