Category: Forecast

April 5, 2019 Summary:  yesterday’s weather system has raced eastward and is already in the Rocky Mountain region.  However, light showers are now spreading over northern California with the precipitation shield roughly 75 miles to the west of Monterey.  This system will basically hit and run as it is moving quickly and will scoot through…

April 4, 2019 Summary:  The latest weak trough of low pressure is beginning to move on shore along the northern and central California coast.  This system has poor dynamics and will move across central California during the late morning and afternoon hours.  The chance for light showers over the Sierra Nevada is relatively high with…

April 3, 2019 Summary:  Isolated thunderstorms yesterday afternoon dropped briefly heavy rain on a few locations in the valley.  Tulare County received the heaviest precipitation although Huron recorded an impressive .64.  Today will be quiet with high, thin clouds rolling overhead from time to time.  There is, however, a considerable amount of upslope clouds crammed…

April 2, 2019 Summary:  A meager cold front moved through during the early morning hours with only a few hundredths of an inch of precipitation.  Many locations just reported trace amounts.  This system will be most active this afternoon through the late evening hours as a pool of relatively cold, unstable air associated with low…

April 1, 2019 Summary:  it is a bit unusual to find identical freezing levels both above Oakland and above Vandenberg but such is the case this morning with a freezing level of 11,800 feet.  A nice bubble of warm, subsiding air is above us this morning.  Couple that with a weak southeasterly flow at the…

March 30, 2019 From this point until frost season begins again, we will be out of the office on Sundays unless there is active weather.  We will, however, be available by phone should you need us.   John and Trudy   Summary:  Most locations on the valley floor are running only 1 or 2 degrees…

March 30, 2019 Summary:  Weak upper level high pressure continues to slowly build in from the west/southwest.  Temperatures today will be just about average for the time of year then, as the high moves overhead Sunday and Monday, temperatures will warm accordingly.  The freezing level overnight at Vandenberg was 11,600 feet, which is quite a…

March 29, 2019 Summary:  There is still a considerable amount of clouds over the valley portion of Kern County.  In fact, there’s enough cloud cover for Bakersfield to actually be 5 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago while most locations in Kings and Tulare Counties and points north are only down by about 1 to…

March 29, 2019 Summary:  Skies are mostly clear over the valley this morning with the exception of portions of Kern County where upslope clouds continue to bank up against the north facing slopes of the Tehachapi Mountains and the northeast slopes of the Temblor Range.  The air mass is rather cool with freezing above Oakland…

March 28, 2019 Summary:  Skies are mostly clear over the valley this afternoon with the exception of some upslope clouds mainly over southeastern Tulare County and Kern County due to upsloping against the Kern County mountains and the extreme southern Sierra Nevada.  Weak high pressure will slowly build in from the west/southwest over the next…