Category: Forecast

April 23, 2022 I doubt you remember this, but this day in 1910 Fresno reached 100 degrees, which was the earliest triple digit reading on record. No such luck today, even though we will begin a warming trend as we now find ourselves on the eastern rim of upper level high pressure off shore. The…

April 22, 2022 Most locations received a good soaking from the current storm. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from a tenth to a third of an inch. However, a few locations received over a half inch where isolated thunderstorms popped up. More rainfall amounts are discussed below.   Widely scattered showers are still dotting the valley…

April 21, 2022 Showers have spread as far south as western Fresno County as of 6:00am. The cold front in northern California has slowed so it may be later this afternoon before precipitation works into the south valley. The parent low is west of the Washington coastline with a trough extending into northern California. By…

April 20, 2022 Skies are mostly clear this morning with the exception of Kern County where upslope clouds still reside as a northwest flow is lifted by the Tehachapi Mountains, resulting in that cloud deck. By midday, drier air aloft will have dissipated the clouds for a mostly clear and pleasant day ahead. A potent…

April 19, 2022 Short term, there is a weak weather system moving through Oregon and northern California at this hour. Light showers are occurring along the Sierra Nevada to almost Yosemite. A few sprinkles are showing up over the valley floor as far south as Merced County. A few hundredths of an inch could occur…

April 18, 2022 Temperatures will warm to near 80 this afternoon at most locations as a weak ridge of upper level high pressure moves through. The air aloft has warmed considerably over the weekend, raising the freezing level to 11,200 feet. The next low pressure system will move from west to east across the Pacific…

April 16, 2022 As of the time of this writing, light showers had spread as far south as northern Tulare County along the east side of the valley. A rain shadow is evident along the west side as the moist air mass descends on the lee side of the coast range. The weather system currently…

April 15, 2022 Skies are clear this morning with the exception of Kern County where upsloping against the north facing slopes of the Tehachapis has formed a cloud deck. The base of the overcast above Meadows Field was right at 6,000 feet. These clouds will mix out later today as drier air moves in aloft.…

April 14, 2022 Low pressure remains anchored over and off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The jet stream is flanked under that low, creating a fast west to east flow over northern and central California. Disturbances continue to ride that jet into northern and central California from time to time. The latest of these…

April 13, 2022 Temperatures as of 1:00pm are generally in the mid to upper 50s and will end up in the low to mid 60s before the day is done. Dew points have recovered this afternoon into the low to mid 30s. Yesterday at this time, it was breezy with dew points in the mid…