March 22, 2019 Summary: Light precipitation has spread over northern California this afternoon. There are isolated light showers showing up near San Jose and Salinas, but as of now that’s the southern limit of the rain shield. The chance for light showers will increase from Fresno County northward later tonight with a chance of light…
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March 22, 2019/report
March 22, 2019 Summary: High clouds are already increasing ahead of the next Pacific low pressure system which is approaching the Oregon/northern California coast. Most of the high clouds are associated with the jet stream, so no precipitation will occur today. However, the chance of light showers will increase later tonight. A rapidly weakening…
March 21, 2019/report
We will be out of the office this afternoon, March 21. The next report will be Friday morning, March 22. Thank you for your understanding. March 21, 2019 Summary: Light showers are still occurring over the Kern County mountains with a patch of light showers running along the Interstate 5 corridor in Kern…
March 20, 2019/pm report
Summary: Much cooler air is moving in above the valley floor at this hour. The freezing level went from roughly 9,500 feet over Oakland 24 hours ago to 5,600 feet now. The freezing level is also dropping over Vandenberg where the latest reading is down to 6,400 feet. Doppler radar is showing several bands of…
March 20, 2019 Summary: Light showers spread over central California overnight with most locations recording less than .10. Doppler radar, as of the time of this writing, was indicating light showers in western Fresno County and up in Madera County and parts of Merced County. Scattered light showers can be expected through Thursday morning as…
March 19, 2019/pm report
March 19, 2019 Summary: Clouds continue to increase ahead of a negatively tilted trough of low pressure located a few hundred miles off the California coast. Showers will initially spill into the west side of the valley tonight then will work their way eastward with showers continuing through Wednesday morning. A developing secondary low will…
March 19, 2019/report
March 19, 2019 Summary: High clouds are beginning to move in from the southwest ahead of what we call a negative tilted trough of low pressure. Satellite imagery illustrates this the best as the system is tilted from northwest to southeast off the California coast. Clouds will slowly thicken and lower this afternoon as the…
March 18, 2019/pm report
March 18, 2019 Summary: Temperatures this afternoon are running 2 to 5 degrees higher than 24 hours ago. Many locations as of 1:00pm were already in the mid 70s, so a number of areas will top the 80 degree mark by the time this day is through. The leading edge of the cloud shield is…
March 18, 2019/report
March 17, 2019 Summary: Relatively strong upper level high pressure is right overhead today and will reach its pinnacle, driving temperatures a degree or two above the 80 degree mark in some locations especially over Kern County. The high will begin to shift eastward Tuesday as a long awaited trough of low pressure stretches from…
March 17, 2019/report
March 17, 2019 Summary: Strong upper level high pressure covers the western one-third of the U.S. and off shore with a ridge extending northward, covering the Pacific Northwest and northwest Canada. The warming trend will continue today with widespread mid to upper 70s. a number of locations Monday, especially in the south valley, will either…