Projected high temperature for Mariposa: 62
Projected high temperature for Oakhurst: 62
Projected high temperature for Yosemite Valley: 52
May 22, 2019 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports high temperatures this afternoon will be fifteen to twenty degrees below normal for this time of year.
The daily record for coolest high temperature ever measured in Bakersfield on May 22nd will likely be set today.
Temperature records at Bakersfield date back to 1889. Temperature records at Fresno date back to 1887.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA 246 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Temperatures this afternoon will be near daily record values for coolest high temperatures ever measured on May 22nd. Temperatures will gradually moderate into the weekend, but will remain below normal for this time of year. The majority of precipitation this week should be confined to the Southern Sierra Nevada. A weekend storm system may be responsible for more widespread precipitation, beginning Saturday. && .DISCUSSION... West to northwest wind gusts near 50 mph are currently being measured at Mojave Airport. These wind gusts should gradually subside this morning. The Wind Advisory for the Kern County mountains and desert may need to be extended past 4 AM PDT. Meanwhile, an area of low pressure aloft will meander around Southern California today. High temperatures this afternoon will be fifteen to twenty degrees below normal for this time of year. The daily record for coolest maximum temperature ever measured in Bakersfield on May 22nd will likely be set today. The current record is 68 degrees, initially established in 1965 and most recently observed in 2010. Temperature records at Bakersfield date back to 1889. Valley rain showers and mountain snow showers are possible throughout Central California this morning. Precipitation should be confined to the Southern Sierra Nevada and adjacent foothills, as well as the Kern County mountains and desert this afternoon into this evening. The aforementioned upper-level area of low pressure will move to the northeast tonight through Friday. This will allow temperatures to gradually moderate. Be that as it may, a trough of low pressure aloft will remain over Southern California tonight through Friday. This upper-level trough of low pressure will provide enough atmospheric instability for the possibility of snow showers in the Southern Sierra Nevada and rain showers in the Southern Sierra Nevada foothills tonight through Thursday evening, as well as Friday afternoon and Friday evening. An area of low pressure aloft near the coast of the Pacific Northwest should dive southward Friday night. Although the exact track of this atmospheric disturbance is still in question at this time, it could move southward near the coast of California Saturday through Sunday. A Winter Storm Watch may be required for the Southern Sierra Nevada this weekend, starting Saturday. The upper-level area of low pressure may move inland over Southern California Sunday night. This area of low pressure aloft should rapidly progress to the northeast over the Great Plains Monday, where it may stall Monday night and Tuesday.Source: NWS
