Updates
  • Out/pneumonia Pardon the interruption again, folks. John had been coughing more and more frequently lately. Difficult breathing yesterday resulted in an ambulance ride to the local…
  • May 8, 2024 report May 8, 2024 Summary  High pressure aloft is  located 500 miles off the northern California coast. Low pressure is centered over Wyoming and the Dakotas…
  • May 6, 2024 report May 6, 2024 Summary  An elongated trough of low pressure extends from the Gulf of Alaska to the Pacific Northwest while high pressure is setting…
  • May 4, 2024 report May 4, 2024 Summary  A low pressure center is off the coast of the Pacific Northwest this morning. This low will move southwestward into northern…
  • May 2, 2024 report May 2, 2024 Summary  upper level high pressure is upwelling ahead of a low pressure system located in the northeast Pacific. This will drive temperatures…

September 25, 2023 report

September 25, 2023 Summary  Variable cloudiness has spread over northern California while most of central and southern California remain mostly clear. There has been a persistent trough of low pressure along the west coast for the past week or so. It will stay there for at least the next week. impulses moving through the trough…

September 23, 2023 report

September 23, 2023 Summary   Subtropical moisture at the mid and high levels of the atmosphere continues to stream over the southern half of California. Satellite imagery is depicting clear skies behind this area of clouds, leading to mostly clear skies later this morning and through the weekend. A trough of low pressure stretches from…

May 16, 2023 am Summary: Enough modified marine air seeped through the Delta and Pacheco Pass yesterday to keep temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s from Merced County north. However, south of Merced County, readings were in the mid to upper 90s. The depth of the marine layer at Ford Ord is 1,400…

Weekend Off

May 13, 2023 With clear sailing away in the world of weather, we’re going to take the full weekend off. See you Monday morning! John and Trudy

November 21, 2022 report

November 21, 2022 It was another chilly night as fairly widespread frost was in place throughout the citrus district. Check out the lows below in the frost section and you’ll find it was very beneficial for chill. Upper level high pressure continues a blocking ridge pattern. a weak weather system will move through the Pacific…

November 24, 2021/report

The low clouds and fog that have plagued the valley the past few weeks largely dissipated yesterday, but has re-formed as dense fog, mainly along the east side.  There are areas of relatively good visibility, however. As of 6:00am, Bakersfield was reporting 4 miles, Porterville 5 miles, and 10 miles at Lemoore. Unfortunately on this…

October 30, 2021/report

October 30, 2021 The features on this morning’s models are all somewhat benign.  There is a weak low over northern California which will move inland over the next 24 hours, resulting in somewhat cooler weather Sunday and Monday.  There’s enough of an inversion this morning for low clouds and fog to form, mostly through the…

Health Update

I want to give you an  explanation of   where I’m at.  I had my third dose of chemo at the end of July.  Suffice it to say it flattened me.  Still haven’t gotten a true reading on where I’m at.   Hopefully I’ll find out later this month.  All I know is that every time they…

June 21, 2021/chemo

June 21, 2021 Chemotherapy has hit John hard.  He’s not able to produce a report today.  We’ll need to take this on a day by day basis. Thanks again for your patience, John and Trudy

Back to Work Soon

I apologize for letting the ball drop.  John’s had a very rough couple of weeks.  His lung collapsed twice and while the surgeon was working on that, he discovered a tumor up against John’s heart.  He removed the tumor but it was found to be a rare malignancy.  The surgeon is certain he got it…