Mariposa Projected High Temperatures for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Range from 71-86 Degrees
Oakhurst Projected High Temperatures for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Range from 74-87 Degrees
Yosemite Valley Projected High Temperatures for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Range from 72-82 Degrees
April 3, 2022 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a major warming trend is forecast to occur this week as a strong ridge of high pressure builds over the area.
Afternoon temperatures are forecast to be around 20 to 23 degrees above normal by Thursday with record highs likely.
Little changes are expected on Friday with more record highs likely.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 310 AM PDT Sun Apr 3 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Temperatures will remain well above normal today. A slight cooling trend will take place on Monday with breezy conditions this evening through Monday morning. A sharp wamring trend will take place later this week with temperatures rising to around 20 degrees above normal Thursday and Friday with record high temperatures likely. && .DISCUSSION...IR imagery showing abundant high clouds streaming over central CA this morning ahead of an upper trough which is approaching the western CONUS coast. The trough is progged by the SREF to push through our area later today which will result in breezy to windy conditions across portions of the Kern County Deserts this evening through early Monday. A Wind Advisory remains in effect for the Mojave Desert Slopes and the Mojave Desert area in Kern County between 300 pm PDT this afternoon and 800 am Monday. While moisture is limited with this system, instability will be sufficient enough for a slight chance of showers this afternoon over the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada south of Kings Canyon. The other impact that this system will be a slight cooling trend across the area with low temperatures on Monday morning being 3-6 Deg F low that this morning at most locations and daytime highs being slightly lower at most locations despite clearing skies by Monday. SREF is continuing to indicate a strong upper ridge building into CA on Tuesday and Wednesday. This will result in mainly clear skies, dry weather and noticable warming trend across the area with daytime temepratures expected to be around 15 Deg F above normal by Wednesday. Medium range ensemble means are showing the ridge strengthening further later in the week with 500 mb heights progged to be around 585 dm. This will result in near record daytime temperatures across our area on Thursday and Friday. Latest NBM probabilistic guidance is indicating a 75 to 90 percent chance of high temperatures exceeding 90 Deg F and a 30 to 50 percent chance of high temepratures exceeding 95 Deg F on Thursday and again on Friday. Another upper trough is progged to push through CA next weekend which will result in a cooling trend across our area although temperatures are expected to remain above climatological normals. Latest NBM probabilistic guidance continues to indicate the chance of precipitation across our area next weekend are less than 10 percent. && .AVIATION...Areas of MVFR visibility in blowing dust in the Kern County Deserts after 18Z today. Areas of MVFR and local mountain obscuring IFR between 20Z today and 03Z Monday in showers over the Sierra Nevada south of Kings Canyon. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail across the Central CA interior through at least the next 24 hours. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES...None.Source: NWS
