Category: Forecast

August 19, 2023 Summary  Hurricane Hilary, as of 4:00 this morning, was located 250 miles to the west of the southern tip of Baja. The storm was moving north/northwest at 13 mph. the exact track from the National Hurricane Center places the center of circulation over northern Baja by midday Sunday then shows it accelerating…

August 18, 2023/pm Summary:  The center of circulation of major hurricane Hilary is roughly 250 miles to the southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and is moving in a northwesterly direction at 10 mph. Hilary will continue its northwest path then will turn more to the north Saturday, skirting the northern Baja peninsula by Sunday…

August 18, 2023 Summary  The record amount of rainfall for Fresno for the month of August is .25 set in 1964. For Bakersfield, 1.18 fell in 1983. Both of these records will be in jeopardy by the time mighty hurricane Hilary moves into the Great Basin Monday night. Currently, Hilary is located a few hundred…

August 17, 2023/pm Summary:  A very rare, very complex weather pattern continues to unfold with rapidly intensifying Hurricane Hilary as the cornerstone. Hilary is several hundred miles to the south of Cabo San Lucas. As of noon today (Thursday) maximum sustained winds were at 105 mph. Hilary will likely continue to intensify over the next…

August 17, 2023 Summary  Today will be the last day of widespread triple digits on the valley floor. a weak upper low off the central coast will move close enough to allow a push of marine air down the valley. This will lower temperatures into the upper 90s Friday. It is becoming more apparent that…

August 16, 2023/pm Summary:  The tropical low we’ve been discussing the past few mornings has now been assigned a name. Tropical storm Hilary was located several hundred miles to the southwest Manzanilla, Mexico. Hilary will be off the extreme southern Baja coastline as a major hurricane then will move northward parallel to the Baja peninsula.…

August 16, 2023 Summary  In the short term, hot weather will continue through Thursday with a cooling trend beginning Friday. Most locations today and Thursday will range between 104 and 108. Currently, upper level high pressure over the Desert Southwest and a weak upper low off the central coast allow the south/southeast flow to continue.…

August 15, 2023 Summary  The main weather concern over the next 72 hours will be heat and the slight risk of an isolated thunderstorm near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the Kern County mountains during the afternoon and evening hours through Thursday. Strong upper level high pressure over the Desert Southwest is linked…

August 14, 2023 Summary  There are three main features that will  govern our weather through Thursday. The first is a weak upper low parked southwest of Vandenburg which is continuing to result in a southeast flow above central California. This is dragging up remnants of former tropical storm Eugene and monsoonal moisture from the desert…

August 12, 2023 Summary  There was measurable rain on the valley floor yesterday morning. Both Hanford and Lemoore suffered through a deluge of .01. We do generally have some measurable rain during July and August, so this is no big surprise. The weak upper low has drifted slightly towards the west off the central coast.…