Category: Forecast

February 1, 2018 Summary:  Visibilities this afternoon are running anywhere from 2 to 5 miles, depending on location.  Temperatures have warmed up nicely.  Readings are already in the mid to upper 60s and will top 70 at a few locations today, mainly in Kern County.  The air aloft remains very warm by the standards of…

February 1, 2018 Summary:  There are pockets of dense fog this morning, again mainly up the center of the valley.  At last report, the visibility at Hanford was down to ¼ of a mile and visibility was down to ½ mile at Visalia.  Many other locations are ranging between 1 and 3 miles.  There is…

January 31, 2018 Summary:  All of the fog from earlier today in Tulare, Fresno, and Madera Counties has dissipated with hazy afternoon sunshine in its wake.  Temperatures are again well into the 60s and will likely end up near the 70 degree mark over some locations in the valley portion of Kern County. High cloud…

January 31, 2018 Summary:  There is a considerable amount of dense fog this morning extending from near the Kern County line northward up the center of the valley to Merced County.  Above the fog, skies are generally clear with just a few high, thin clouds.  The fog will burn off during the late morning and…

  January 30, 2018 Summary:  Visibility this afternoon all the way up and down the San Joaquin Valley is ranging from 3 to 5 miles.  Dew points, if averaged out, are generally in the upper 40s to even the lower 50s in some locations.  The variable high clouds prevalent earlier today have moved southeastward into…

January 30, 2018 Summary:  There are areas of dense fog out there this morning, mainly north of Kern County and up the center of the valley.  At last report, both Visalia and Hanford were down to ¼ mile visibility.  There is also a great deal of mid and high level clouds overhead, however satellite imagery…

  January 29, 2018 Summary:  There is abundant sunshine over central California this afternoon, but it is a bit filtered from high, thin clouds overrunning the high ahead of a frontal system just now entering the Pacific Northwest.  Even though we will see a good amount of high clouds, especially tonight and Tuesday morning, generally…

January 29, 2018 Summary:  Considerable high clouds are streaming overhead from the west/northwest well ahead of a cold front.  That cold front extends from a low pressure system way up in the Gulf of Alaska.  This front will move southeastward into northern California tonight and early Tuesday and then will be eaten alive by upper…

  January 28, 2018 Summary:  Most of the fog this morning is up in western Merced County with some pockets of fog down into western Fresno County.  Just patchy fog is found elsewhere.  Otherwise, skies are mostly clear.   The high at the upper levels of the atmosphere is now pretty much overhead.  This has…

January 27, 2018 Summary:  The air mass is now very stable as that big upper high off shore has now moved on shore with much warmer air aloft now in place.  This will continue to build a warm air inversion above the valley floor.  This will be favorable for increasing amounts of night and morning…