Category: Forecast

January 11, 2018 Summary: Most of the low clouds dissipated during the day and are being replaced by scattered cumulous here and there.  Most locations, though, are enjoying some sunshine.  Temperatures are average 3 to 8 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.  Very pronounced warming is occurring above us as Sandberg near 4100 feet is…

January 11, 2018 Summary: There is either a low cloud deck or dense fog in the valley this morning.  Porterville and Bakersfield are each reporting an overcast at near 4,000 feet while Visalia is reporting ¼ mile visibility and ½ mile at both Hanford and Fresno.  Essentially, the dense fog is forming where a pocket…

January 10, 2018 Summary: Low clouds continue the gray overcast in Kern County and southeastern Tulare County.  Elsewhere, there is some sunshine but not much as higher clouds stream over the area from the northwest.  Skies will begin to clear on a widespread basis once we get beyond Thursday morning.  Warmer air aloft is already…

January 10, 2018 Summary: The intense Pacific storm that resulted in heavy rain along the west side and lesser amounts elsewhere has raced eastward.  It’s now centered near the Arizona/New Mexico border.  Behind the storm is a strong northwesterly flow aloft which has banked up heavy cloud cover near the Sierra Nevada foothills and the…

January 9, 2018 Summary: The center of circulation of this monster storm is right over Los Angeles and is quickly moving eastward.  Heaviest rain is in Ventura and LA Counties which have already been hit hard by several inches of rain.  Of course, there are mudslides to go along with that.  Here in the valley,…

January 9, 2018 Summary: The center of circulation around a deep low is just to the west of Santa Maria at this hour and is moving east/southeast.  The counter clockwise circulation around the low is moving precipitation from southeast to northwest across the valley.  Rain is widespread at this hour with the heaviest precipitation over…

January 8, 2018 Summary: There is one thing for sure, and that is the fact that we are under a tremendously large rain shadow along the west side and in Kern County.  From Merced northward, heavy amounts of rain have been occurring.  Then you look to the south, and heavy rain is also occurring in…

January 8, 2018 Summary: Generally light rain is widespread over the entire valley this morning.  The heaviest precipitation amount I could find was .19 at the Fresno Air Terminal.  Other locations were between .05 and .10.  Heavy precipitation is falling up and down the Sierra Nevada, however the freezing level both at Oakland and Vandenberg…

January 7, 2018 Summary: Warmest locations will again hit or exceed the 70 degree mark by the time this day is done.  A southerly flow was certainly evident earlier today as the low clouds of this morning were moving northwestward by this afternoon.  Skies will be partly cloudy before midnight then will begin to increase…

January 7, 2018 Summary: The cloud cover overnight was thin enough to actually form some ground fog in some areas.  Fresno and Porterville were each reporting a visibility of ¼ of a mile.  Clouds will begin to increase tonight ahead of a very complex weather scenario.  There are two very strong low pressure systems which…