Mariposa Projected High Temp for Friday: 63 Degrees, Saturday: 67 Degrees, Sunday: 64 Degrees
Oakhurst Projected High Temp for Friday: 65 Degrees, Saturday: 67 Degrees, Sunday: 65 Degrees
Yosemite Valley Projected High Temp for Friday: 59 Degrees, Saturday: 62 Degrees, Sunday: 59 Degrees
March 8, 2022 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports high temperatures throughout Central California Friday afternoon will be three to five degrees above normal for this time of year.
Maximum temperatures across Central California Saturday afternoon will be five to seven degrees above their typical values for the first half of March.
High temperatures throughout Central California Sunday afternoon will be three to five degrees above normal for this time of year.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 1249 AM PST Tue Mar 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS... A warming trend is expected today and Wednesday. Strong, gusty west winds are conceivable in the Kern County desert Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening ahead of an atmospheric disturbance. This atmospheric disturbance should brush the eastern portion of the forecast area Wednesday night and Thursday, resulting in the possibility of mountain snow showers. && .DISCUSSION... An anticyclone aloft will be centered over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, just offshore of California today and tonight. A trough of low pressure will drop southward from Canada into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday. A warming trend is anticipated today and Wednesday. High temperatures this afternoon will be around five degrees warmer than yesterday. Maximum temperatures Wednesday afternoon will be a couple of degrees above normal for this time of year. Strong, gusty west winds are possible in the Kern County desert Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. A Wind Advisory may be required for the Kern County desert Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. The aforementioned trough of low pressure will progress southward over Nevada Wednesday night and Thursday. This will lead to the possibility of snow showers in the Sierra Nevada and Kern County mountains Wednesday night and Thursday. Snow levels will start at around 5,000 feet Wednesday night, before falling to around 3,000 feet Thursday. Snow amounts will generally be an inch or less, with a chance of one to two inches along the Sierra Nevada crest. High temperatures Thursday afternoon will be around five degrees cooler than Wednesday afternoon. A ridge of high pressure will move eastward over the Eastern Pacific Ocean Thursday night. This ridge of high pressure will make landfall over the west coast of the United States Friday. The ridge of high pressure will progress eastward over California Friday night, before entering the Great Basin Saturday. A rather weak trough of low pressure may move eastward across Central California Saturday night or Sunday. This feeble atmospheric disturbance will have little to no impact on the local weather. Zonal flow aloft is expected Sunday night. A trough of low pressure may approach the west coast of the United States early next week. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions will prevail across Central California through at least the next 24 hours. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... None.Source: NWS
