Category: Forecast

September 9, 2022 This is the last day of the Great 2022 Heat Wave as temperatures will lower to near average Saturday and days thereafter. Initially, this is all courtesy of now tropical storm Kay which is rapidly weakening off the northern Baja coast. The northern limit of the rain shield is near the California/Mexico…

September 8, 2022 Most locations have either reached or are nearing the 100 degree mark, as of midday. Readings of 105 to 108 appear likely this afternoon. It’s possible readings may be a bit cooler Friday due to increasing cloudiness from the south. Hurricane Kay is nearing the halfway point up the Baja peninsula as…

September 8, 2022 Temperatures yesterday were down a little from the previous day, but were still excessively hot, ranging from 109 at Los Banos to 114 at Lemoore. Most other locations were between 110 and 112. With a little luck, highs today should be just below the 110 mark. Strong upper level high pressure still…

September 7, 2022 Temperatures were surpassing the century mark between 10:00 and 11:00 this morning. They will surpass the 110 degree mark at many locations this afternoon, but won’t be quite as bad as yesterday. Those readings re-wrote the history books. I want to concentrate on this weekend and the possible ramifications of Hurricane Kay.…

September 7, 2022 There are two main areas of focus for this morning’s report. The first is the sweltering heat wave which is currently re=writing history books. Check out yesterday’s weather below and you will see temperatures ranging from 111 at Visalia to 117 at Lemoore. Merced topped out at 116, the hottest ever recorded…

September 6, 2022 Some of the new high resolution models are spitting out some amazing numbers for this late in the year. Two models place Fresno at 114, just one degree shy of their all time record. Most other ag type locations will range between 108 and 111. Unusually strong upper high is parked over…

September 5, 2022 In the short term, our main concern is blistering heat which will continue through at least Thursday. A strong high center is located near the Nevada/Utah border in close proximity to California. The clockwise flow around the high is steering some high clouds over central California and is adding enough moisture for…

September 5, 2022 Fresno recorded a blistering high of 110 yesterday. All other locations were 105 to 109.  Today should be 2 to 4 degrees cooler due to a very temporary weakening of the high as a weak trough moves through the Pacific Northwest. This will turn out to be one of the more interesting…

September 2, 2022 Yesterday, temperatures were between 103 and 107 on the valley floor. Readings today will soar to between 105 and 109. The very strong high centered over the Great Basin this morning has its western side over California. The freezing level is all the way up to 17,700 feet while the marine layer…

September 1, 2022 The heat wave we are currently dealing with will rewrite the record books over the next week or so with temperatures near 110 at the hottest locations as early as Friday afternoon. Typically, hot weather is created as high pressure settles over the Four Corners region of the Desert Southwest, putting central…