Hot as advertised
Posted by Ryan
Fresno was looking to be hot over the past couple of days, and as it turned out... it was. In fact, nobody forecast warmer than the actual highs in Fresno, which meant that the warmer forecasters had the drop on everyone else. The Weather Channel was only off by a couple of degrees, while Victoria-Weather wasn't far behind.
Actuals: Sunday - High 92, Low 63
Monday - High 98, Low 66
Grade: A
Fresno, California
Posted by Ryan
Central California is the stop for today's summertime forecast. What does the weather have for us?
At 853AM, PT, Fresno was reporting clear skies with a temperature of 73. It was generally clear across the Central Valley, with the marine layer along the coast and a few clouds triggered by the topography of the High Sierras to the east.
The eastern slope of a jet ridge will develop through California tomorrow and advance eastward through the period, allowing hot high pressure to envelop California. It will be dry through the period, and increasingly warm in Fresno.
Tomorrow - Sunny, High 90, Low 63
Monday - Sunny, High 95, Low 66
TWC: Tomorrow - Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds High 92, Low 64
Monday - Mainly sunny.High 97, Low 66
AW: Tomorrow - Sunshine; breezy in the afternoon High 88, Low 64
Monday - Plenty of sun High 94, Low 66
NWS: Tomorrow - Sunny High 88, Low 61
Monday - Sunny High 95, Low 64
WB: Tomorrow - Sunny High 87, Low 55
Monday - Sunny...warmer High 94, Low 57
Toasty, as it often is in central California this time of year.
Nailed it!
Posted by Ryan
Anthony mentioned in the forecast for Fresno that bikini weather would survive. Perhaps we just need to get him thinking about swimwear, because he nailed the forecast, missing only be two degrees on the Saturday high and achieving perfection on the other three verifying times. Well played. Bikini season forever!
Actuals: Friday - High 91, Low 58
Saturday - High 95, Low 60
Grade: A
Fresno, California
Posted by Anthony
At 753PDT, the temperature in Fresno was 75 degrees under fair skies. With the major news-maker in the country being the system dumping buckets of rain over the Upper Midwest (over 10" in Amboy, MN, between 2-3" here in the Twin Cities), the sides of the country are in a relative calm. No place is feeling that more than in Fresno. An area of high pressure over the Intermountain West will continue to take hold over the region as an upper-level ridge reinforces it. What does that mean? Sunny skies and hot temperatures for the Central CA Valley. Fall officially arrived at 11:09PM EDT on Wednesday evening, but that doesn't mean summer isn't hanging on in some spots. Bikini weather survives!
Friday: Clear. High 91, Low 58.
Saturday: Clear and hot. High 97, Low 60.
TWC: Friday: Sunny. High 93, Low 61.
Saturday: Sunny. High 98, Low 64.
AW: Friday: Bright sunshine. High 90, Low 56.
Saturday: Continued clear and very warm. High 94, Low 60.
NWS: Friday: Clear. High 90, Low 60.
Saturday: Sunny and hot. High 96, Low 62.
WB: Friday: Sunny. High 90, Low 55.
Saturday: Sunny. High 95, Low 57.
Here's a snapshot of the country. Clear skies over much of the Southwest, while the system in the Central US continues to cause wet havoc.
California Dreamin’
Posted by Ryan
It wasn't the best of forecasts in Fresno, bt you really couldn't make any complaints about the weather. Temperatures hung out in the upper 70s with only a few passing clouds. The Weather Channel had a narrow victory overall, but there was a three way tie for last (though not too far behind) for Accuweather, the Weather Service and Weatherbug.
Actuals: Tuesday - High 78, Low 47
Wednesday - High 78, Low 49
Grade: B
Fresno, California to Allentown, Pennsylvania
Posted by Ryan
We're looking right down the barrel of a daunting 6 day trip from the San Joaquin Valley to the Lehigh Valley that will cover 2823 miles. That last day will only be a few hours in the car, but the first 5 will cover 529 miles a day and we'll put 66 miles behind us an hour It's going to be a pretty extravagant trip, so lets get on the road before we change our mind.
DAY ONE
The good news is, our first day of travel will be uneventful. Driving from Fresno to anywhere almost always takes us through the desert, as it will on Wednesday. With an area of low pressure sliding into the northwest, high pressure wasn't even in effect for the Mojave, so the drive to west of Ash Fork, Arizona, will be pretty boring, frankly.
DAY TWO
Our second day of travel will again be fairly dormant, headed from northern Arizona to northern New Mexico, and the city of Montoya. We'll be able to traverse the extent of the mountains and get into some plains for our drive on Friday. Good for gas mileage, maybe not so good for scenery.
DAY THREE
A nice, Spring area of low pressure will be developing over the Northern Rockies by the time we hit Oklahoma on Friday. It will dangle a cold front into the High Plains by Friday afternoon and bear down on the state into the overnight. We won't notice much change, aside from some warming temperatures and southerly wind during our travels, we won't notice much change. While we spend the night in Adair, Oklahoma in the northeastern part of the state, we will likely notice the thunderstorms a bit more.
DAY FOUR
That darn cold front is going to set itself up right along I-44, which won't e a problem for many people, except those taking I-44. That would be us, of course. Don't be surprised to see showers and thunderstorms along the way from Adair into Missouri. The strongest storms and heaviest rain on Saturday will likely come between Sullivan and Saint Louis, Missouri. The final 2 1/2 or 3 hours across Illinois will be drier, and we'll be out of all the rain by the time we reach Vandalia, Illinois. The destination will come a couple hours later in Terre Haute, Indiana.
DAY FIVE
For the most part, we will remain ahead of the system that will bisect the country on Sunday, evading a few prefrontal showers but likely having to deal with clouds the whole way. Showers will likely be at their most persistent from Terre Haute to Dayton, Ohio with lighter showers possible after that. The conclusion of our final full day will be on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the town of Breezewood.
DAY SIX
Finally, Monday we will have less than three hours to contend with the slick roadways of central and eastern Pennsylvania. And make no mistake, they will be wet. The system will finally catch up with us and begin to ascend to the north. The central circulation will be just east of Allentown, which means heavy rain will only get heavier as we head through the Appalachians into Allentown. The Lehigh Valley's weather will be considerably wetter than that of the San Joaquin.
Fresno, California
Posted by Anthony
My inaugural post on the new site! With a complete lack of weather to boot! Well, that's what happens in California sometimes...
At 953AM PDT, the temperature in Fresno, California was 53 degrees under some high cirrus clouds. A ridge is building over the Western US with only some high clouds pushing into CA from a frontal boundary festering offshore. That front will affect just the coastal portions of the Pacific Northwest and maybe the extreme northwest portion of California on Tuesday. Some thicker high clouds might make their way over the Central Valley of CA as the remnant front pushes inland on Wednesday, but dry weather is expected for much of CA south of San Francisco. What does that mean? Mostly sunny skies and warm weather for the Golden State. I'll be heading out to California myself in a few days to thaw out, so I hope the good weather continues!
Tuesday: Few high clouds. High 75, Low 46.
Wednesday: A few more clouds, continued pleasant. High 72, Low 49.
TWC: Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 77, Low 48.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 75, Low 52.
AW: Tuesday: Sunny. High 74, Low 48.
Wednesday: Sunny, a few high clouds. High 74, Low 47.
NWS: Tuesday: Sunny. High 75, Low 49.
Wednesday: Sunny. High 75, Low 52.
WB: Tuesday: Sunny. High 75, Low 46.
Wednesday: Sunny. High 73, Low 47.
Outside of the white snow-capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, there isn't much to see over the Western US. Looks like bikini weather for some lucky Spring Breakers!
