Mariposa Projected High Temperatures for Saturday through Monday: 64-76 Degrees
Oakhurst Projected High Temperatures for Saturday through Monday: 65-77 Degrees
Yosemite Valley Projected High Temperatures for Saturday through Monday: 60-69 Degrees
April 22, 2022 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports high temperatures throughout Central California Saturday afternoon will be six to eight degrees warmer than this afternoon.
Maximum temperatures across Central California Sunday afternoon will be six to eight degrees warmer than Saturday afternoon.
By Monday afternoon, high temperatures throughout Central California will be around ten degrees above normal for this time of year.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 331 AM PDT Fri Apr 22 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Precipitation will come to an end by this morning, with high temperatures remaining up to 10 degrees below average. Strong winds will become likely by the afternoon along the Mojave desert slopes. High pressure then returns to the area by the weekend through next week, bringing dry weather as well as increasing temperatures back above average. && .DISCUSSION... As of 3 AM PDT, isolated showers continue across the valley with rain and snow showers above 5,000 feet over portions of the Sierra and Kern County mountains. Water vapor imagery shows that the main trough axis is currently swinging through the central California interior with a secondary circulation moving into the central CA coast. High-resolution models indicate that rain and snow showers will continue into mid-morning as the trough exits the area. Additional precipitation amounts of 1/4 to 1/2 inches is likely in the Sierra and Kern Mountains with additional snow amounts of 3 to 6 inches. The Winter Storm Warning for the Sierra will remain in effect until 11 AM PDT. Temperatures today will be 6 to 10 degrees below average across the district, with most of the valley and desert remaining in the 60s. As the trough exits the area, strong winds will develop along the Mojave desert slopes by late morning through the evening. High- resolution models indicate that surface pressure gradients between SFO-LAS will increase between 10-13mb along with a 80-90kt jet at 500mb. Sustained northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph are likely, creating hazardous travel conditions through and below Tehachapi Pass, Walker Pass, and Highway 14. A Wind Advisory has been issued for this area through 11 PM PDT tonight. After this system exits the area later tonight, a high pressure ridge will build over the western US through Tuesday morning. Temperatures will increase between 4 to 8 degrees on Saturday and an additional 4 to 8 degrees on Sunday, once again hitting the low 80s in the valley and desert. We`ll warm an additional 4 to 8 degrees on Monday, with many locations over the central California interior ending up 4 to 8 degrees above average for late April. This high pressure ridge flattens out by Tuesday through the end of the forecast period Friday, with temperatures returning to near average. Dry weather will return this weekend and will persist through next week. && .AVIATION...MVFR conditions will persist throughout the region through 18z Friday with local IFR conditions in mountain obscurations in the Sierra and Kern Mountains. VFR conditions after 18z Friday in the San Joaquin Valley with mountain obscuration possible until 0z Saturday. Strong northwest winds of 20 to 30 kts with gusts to 50 kts are likely through and below the Kern mountains. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... None.Source; NWS
