Category: Forecast

November 15, 2022 Temperatures are generally 1 to 3 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago and are generally in the upper 50s to the lower 60s at midday. The air aloft, though, is still pretty chilly as the freezing level earlier today taken over Oakland was just 7,400 feet. The low freezing level is primarily…

November 15, 2022 Yet another chilly morning with temperatures generally in the low to mid 30s throughout the citrus belt. Skies are mostly clear and there is less fog this morning than we’ve seen for a while. A very weak upper low is situated just off the central coast this morning and is slowly moving…

November 14, 2022 The fog that developed this morning, mainly towards the western and central portions of the valley, has dissipated. We will have to play the cat and mouse game with the fog again the next few nights. Otherwise, skies in the valley at midday are generally clear. There is a weak upper low…

November 14, 2022 There is quite a bit of fog this morning, mainly along the west side of the valley stretching from near Lost Hills on the south to north of Los Banos on the north. The remainder of the valley has patchy fog, but is generally mostly clear. Upper level high pressure stretches from…

November 13, 2022 Temperatures as of midday are running anywhere from the upper 40s to the mid 50s. it’s also somewhat breezy along the west side. The Lemoore NAS, for example, is reporting winds out of the north/northwest sustained at 17 mph. Most of the rest of the valley floor has light and variable winds.…

November 13, 2022 A fast moving rather compact upper low is racing through western Nevada at this hour. It’s impact is being felt here in the central valley, although minor. Temperatures on the average are 1 to 3 degrees warmer across most of the citrus belt, however Sanger and Navelencia each dipped down to 31…

November 12, 2022 Temperatures at midday are running between 1 and 3 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Despite this, temperatures will remain below average. The balloon sounding earlier today above Oakland was 7,100 feet, illustrating the chilly air mass over California. There is also a weak warm air inversion above the valley floor which…

November 12, 2022 Currently, a ribbon of fog extends from near Visalia northward to Merced County. Most of the pea soup this morning is just to the west of Highway 99. Another batch of fog is situated near Avenal. The fog will burn off into hazy afternoon sunshine at most areas.   In the big…

November 11, 2022 At midday, there are high, thin clouds streaming over the vvalley from the west/southwest. These clouds are overrunning a cold high which covers most of the west and just off shore. Temperatures so far today are anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago in Madera and Merced Counties.…

Most of the fog this morning is from west of Bakersfield northward to just west of Highway 99 up to around Tipton with patchy fog elsewhere, mainly towards the center of the valley. That’s as of 4:00am. Otherwise, skies are mostly clear to partly cloudy this morning.   In the big picture, there is a…