July 2, 2021 The marine layer at Monterey this morning is 2,500 feet deep, plenty deep enough to affect valley temperatures. However, the difference in pressure between the coast and the interior is very weak, at best. The altimeter reading at San Francisco is currently 29.94 inches of mercury while at Vegas 29.83 is the…
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July 1, 2021
July 1, 2021 The first month of metrological summer was a hot one this year. This info comes as no surprise to anyone. It was the fourth hottest June on record in Bakersfield, the third hottest at Hanford, and the second hottest at Fresno. The good news is, temperatures are down anywhere from 4 to…
June 30, 2021
The steering currents at the upper levels of the atmosphere are very weak. If anything, there’s a slight north to south component. Variable cloudiness left over from yesterday’s thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada cover most of the eastern side of San Joaquin Valley. Once the daytime heating process fires up, scattered thunderstorms will again erupt…
June28 2021 report
June 28 2021 The oddball pattern we talked about Friday and Saturday continues to evolve this morning,, At the surface, there is enough of a weak onshore flow to allow a shallow intrusion of marine air through Pacheco Pass through the Delta where winds were sustained at 23 MPH and were sustained at 35 MPH. …
June 26, 2021
June 26, 2021 Triple digits will again become a way of life beginning today, and more than likely at least into next weekend. An oddball pattern continues to take shape over north America. There is one high center over western British Columbia with another to the southwest of the southern California coast. These two highs…
June 25, 2021/report
June 25, 2021 Chemo is really nasty stuff, as I’m sure many of you have been touched by it at some time in one way or another. After being flattened yet again, I’m feeling back to normal and glad to be doing the work I love. I have roughly another week and a half before…
June 19, 2021/report
June 19, 2021 Taft recorded a scorching high temperature yesterday of 113, Lemoore 112, Fresno and Porterville 111. I realize summer hasn’t even arrived on the calendar yet, but these may be the high temperatures of the summer. Similar conditions can be expected this afternoon. Strong upper level high pressure is centered over Arizona…
June 18, 2021/report
June 18, 2021 A strong belt of upper level high pressure now stretches from roughly the Mississippi River across the Desert Southwest and into California before going out to sea. High level subtropical moisture continues to rotate around the bottom of the high then northeastward through southern and central California. A few lightning strikes were…
June 17, 2021/report
June 17, 2021 Strong upper level high pressure over the Four Corners region has expanded westward over California and well off shore. Temperatures this morning on the valley floor are ranging from 4 to 6 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. The air above the valley floor is down right hot. Grapevine Peak at around…
June 16, 2021/report
An abbreviated report as John starts chemo this morning. June 16, 2021 The upcoming heat wave could actually result in the hottest temperatures of the summer, even though the calendar summer is still several days off. Models still indicate readings soaring into the 107 to 112 range Friday and Saturday with only minor moderation Sunday. …