Category: Forecast

November 20, 2018 Summary:  This is the last day of the horrible haze and smoke situation we’ve been enduring as the upper ridge along the west coast is beginning to break down.  A rapidly weakening low is currently moving through Baja and is the system with enough muscle to finally break that ridge down.  A…

November 19, 2018 Summary: Visibilities as of 1:00pm ranged from two miles at Hanford to four miles at Porterville.  There are also considerable amounts of mid and high level clouds over all of central and southern California from a weakening low which will eventually move through northern Baja Tuesday morning.  The sounding above Fresno has…

November 19, 2018 Summary:  In the short term, upper level  high pressure will continue to keep the warm air inversion in place and with it the haze and smoke.  There are major changes in the wind, however.  If you look at GOES 17 high resolution satellite imagery, what appears to be a well developed low…

November 18, 2018 Summary:  Upper level high pressure is centered almost right overhead this morning with its warm bubble of subsiding air.  The freezing level will come down marginally, but currently stands at 11,400 feet, possibly indicating a slight weakening of the high.  A low is located roughly 1,000 miles west of the central coast…

November 17, 2018 Summary: Another mild, hazy afternoon in the valley with some high, thin clouds overhead.  Upper level high pressure stretches from northwest Mexico northward to the Pacific Northwest and into British Columbia.  That will not change through at least Monday.  The new weather satellite, the GOES 17, is now in service and the…

November 17, 2018 Summary:  Another quiet, calm weather day is ahead as we start out the day on the chilly side with most locations again in the low to mid 30s.  A strong warm air inversion is still in place above the valley floor, trapping haze, smoke, and smog which, of course, just makes the…

November 16, 2018 Summary: Very stable conditions prevail over central California.  A warm bubble of subsiding air remains above the valley floor, trapping haze and areas of smoke in the lowest level of the atmosphere.  Visibilities as of 1:00 pm were ranging from 2 ½ miles at Hanford to 5 miles at Porterville.  Some areas…

November 16, 2018 Summary:  Another morning of lots of haze and cold temperatures.  As of 6:00am, most locations in the citrus belt were ranging in the low to mid 30s, just a tad milder in Kern County.  A big ridge extends from northern Baja into the Pacific Northwest.  If you liked the last few days,…

November 15, 2018 Summary: Mostly clear and hazy conditions prevail this afternoon, which is pretty much the way it will continue to be through at least Monday.  Upper level high pressure stretches from northern Mexico northward through the western U.S. and up into the Pacific Northwest.  The winds aloft are very weak and are out…

November 15, 2018 Summary:  Coldest locations are again right  near or a degree or two below freezing as the overall dingy air mass, which remains very dry, is still in place.  Only slight variations from day to day will occur with daytime temperatures marginally above average and overnight lows a few degrees below average.  …