Updates
  • Out/pneumonia Pardon the interruption again, folks. John had been coughing more and more frequently lately. Difficult breathing yesterday resulted in an ambulance ride to the local…
  • May 8, 2024 report May 8, 2024 Summary  High pressure aloft is  located 500 miles off the northern California coast. Low pressure is centered over Wyoming and the Dakotas…
  • May 6, 2024 report May 6, 2024 Summary  An elongated trough of low pressure extends from the Gulf of Alaska to the Pacific Northwest while high pressure is setting…
  • May 4, 2024 report May 4, 2024 Summary  A low pressure center is off the coast of the Pacific Northwest this morning. This low will move southwestward into northern…
  • May 2, 2024 report May 2, 2024 Summary  upper level high pressure is upwelling ahead of a low pressure system located in the northeast Pacific. This will drive temperatures…

June 28, 2018/report

June 28, 2018 Summary: Temperatures this morning are running 3 to 6 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago courtesy of the marine layer and a fairly decent on shore flow.  The marine layer is 2,500 feet deep this morning and, with roughly a 9 mb difference in pressure between San Francisco and Las Vegas, the…

June 27, 2018/report

June 27, 2018 Summary: The marine layer has deepened to 2,100 feet and is moving through the Delta.  Some of this modified sea breeze may make it as far south as Madera County by the end of the day, but will probably not reach the remainder of the valley.  A trough of low pressure is…

June 14, 2018/report

We will be out of the office from June 15, 2018 through June 25, 2018.  Should you need assistance during this time, please call 573-776-3920.   John and Trudy   June 14, 2018/Next report: June 26 Summary: The hottest temperature yesterday afternoon in the valley was 105 at Bakersfield.  All locations either hit or rose above…

June 13, 2018/report

We will be out of the office from June 15, 2018 through June 25, 2018.  Should you need assistance during this time, please call 573-776-3920.   John and Trudy   June 13, 2018 Summary: Upper level high pressure is almost right overhead this morning and will drive temperatures above the century mark at most locations.  The…

June 11, 2018/report

We will be out of the office from June 15, 2018 through June 25, 2018.  Should you need assistance during this time, please call 573-776-3920.   John and Trudy   June 11, 2018 Summary: Temperatures this morning are already up three to six degrees over yesterday’s readings at this time.  Marine air will quickly mix out…

June 9, 2018/report

June 9, 2018 Summary: The yo-yo ride of temperatures will continue for at least the next week as readings begin to come down again today due to a trough of low pressure from the Gulf of Alaska now moving into the Pacific Northwest and northern California.  High clouds from this system have spread as far…

June 8, 2018/report

June 8, 2018 Summary: Temperatures this morning are running 3 to 5 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago as the marine machine along the coast has been temporarily shut down by a weak ridge upwelling ahead of a fairly significant trough of low pressure moving into the Pacific Northwest.  This will allow temperatures this afternoon…

No report

June 7, 2018 We apologize for the inconvenience but there will be no report today due to illness.  Thank you for your understanding. John and Trudy

June 6 2018/report

June 6, 2018 Summary: There continues to be roughly an 8 to 10 mb difference in pressure between San Francisco and Las Vegas.  This, of course, is creating a decent on shore flow.  Winds at Fairfield up in the Delta have been gusting to between 20 and 30 MPH.  through Pacheco Pass, winds are sustained…

June 5, 2018/report

June 5, 2018 Summary: Temperatures this morning are anywhere from 8 to 15 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago north of Kern County.  In Kern County, readings are 2 to 4 degrees cooler than at the same time yesterday.  A low center and weak trough of low pressure is establishing itself over and off the…