Category: Forecast

December 22, 2017 Summary: Temperatures this afternoon are anywhere from 2 to 6 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time while dew points are roughly the same, generally in the low to mid 30s.  The exception is Kern County where the dew points at some locations are in the upper 20s.  A large upper high…

December 22, 2017 Summary: It was a cold one last night.  many locations as of 6:00am were in the mid 20s and no doubt  there were unprotected locations out there in low lying areas that hit 21 to 22 or so.  More in the frost discussion below.   Upper level high pressure is off shore…

December 21, 2017 Summary:The following is temperatures recorded between 9:45 and 10:15 this evening.  Madera 30, Sanger 30, Navelencia 30 but had fallen to 27, Lindcove 30, Exeter 29, West Lindsay 30, east Lindsay 30, Strathmore 29, both west and east Porterville 29.  The coldest unprotected areas this evening were at or below freezing as…

December 21, 2017 Summary: Temperatures are 1 to 5 degrees colder this afternoon than 24 hours ago.  Dew points are down 5 to 12 degrees.  A cold pool of dry air has now settled to the bottom of the bathtub, setting the stage for a strong radiational cooling event tonight.  Low to mid 20s appear…

Summary: The time could not be more appropriate to issue in the coldest air mass of the season so far.  Winter officially begins at 8:28 this morning, so here we are with the longest nights of the year.   The low pressure system which resulted in scant amounts of precipitation at most locations yesterday has…

December 20, 2017 Summary: The cold front which early this morning was moving through Merced County is now quickly moving through Kern  County.  As of the time of this writing, skies had cleared from a Visalia/Lemoore line northward.  South of that line, there were still some light showers occurring which will come to a rapid…

December 20, 2017 Summary: A  fast moving cold front is currently moving down the valley.  As of the time of this writing, the frontal band was almost to Monterey and Merced Counties and it will reach Fresno County about 8:00am or so and Kern County by midday.  Doppler Radar is indicating light showers have spread…

December 19, 2017 Summary: An impressive looking low pressure system is currently diving southward off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.  The associated cold front is already moving through southern Oregon and will move as far south as Merced County Wednesday morning, moving quickly down the valley during the day and exiting the region by…

December 19, 2017 Summary: Widespread upper 20s are again apparent throughout the citrus belts with a few locations in the mid 20s.  lower 30s are more predominant in Kern County.  A cold low pressure system is now off the coast of the Pacific Northwest and will enter northern California later this afternoon.  It will spread…

December 18, 2017 Summary: Temporarily, we have a ridge off shore which extends inland over California and into the Great Basin.  This will result in another 24 hours of tranquil weather before a major change begins to unfold.  For tonight, good radiational cooling will again allow coldest locations to drop into the mid 20s with…