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December 7, 2023                                                                      Summary:   What was left of a cold front moved down the valley overnight. A northwest push of air behind the front is generating upslope clouds against the valley facing slopes of the Kern County mountains. These clouds will continue to regenerate through much of the day for mostly cloudy conditions over Kern…

December 6, 2023 Summary:   As of 1:30 pm, light showers had fallen down the coast to Santa Cruz and Sacramento inland. These showers are ahead of a weakening cold front which is now in northern California. Ahead of the front in the south valley, temperatures were warming into the mid 70s. the front and its…

December 6, 2023                                                                      Summary:   Upper level high pressure which has governed our weather for the past week has shifted eastward into the Rocky Mountain states. A trough of low pressure is now approaching the northern California coast along with its associated cold front. Ahead of the front is a weak southerly flow. That combined with…

December 5, 2023 Summary:   Relatively strong upper level high pressure has shifted further east and is now centered over northern Arizona while a trough of low pressure approaches the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Pressures are higher over the interior west than they are off shore. This will result in downslope heating off the northern…

We apologize for the lack of service the past few days. we were hit with a double whammy of computer problems. It’s good to be back.. December 5, 2023                                                                      Summary:   Strong upper level high pressure is centered right over southern California this morning. This will result in temperatures at least 10 degrees above seasonal averages…

We apologize for today’s lateness. We’re experiencing a string of technical issues. Yesterday’s report is accurate for today.

December 1, 2023 Summary:   Satellite imagery is depicting most of the valley has cleared out except in Kern County where upslope clouds are banking up against the north facing slopes of the Tehachapi. High resolution model information indicates that most of these clouds will clear out tonight for mostly clear skies throughout the district. Dew…

December 1, 2023                                                                      Summary:   A fast moving trough of low pressure moved through central California overnight. The only location I could find with measurable rainfall was Porterville with .03.  a few other locations posted trace amounts. A northwest push of air is now moving down the valley. The lifting factor of the Kern County mountains…

November 30, 2023 Summary:   Most of Kern County and southeastern Tulare Couty are overcast due to upsloping. The base of the overcast over Meadows Field is 7,000 feet and it’s 6,500 feet over the Porterville airport. The remainder of the valley was partly cloudy. To our north, light showers have spread as far south as…

November 30, 2023                                                                   Summary:   A fast moving trough of low pressure from the Gulf of Alaska will move through the valley later this afternoon and this evening. This system is very weak but will be accompanied by variable clouds and an outside chance of sprinkles or light showers. As barometric pressure rises off shore and…