Category: Forecast

August 26, 2021 A weak trough of low pressure is currently moving through the Pacific Northwest and northern California.  However, it’s beginning to slide northward, allowing temperatures to begin to rise over central California.  The freezing level has risen to 16,100 feet.  That should allow temperatures to stay in the mid 90s this afternoon.  A…

Tomorrow is chemo day for John, so we know we won’t be issuing a report.  Sometime after this round, John’s oncologist will schedule another PET scan to get an idea of how the tumor is responding.  We’ll keep you in the loop.  Thanks for your continued prayers and good thoughts.    August 24, 2021 A…

August 23, 2021 A trough of low pressure is currently moving through the Pacific Northwest.  The front and its associated trough of low pressure are maintaining a southwest flow over California.  This will result in near average temperatures through Wednesday.  For Thursday and Friday, the air quality over central California should begin to become more…

August 23, 2021 It doesn’t rain but what it pours.  Gremlins are running amuck in our tech stuff, making it impossible to put together a report this morning.  We will keep working on it and hope to issue a report this afternoon.    Thanks once more for your  patience, John and Trudy

August 20, 2021 The flow of modified marine air into the valley has ended.  Winds at Pacheco Pass and through the Delta are  now light and variable while the marine layer has shrunk all the way back to 2,000 feet.  There continues to be an amazing amount of smoke in the air, most of it…

Because John’s been so incredibly sick, his oncologist is giving him a week’s break before the next chemo round.  John says it feels like a vacation.  After that, a PET scan will be ordered to determine the progress of the chemo.  Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.   Trudy      …

It’s been three weeks since the last infusion of chemo, which means it’s time for another round, which will happen tomorrow morning.  With each round, John gets more and more sick.  His oncologist has added two more anti-nausea meds to his arsenal.  If price equals effectiveness, these should be pretty effective ?  Thank you for…

 August 16, 2021 Help is definitely on the way.  However, we have to get through today.  Today may very well turn out to be one of the hottest days of what has been a very  hot summer.  At the upper levels of the atmosphere, high pressure is directly over central California.  This will drive readings…

   August 14, 2021 Strong upper level high pressure covers Colorado and Wyoming on the east to California on the west.  The clockwise flow along the bottom side of the high maintains a weak southeast flow aloft over central California.  The bulk of the monsoonal moisture remains over Arizona with a weaker blend of moisture…

August 13, 2021 Looking at satellite imagery early this morning, there is one batch of cloud cover over western Nevada moving into San Bernardino and Inyo Counties.  Just off the central coast, there is another batch which is mainly debris clouds left over from former tropical storm Kevin.  Much of the state of Arizona remains…