Mariposa projected high temperature for Sunday: 55 degrees and 56 Degrees for Monday

Oakhurst projected high temperature for Sunday: 55 degrees and 58 Degrees for Monday

Yosemite Valley projected high temperature for Sunday: 50 degrees and 54 Degrees for Monday

January 5, 2020 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports high temperatures Saturday afternoon in Central California were ten to thirteen degrees above normal for this time of year.

A dry cold front will pass through the forecast area today.

As a result, maximum temperatures this afternoon throughout Central California will generally be seven to ten degrees lower than Saturday afternoon.

Maximum temperatures Monday afternoon will be similar to this afternoon, if not a degree or two lower.

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  Area Forecast Discussion 
  National Weather Service Hanford CA 
  142 AM PST Sun Jan 5 2020 
   
   
  .SYNOPSIS...Strong gusty winds to the Kern County Mountain Passes 
  and Desert expected today. Slight ridging for the first part of  
  the next work week before the upper jet gets more active.  
   
  && 
   
  .DISCUSSION... 
  A fairly benign forecast though today will see winds pick up in 
  the Kern County mountains and desert as the surface gradient 
  tightens. By midday the Bakersfield to Mojave gradient will 
  roughly be 5 to 6 mb which will support strong winds. A wind 
  advisory is currently in effect for this region.  
   
  Also, enough moisture in the south valley exist for a few very 
  light showers on the upslope portions of the San Emigdio and  
  Tehachapi Mountains, though not expecting much in the way of  
  accumulations. As the aforementioned surface gradient relaxes  
  winds will once again flow down valley lessening this potential by 
  this evening. 
   
  From there attention is on the long wave trough which is progged 
  to dig south across the western CONUS by midweek. The first piece 
  of shortwave energy should slide into Central California by 
  Wednesday, but impacts will be limited. A secondary shortwave will 
  round the trough Thursday which has more potential for impacts 
  across the region, though it will be a quick hitter. Yet another 
  shortwave trough is progged over the weekend, however, too much 
  variations in the guidances with this one to point to how much of 
  an impact it might have. Stay Tuned! 

Source: NWS