December 26, 2021 Just in case you were planning a ski trip to Mammoth Mountain, winds are currently out of the west at 45 MPH, gusting to 75 MPH. How’s that for a pleasant day on the slopes. The freezing level over Oakland is now 3,400 feet and 3,900 feet over Vandenberg AFB. Doppler radar…
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Christmas Day, 2021
December 25, 2021 Currently, it is quiet over central California this Christmas morning. However, just to our north, showers are beginning to increase. Rain has spread as far south as a Monterey/Merced line and will be sweeping into central California later this morning. This next system is a strong one and will drop significant…
Christmas Eve report, 2021
December 24, 2021 The first low pressure system was a grand success for central California, leaving locally heavy rain on the valley floor and a Christmas gift of 2 to 3 feet of new snow over the high Sierra. Latest freezing levels, according to balloon soundings, was 6,800 feet over Oakland with snow levels at…
December 23, 2021/report
December 23, 2021 Thank the Lord for the pineapple connection. There is a very large swath of moisture stretching from northeast of Hawaii all the way into central California. Much of San Luis Obispo County is under an areal flood advisory. The rain shadow, of course, affects the south valley but even Bakersfield has recorded…
December 22, 2021/afternoon report
We need to be out of the office tomorrow morning for a medical appointment. Reports will resume tomorrow afternoon. December 22, 2021 Satellite imagery depicts a rich feed of subtropical moisture flanked underneath a large low off the northern California coast. It’s’ moving inland through the southern half of the San Joaquin Valley, mainly north…
December 22, 2021/report
December 22, 2021 Light showers have spread as far south as Fresno County early this morning. A few locations in Fresno and Madera Counties have received a few hundredths of an inch so far. A large low continues to spin off the northern California coast. This system is causing bands of energy to pinwheel in…
December 21, 2021/afternoon report
The fog and low clouds are finally mixing out as a weak southerly flow moves up the valley. It’s still a cold afternoon, however. Temperatures range from 41 at Porterville to 48 at Bakersfield. Doppler radar is showing a good size batch of energy moving from the subtropics into northern California. Showers have spread as…
December 21, 2021/report
Today is the winter solstice. We are blessed with 9 hours and 38 minutes of daylight. Just in case you’re counting, winter begins at 9:00 this morning. The weather has timed it perfectly as all locations in the valley yesterday saw daytime highs that were the coldest in a few years with highs only in…
December 20, 2021/pm report
December 20, 2021 This may go down as one of the coldest daytime highs in several years. As of midday, Porterville, Hanford, and Fresno were reporting a bone chilling 39 degrees while Lemoore came in at 40, Madera 42, and Visalia just 37. The low overcast is completely locked in and is showing no signs…
December 20, 2021/report
December 20, 2021 The southern portion of the valley is socked in by dense fog. All reporting stations are reporting ¼ visibility or less. From Fresno north, it’s a low overcast based at just 300 feet at Fresno and 500 feet at Madera. It’s doubtful it will burn off today as high clouds are now…