Category: Forecast

December 17, 2022 Lemoore, Fresno, Visalia, Porterville, Madera, and Bakersfield were each reporting ¼ mile visibility or less. those same locations were also reporting either 40 or 41 degrees. This is very similar to fog regimes we’ve had in the past. It seems unusual, however, because this is the first time we’ve seen it this…

  December 18, 2022 Dense fog this morning is more widespread than I’ve seen so far this season. About the only region not covered by a blanket of fog is part of the city of Fresno. Basically, the pea soup extends from the base of the Tehachapi Mountains to Stockton. Almost every location is reporting…

December 16, 2022 Temperatures vary widely at midday. It was all dependent on where the fog had cleared and where it had not. Readings were near 50 degrees in fog free locations but were chilly where fog persisted. For example, Visalia was reporting 41 degrees and ¾ mile visibility, Hanford was reporting just ½ mile…

  December 16, 2022 The amount of fog this morning as compared to yesterday is about double. Fog stretches from northeast of Bakersfield then basically parallels Highway 99 all the way northward to the Modesto/Stockton area. Temperatures are also quite chilly this AM.  The coldest I could find as of 5:30 this morning was 28…

December 15, 2022 A considerable amount of fog and low clouds developed this morning up and down the center of the valley. The fog had cleared in all areas except Hanford which was reporting 1/4 mile visibility at noon. Temperatures are generally 2 to 4 degrees cooler today than yesterday. Dew points, on the average,…

December 15, 2022 A rex block pattern will continue through the weekend. one low center is located over Iowa this morning. The second is several hundred miles off the California coast. Between these two systems is  upper level high pressure off shore which keeps a northerly flow over California. This flow is maintaining fairly low…

December 14, 2022 The rex block pattern of upper level high pressure over the eastern Pacific ridging into the Gulf of Alaska with a strong low over the center of the country, keeping weather dry through at least the weekend. The high will give way somewhat Monday of next week as a zonal flow sets…

    December 14, 2022 We are currently under what we call a rex block pattern. that is when we have low pressure to our east with a  second low off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Between these two systems is an area of high pressure which the Pacific Coast and California are now…

December 13, 2022 Most of the cloud cover that was over Kern County this morning has dissipated. Further north, there are a few patches of low clouds which will also dissipate over the next hour or two. In the meantime, that powerful storm that moved through central California over the weekend has made it as…

  December 13, 2022 Most of the  lower level clouds this morning are over Kern County as upslope clouds continue to regenerate along the north facing slopes of the Tehachapi. Most of the rest of the valley has cleared out with temperatures falling into the lower 30s at many locations. As the weakening storm continues…