March 22, 2022 Temperatures are anywhere from 3 to 11 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. The center of circulation of a strong high is located roughly 600 miles west/southwest of the central coast and has expanded inland, covering most of the western ¼ of the US with a big ridge extending into the Pacific…
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March 21, 2022/afternoon report
March 21, 2022 Temperatures are anywhere from 6 to 11 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Most locations are in the upper 60s. the center of circulation of a strong high is located roughly 500 miles west/southwest of the central coast and is building a ridge into the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. The clockwise…
March 21, 2022/report
March 21, 2022 The storm which resulted in light showers over the valley this past weekend has raced eastward and is now centered over New Mexico. This is allowing strong upper level high pressure to shift into California with a ridge building northward into the Pacific Northwest. Typically, the beginning of a warming trend is…
March 19, 2022/afternoon report
We will be out of the office Sunday, March 20. Reports will resume Monday, March 21. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the number listed above. March 19, 2022 The cold front associated with low pressure currently moving into western Canada is moving through the valley this afternoon. Right…
We will be out of the office Sunday, March 20. Reports will resume Monday, March 21. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the number listed above. March 19, 2022 A trough of low pressure is approaching the northern and central California coast. The trough is very elongated from its parent low…
March 18, 2022/afternoon report
March 18, 2022 As of 1:00pm, temperatures were again topping the 70 degree mark for what is another very pleasant afternoon. Upper level high pressure is sliding eastward and will be replaced by a trough of low pressure which will begin spreading precipitation over the valley in the form of light showers Saturday afternoon through…
March 18, 2022/report
March 18, 2022 Upper level high pressure is right above us this morning but is shifting eastward. The balloon sounding above Oakland this morning indicated a freezing level of 11,000 feet which is the highest we’ve seen it in a while. With a warm bubble of subsiding air above us, and mostly clear skies, temperatures…
March 17, 2022/afternoon report
A good amount of high clouds continues to stream above central California this afternoon. Temperatures from Merced south are 1 to 3 degrees warmer than yesterday while readings north of that mark are as much as 5 to 7 degrees lower than yesterday due to an intrusion of marine air through the delta. The marine…
March 17, 2022/report
A west/northwest flow is moving across the eastern Pacific and comes on shore into the Pacific Northwest and California. Weak disturbances continue to move into Washington and Oregon with higher level clouds moving into northern and central California. These clouds will be visible from time to time through Friday night. Rain is on the way…
March 16, 2022/afternoon report
March 16, 2022 A stubborn layer of upslope clouds continues to regenerate from roughly Exeter on the north to the base of the Tehachapi Mountains on the south. Meadow’s Field is reporting a broken layer of clouds based at 3,700 feet while Porterville is also reporting a broken layer of clouds based at 3,000 feet.…