July 31, 2023 Summary Upper level high pressure remains anchored over Texas and Oklahoma this morning and extends westward into southern California. The clockwise flow around the high continues to allow a southern flow California which rotates monsoonal moisture northward in the form of variable mid and high level clouds from time to time.…
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July 29, 2023 report
July 29, 2023 Summary Central and southern California remain on the northwest periphery of upper level high pressure centered over Texas and Oklahoma. Limited amounts of monsoonal moisture continue to rotate around the western boundary of the high, result in a minimal amount of mid and high level clouds. It’s possible enough moisture may…
July 29, 2023 ill
July 28, 2023 John has been battling an illness for the past few days and needs a day to recuperate. Reports should resume tomorrow, July 29.
July 27, 2023 report
July 27, 2023 Summary Temperatures yesterday afternoon were generally in the 100 to 105 readings. With a little luck we may shave off an additional degree or two this afternoon with another degree or two Saturday as we very slowly move into double digits. The marine layer is still only 1,200 feet deep meaning any…
July 26, 2023 report
July 26, 2023 Summary Strong upper level high pressure remains anchored over the Four Corners region this morning. The clockwise rotation around the high is keeping the flow aloft out of the southwest. Central California remains on the western side of the high, thus triple digit readings will continue through Thursday. The high will slide…
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023 Summary Strong upper level high pressure has jogged a bit further east and is centered over New Mexico this morning. As a result, temperatures over central California have weakened enough for minor cooling. Also, a shallow intrusion of marine air lowered temperatures from Merced County north into the upper 90s yesterday afternoon.…
July 24, 2023 report
July 24, 2023 Summary Today will be the fifteenth day in a row of temperatures of 100 degrees or more and the nineteenth day this month of temps at that level. Temperatures yesterday afternoon ranged from 105 at Visalia to 110 at Lemoore NAS. The marine layer along the coast remains shallow at 1,300 feet.…
July 22, 2023 report
July 22, 2023 Summary All the proper parameters are in place for an extremely hot weekend. Temperatures on the valley floor are anywhere from 1 to 7 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. A big bubble of warm, subsiding air is above California in association with strong upper level high pressure which this morning is…
July 21, 2023 report
July 21, 2023 Summary Strong upper level high pressure centered over the Four Corners region of the Desert Southwest is again expanding to the north and west. What this means is pressure aloft will increase over the next 48 hours, so the hot temperatures will only get hotter. Hottest locations Saturday and Sunday on the…
July 20, 2023 report
V July 20, 2023 Summary Today will be the tenth day in a row that the temperature has exceeded 100 degrees. It will be at least Thursday of next week before temperatures slip below the century, if then. Strong upper level high pressure is centered over the Four Corners region this morning with California flanked…