Mariposa projected high temps for Wednesday: 73 degrees and Thursday: 74 degrees
Oakhurst projected high temps for Wednesday: 74 degrees and Thursday: 75 degrees
Yosemite Valley projected high temps for Wednesday: 66 degrees and Thursday: 66 degrees
March 4, 2020 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports high temperatures over the central California interior today and Thursday will be more typical of early May than early March and average about 15 degrees above normal.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 315 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Dry weather with much warmer than normal temperatures will continue across the area through Friday. A weak storm system will cool temperatures to near seasonal levels and bring a chance of precipitation to the area this weekend, especially over the mountains. && .DISCUSSION... Ridging will be in control over the next several days. Today temperatures will be running about 6-8 degrees warmer and many locations across the San Joaquin Valley and Kern County desert areas will see temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and a few locations will make it to 80 degrees. Temperatures will be much above normal for the entire area through Friday. Normal temperatures for both Fresno and Bakersfield are in the mid 60s so with forecasted highs near the 80 degree mark we are looking at 15 to 18 degrees above normal values. Record highs look to be safe with the Fresno record at 84 degrees and Bakersfield at 88 degrees both set back in 1929. Ridging will give way to a weak trough by Saturday and will bring cooler temperatures and an increase in winds and clouds. Light precipitation will be possible with this system passage. A cutoff low is progged to hug just off of the west coast over the Pacific and will drop south to move inland over southern California. The exact track of this system will be important because if the track inland is further north by 100 miles, chances for precipitation will be greater for our forecast area. So this will need to be monitored. Everyone knows we could use the precipitation.Source: NWS