Category: Forecast

February 6, 2022 Visibilities are not bad on the valley floor this morning. Porterville, Visalia, and Madera were each reporting 10 mile visibility or better. Only Bakersfield was reporting a visibility down to 7 miles at Meadows Field. Outside of some high clouds over northern California, the Golden State is cloud free. Even the usual…

The weather over the next week to ten days will push the almonds into bloom and, shortly thereafter, apricots and peaches. Strong upper level high pressure remains anchored roughly 600 miles off the central coast. The only other feature is a weak upper low located about 350 miles to the southwest of San Diego. As…

If you recall, December of last year saw precipitation at least twice the amount of average, and in some cases was more than twice. We all thought we were off to a stellar water year then came January with no rain. Now it appears the first half of February will also be dry. Welcome to…

February 4, 2022 Temperatures this afternoon are already in the low to mid 60s, which is generally 5 to  7 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Overall, a dome of upper level high pressure remains over the eastern Pacific and much of the western 1/3 of the US. There is a weak upper low west/southwest…

February 4, 2022 Upper level high pressure continues to be centered roughly 500 miles off the north/central California coast. Waves of low pressure continue to move over the top of the high, through the Pacific Northwest then into the eastern Great Basin. The flow aloft remains out of the north/northwest with a weak off shore…

February 3, 2022 Temperatures are generally 3 to 4 degrees warmer than this time yesterday at most locations. Dew points are essentially the same. There will be some increase in mid and high level clouds tonight and Friday due to a weak upper low which will be sliding southward off shore with little impact on…

February 3, 2022 A very dry weather pattern will continue for at least the next week and more than likely beyond. uapper level high pressure is centered roughly 500 miles to the west of San Francisco. That puts California on the eastern periphery of the high. This is generating a very dry northeast flow aloft.…

February 2, 2022 Temperatures at midday were running generally 2 to 5 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. The upslope clouds evident last night and this morning have largely dissipated for what will become a clear, chilly night ahead. Dew points seem to be settling in the low to mid 30s north of Kern County…

One of the protective elements of the weather in the San Joaquin Valley is upslope clouds behind cold fronts. That was certainly evident last night as that protective layer of cloud cover blanketed much of Kern and Tulare Counties. The sounding above Porterville last hour indicated the base of the cloud deck was right at…

February 1, 2022 Lower level clouds continue to regenerate against the north facing slopes of the Tehachapi Mountains and the west facing slopes of the southern Sierra Nevada. The west side of the valley has clear skies as drier air infiltrates the region. The amount of frost tonight will, in part, be determined by when…