June 6, 2023 am Summary: The center of circulation of a weak cut off low is right over Kern County at this hour. What little activity there is around the low is along the northern and western flanks with a few showers over the Sierra Nevada, the southern Coast Range, and an isolated shower…
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June 5 2023 report
June 5, 2023 am Summary: We are watching with great interest the development of a weak cut off low roughly 300 miles to the west of Santa Barbara this morning. Clouds are increasing over the western side of the San Joaquin Valley at this hour and these clouds will shift further eastward as the day…
June 3, 2023 am Summary: High pressure at the upper levels of the atmosphere is slowly building in from the west. All the usual parameters are pointing towards a warming trend. Most locations on the valley floor are 2 to 5 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Blue Canyon at roughly 6,500 feet is 4…
June 2, 2023 report
June 2, 2023 am Summary: Other than the usual coastal low clouds and fog along the coast, skies are generally clear over California. Rather weak upper level high pressure is building in from the west. The freezing levels are not overly high for this time of year and stand at 12,200 feet both at Oakland…
June 1 2023 sick
June 1, 2023 John’s back down again. Nothing serious, but does need a day to rest while tests are being run. Also, we’ll be getting the results of John’s latest CT scan Monday. We appreciate and definitely accept with thanks any and all prayers. Thank you. Trudy
May 31, 2023 report
May 31, 2023 am Summary: Skies are overcast this morning from Fresno County south. The base of the overcast is between 6,800 and 7,000 feet. A weak upper low which yesterday was centered near Santa Barbara has shifted eastward into extreme western Arizona, creating a northwesterly flow both at the surface and aloft. The cloud…
May 30, 2023 report
May 30, 2023 am Summary: The main feature this morning is a weak cut off low centered just to the west of Santa Barbara this morning. The combination of daytime heating and added instability from the low will set off isolated scattered showers and thunderstorms over the southern Sierra Nevada and possibly the Kern…
May 27, 2023 report
May 27, 2023 am Summary: A trough of low pressure which moved through California yesterday has shifted into the Great Basin. A relatively low onshore flow continues, however. Satellite imagery shows coastal low clouds and fog well inland. In fact, Sacramento is reporting a low overcast at this hour. Weak high pressure will continue to…
May 26, 2023 report
May 26, 2023 am Summary: The valley remains flooded with marine air which continues to occasionally surge inland due to a moderate onshore flow and a trough of low pressure stretching from the Pacific Northwest to southern California. The low clouds along the coast show up nicely on satellite imagery, moving through the Delta and…
May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023 am Summary: A weak trough of low pressure extends from the Canadian Rockies south/southwest to southern California. For the second day in a row, coastal low clouds and fog have spread as far inland as the last range of mountains separating the Coast Range from the west side of the San Joaquin…