Category: Forecast

November 14, 2018 Summary: Stagnant conditions prevail over the great valley of California with a combination of haze and smoke pouring into our lungs.  But at least temperatures are pleasant with most locations teasing the 70 degree mark by the time the day is over.  As the high strengthens a tad over the next 72…

November 14, 2018 Summary:  The high clouds that were visible yesterday and last night have now exited and are rapidly moving into southern Nevada and Arizona.  So,  more sunshine will be observed today and over the next couple of days.  Through Monday, we will be under the influence of persistent upper level high pressure.  The…

November 13, 2018 Summary: Surface pressures remain higher over the interior west than off shore.  This will mean the Santa Anas will continue over southern California.  Some of these winds continue to leak down to near the bottom of the Grapevine where, at last report, winds were out of the south at 20, gusting to…

November 13, 2018 Summary:  High pressure at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere is currently moving slowly into the western U.S.  There is a trough of low pressure in the  Gulf of Alaska with a trough extending southward over the central Pacific.  There’s not much weather with this trough, but there  is a…

November 12, 2018 Summary: The off shore flow over southern and central California continues this afternoon, but is beginning to weaken.  The wind velocity at the CHP office at the bottom of the Grapevine was gusting to 40 MPH this past hour and peaked earlier this afternoon at 48 MPH.  High resolution models indicate the…

November 12, 2018 Summary:  It was cold throughout the valley overnight with many locations outside the urban zones at or below freezing, but certainly nothing critical occurred.  We’ll discuss more on that in the frost discussion below.   Extremely dry air remains over the western United States with dew points at or near 0 over…

Summary: Winds at the CHP office near the bottom of the Grapevine have gusted to 56 MPH.  For now, anyway, it appears to be very localized.  The strongest pressure differences will be tonight through around midday Monday.  One model suggests winds gusting in the low 30s in the Bakersfield area tomorrow morning through midday.  Whether…

Summary:  The next off shore wind event is in its beginning stages.  Surface high pressure is currently building over the Great Basin behind a low which has moved into the Four Corners region.  A sharp high is again building along the Pacific coast all the way into southern Alaska and northwest Canada.  This will generate…

Summary: Temperatures this afternoon are running about 4 to 8 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time.  Dew points are all over the place, ranging from the mid 20s to near 40.  More on that in the frost discussion below.  A sharp ridge of upper level high pressure is building from south to north into…

November 10, 2018 Summary:  The gusty Santa Ana winds over the mountain areas have subsided with most locations over the Kern County mountains reporting winds of less than 15 MPH.  this will be a very temporary situation as a new trough of low pressure is moving through the northern and central rockies, followed by another…