Mariposa projected high temperature for Saturday: 84 degrees, Sunday: 67 degrees
Oakhurst projected high temperature for Saturday: 84 degrees, Sunday: 66 degrees
Yosemite Valley projected high temperature for Saturday: 79 degrees, Sunday: 56 degrees
October 26, 2019 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office says what a difference a day can make.
We'll have one more day of summer-like temperatures across the southern San Joaquin Valley before we return back to fall on Sunday.
Temps will drop as much as 15 degrees with the passage of the next cold front.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 314 AM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS... High temperatures this afternoon will be around ten degrees above normal for this time of year. A cold front will pass through Central California Sunday, bringing with it much cooler weather and gusty winds. Seasonal afternoon temperatures and chilly overnight temperatures are expected Monday through Wednesday. Dry weather will persist through at least Friday. && .DISCUSSION... A cold front will move southward through the Pacific Northwest today and tonight. Prevailing winds will transport smoke from wildfires in Sonoma County southeastward over Central California today and tonight. Maximum temperatures this afternoon will be around ten degrees above normal for this time of year. The aforementioned cold front will progress southward through Central California Sunday. High temperatures Sunday afternoon will be around fifteen degrees cooler than this afternoon. Gusty winds will produce blowing dust in the San Joaquin Valley and Kern County desert, mainly Sunday afternoon. A Wind Advisory will likely be required for the West Side Hills and western portion of the San Joaquin Valley Sunday. After passing through Central California, the cold front will move in more of an eastward direction through the Desert Southwest Sunday night and Monday. Another cold front will progress southward through the Pacific Northwest Monday night and Tuesday. This cold front should pass through Central California Tuesday night or Wednesday. High temperatures Monday through Wednesday will be near or slightly below normal for the latter half of October. Overnight minimum temperatures will be chilly. Patchy frost is possible in the San Joaquin Valley during the early morning hours of Monday through Wednesday. Widespread frost is conceivable in the Kern County desert during the early morning hours of Monday through Wednesday. An Eastern Pacific area of high pressure, west of the Pacific Northwest, will build southeastward Wednesday night through at least Friday. This will result in a warming trend Thursday into next weekend. Dry weather will persist throughout Central California into the foreseeable future.Source: NWS
