Mariposa Projected High Temps for Monday 75 Degrees and 81 Degrees for Tuesday
Oakhurst Projected High Temps for Monday 75 Degrees and 82 Degrees for Tuesday
Yosemite Valley Projected High Temps for Monday 66 Degrees and 72 Degrees for Tuesday
April 22, 2019 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports high temperatures this afternoon will be around five degrees above normal for this time of year.
Maximum temperatures Tuesday afternoon will be ten to fifteen degrees above their typical values for the latter half of April.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA 439 AM PDT Mon Apr 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Offshore flow and high pressure building over the region will bring warmer temperatures and dry conditions across central California through the end of the week. A low pressure system will bring cooler temperatures and possible precipitation for the start of next week. .DISCUSSION... An upper level low pressure system that brought some precipitation and more seasonable temperatures to our area over the weekend is currently spinning near the Great Basin area. Skies are generally clear over our area in the wake of the departing low, with 24 hr temperature trends mostly running up around 3 to 6 degrees. The upper low is progged to drop south to northern Mexico by Tuesday. Northeasterly flow across the top of the flow will produce a moderate offshore flow across our area, with strong gusts across the Sierra crest and some gusty downsloping winds into the foothills. Model guidance shows the most significant wind gusts occurring early this morning and again this evening. Meanwhile, high pressure will begin building in behind the exiting low, and the ridge will continue to strengthen over the region through the middle of the week. This will bring mainly dry conditions with a significant warmup. Highs today will be a few degrees higher than yesterday, and by Wednesday and Thursday temperatures will climb to as much as 15 to 20 degrees above climo. By the end of the week, models are similar in developing a closed low near 30N/130W and swinging it toward the southern California coast through the weekend. There are differences in the exact track and timing so details are not certain, but we can generally look for cooler temperatures and possibly some mountain precipitation by the weekend.
Source: NWS