Category: Forecast

March 16, 2019 Summary:  Temperatures this afternoon are up 1 to 4 degrees over yesterday’s readings for the same time.  In the foothills and mountains, readings are up 5 to 7 degrees.  Upper level high pressure continues to build into the western U.S. and as early as tomorrow will extend from northwest Mexico to northwest…

March 16, 2019 Summary: A strong ridge of upper level high pressure continues to slowly move inland via the eastern Pacific Ocean.  By Sunday night and Monday, the high will stretch from northwest Mexico all the way northward to northwest Canada, driving temperatures from 10 to 15 above average Monday and Tuesday.  This high is…

March 15, 2019 Summary: Upper level high pressure over the eastern Pacific continues to slowly build inland.  The only exception to this high is a weak upper air disturbance well off the southern California coast which will  move inland through northern Baja Friday night and Saturday with high clouds for southern California but little else. …

Friday morning’s report will be issued later than usual.  Thank you for your understanding.   John and Trudy March 14, 2019 Summary:  Temperatures this afternoon are running 3 to 8 degrees warmer than this time yesterday while dew points are down a tad and are generally in the low to mid 30s.  above the valley…

March 14, 2019 Summary: Even though it was a chilly  night last night with many locations ranging from 33 to 37 and a few locations brushing with the 32 degree mark, above the valley floor the air mass continues to warm.  The  latest freezing level over Vandenberg was 9,700 feet.  Upper level high pressure continues…

March 13, 2019 Summary:  Wall to wall sunshine out there this afternoon.  Very strong winds are currently blowing along the west side.  A few representative examples are: Gustine 29 MPH, Harris Ranch 31 MPH, Huron 34 MPH, Panoche Road 35 MPH, and Kettleman Hills with winds of 43 MPH.  It’s hard to believe that these…

March 13, 2019 Summary: The cold front which  moved through the valley last night dropped .01 on Fresno.  That was the only reporting station that received measurable precipitation.  That front is  now moving through southern California.  A huge winter storm has developed over the Rockies and is now spilling out into the Great Plains.  All…

March 12, 2019 Summary:  Low pressure is now moving inland through Sonora, Mexico and will no longer be a player in our weather pattern.  Instead, we have a new low rapidly moving into the Great Basin adjacent to the northern Sierra Nevada which will dive southeastward, eventually moving into a powerful storm developing over the…

March 12, 2019 Summary: The upper level low has now moved into northern Baja.  There are still light showers as far north as extreme southern Inyo and extreme eastern Kern County.  The low will begin to accelerate towards the northeast and will join forces with another low which is currently moving through Oregon.  It will…

March 11, 2019 Summary:  The center of circulation of a weak upper low is now west of San Diego.  There is considerable cloud cover being injected along the eastern flank of the low and into southern California.  The northern limit of the cloud shield is over the Kern County mountains and Doppler radar is indicating…