Category: Forecast

July 28, 2022 We have another very complex weather pattern this morning. At the upper levels of the atmosphere, we have high pressure centered over Oregon and northern California which stretches several hundred miles off shore. This has created a weak easterly flow aloft. The monsoon, in the meantime, is transporting mid and high level…

July 27, 2022 Even though the weather appears very stable with day after day of 100+ degree weather, the pattern over the western US is becoming progressively more complex. Upper level high pressure stretches from Utah westward to off the northern California coast. Satellite imagery this morning shows monsoon moisture stretching from Mexico all the…

We apologize for the late notice. John has a doctor’s appointment this morning. Reports will resume tomorrow.

July 25, 2022 High pressure at the upper levels of the atmosphere has drifted northward from its position over the Four Corners region and is now centered over eastern Nevada. The clockwise flow around the high has turned the winds aloft out of the east/southeast, which is pushing more and more high level moisture into…

July 23, 2022 There remains plenty of warm air above central California. The balloon sounding above Oakland a short time ago indicated a freezing level of 17,500 feet. The marine layer along the coast has deepened a tad over the past 24 hours with a depth of 1500 feet. There is some modified marine air…

July 22, 2022 Triple digits were again commonplace up  and down California’s great valley with no real end in sight. Temperatures the next couple afternoons will range generally in the 100 to 105 degree range. Most models show the high shifting a bit further east by Thursday of next week, moving readings at warmer locations…

July 21, 2022 Strong upper level high pressure continues to be anchored over the Four Corners region with California on its western flank. The clockwise flow around the high continues to pump up moisture from the monsoon into southern California. High clouds at this hour are as far north as Los Angeles County. The flow…

July 20, 2022 There are plenty of mid and high level clouds over southern California left over from monsoon related  thunderstorms over Arizona yesterday. Satellite imagery shows these clouds moving westward towards the ocean rather than northwestward over central California. Even so, some of this moisture will begin to move overhead later today, possibly triggering…

July 19, 2022 The classic summertime configuration of upper level high pressure centered over the Four Corners region continues this morning. Mid and high level moisture from the monsoon continues to rotate clockwise around the high and into California. Most of the latest batch of moisture is moving north of roughly Merced County  so considerably…

July 18, 2022 Fresno, Bakersfield, and Taft soared to 110 yesterday while Hanford hit 111 and Lemoore 112. It’s no surprise that those are the hottest readings of the year so far. Strong upper level high pressure over the Four Corners region has California in its grip. The clockwise flow around the high is also…