Category: Forecast

February 28, 2022 The first half of this week will be very spring like as we end meteorological winter. In my line of work, spring starts March 1. This winter did not produce the hope for the amount of precipitation. December was wet, but January and February were very dry. Temperatures will show significant warming…

February 27, 2022 Cloud cover finally put an end to four nights of sub freezing weather. Most of the clouds are now moving into the southern part of the state. The air mass is moderately warmer with freezing levels up near 9,800 feet. High temperatures this afternoon will actually climb to a tad below average…

February 26, 2023 Bakersfield is 5 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time while the remainder of the valley is generally from 2 to 4 degrees warmer. Dew points are from 2 to 7 degrees higher but are still generally below 30 degrees. However, from Merced north, dew points have risen into the low to…

February 26, 2022 The cloud cover moving in did not arrive in time to prevent another very cold night. Several locations again chilled into the mid 20s. last night will be the last of this event, however. A weak trough of low pressure off shore will spread more and more high level clouds over the…

February 25, 2023 Temperatures at midday are running 2 to 6 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Dew points, however, are extremely low and range in the 20s up and down the valley. There is some cloud cover off shore from a weak trough of low pressure well out to sea which may begin to…

February 25, 2022 In some cases, temperatures were a degree or two colder this morning than Thursday  morning. A number of locations chilled into the mid 20s with widespread upper 20s out there. All this is detailed below in the frost discussion.   Above the valley floor, the atmosphere is slowly warming. The balloon sounding…

February 24, 2023 Temperatures at midday are generally in the low to mid 50s, which is 2 to 8 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. That may seem to be good news, however it’s more than counterbalanced by the fact dew points are 5 to 10 degrees lower than yesterday at this time and are…

February 24, 2022 As expected, lows last night dipped into the mid-20s at the very coldest locations. Most locations, however, were 1 or 2 degrees warmer than projected. More in the frost discussion below. The cold arctic low has now moved into Colorado. The air aloft above central California is slowly moderating. The balloon sounding…

  February 23, 2023 The coldest air mass for this late in the season for a number of years is now in place on the valley floor. Midday temperatures are only in the mid to upper 40s, even in locations north of Kings and Tulare Counties where there is plenty of sunshine. A considerable amount…

February 23, 2022 There are currently a few showers over southern Kern County and some isolated showers along the Sierra Nevada foothills. The rest of the valley is rain free at this hour. Precipitation amounts from the current storm have ranged from just a few hundredths to as much as .43 at Tulare. Their rain…