Updates
  • Out/pneumonia Pardon the interruption again, folks. John had been coughing more and more frequently lately. Difficult breathing yesterday resulted in an ambulance ride to the local…
  • May 8, 2024 report May 8, 2024 Summary  High pressure aloft is  located 500 miles off the northern California coast. Low pressure is centered over Wyoming and the Dakotas…
  • May 6, 2024 report May 6, 2024 Summary  An elongated trough of low pressure extends from the Gulf of Alaska to the Pacific Northwest while high pressure is setting…
  • May 4, 2024 report May 4, 2024 Summary  A low pressure center is off the coast of the Pacific Northwest this morning. This low will move southwestward into northern…
  • May 2, 2024 report May 2, 2024 Summary  upper level high pressure is upwelling ahead of a low pressure system located in the northeast Pacific. This will drive temperatures…

January 11, 2022/report

January 11, 2022 Surface high pressure over northern Utah is generating an off shore flow which lowered dew points over the valley floor overnight. This allowed temperatures to drop into the low to mid 30s at most locations. In fact, dew points are 4 to 7 degrees lower than 24 hours ago. Fog this morning…

January 10, 2022/afternoon report

January 10, 2022 As of 1:00pm, the fog and low clouds had cleared from most of the  valley. However, there was still one large patch covering eastern Kings and western Tulare Counties. Most locations, though, are reporting temperatures in the low to mid 50s with dew points in the mid to upper 40s.   a warm…

January 10, 2022/report

January 10, 2022 There is a combination of low clouds, ground fog, and higher clouds above the fog this morning. A weak trough of low pressure tried to move inland overnight, but essentially fell apart. The southern portion of the trough is now pinched off and will form a cut off low southwest of San…

January 9, out of office notice

A bit under the weather at the Hibler household. We continue to be under a stagnant weather pattern so we won’t be issuing a report today. If anything noteworthy was going on, we would have been in the office. We’ll be back in the office tomorrow morning. Thanks for your understanding.

January 8, 2022/report

With such an amazingly stable weather pattern out there, we will be out of the office this afternoon.  If you have any questions, please give us a call.   January 8, 2022 All locations are reporting one of two weather conditions out there this morning. Widespread ground fog is prevalent from roughly Visalia north while…

January 7, 2022/pm report

 January 7, 2022 A dry cold front is currently moving down the valley. A northwest push of air is generating upslope clouds against the southern Sierra Nevada and the Kern County mountains. Fresno, Visalia, Porterville and Bakersfield are each reporting overcast conditions or broken clouds based between 1,600 and 3,400 feet, depending on location. Dew…

January 7, 2022/report

January 7, 2022 The top portion of upper level high pressure is temporarily giving way to a low pressure system off the southern Oregon coast. The associated cold front is currently moving through northern California and will spread cloud cover over central California later today. A few sprinkles could occur as far south as Merced…

January 6, 2022/pm report

January 6, 2022 Most of the valley south of Fresno County had cleared of its fog and low clouds as of 1:00pm. The Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys were still plagued by a low cloud deck. Temperatures in the hazy sunshine south of Fresno County are pushing the 60 degree mark. Upper level  high…

January 6, 2022/report

January 6, 2022 The center of circulation around upper level  high pressure is just about right overhead. The resultant warm air inversion has tracked a layer of moisture on the valley floor. We all know this time of year this is conducive for fog and low clouds, and each is widespread this morning. The freezing…

January 5, 2022/pm report

  January 5, 2022 There is a myriad of conditions out there this afternoon. Visalia is reporting an overcast based at 3,300 feet, Lemoore is reporting broken clouds at 3,200 feet while Madera is reporting a cloud deck at 2,600 feet. We now have a fairly well established warm air inversion trapping low level moisture…