Mariposa Projected High Temperatures: Saturday: 89 Degrees, Sunday: 87 Degrees
Oakhurst Projected High Temperatures: Saturday: 90 Degrees, Sunday: 88 Degrees
Yosemite Valley Projected High Temperatures: Saturday: 81 Degrees, Sunday: 79 Degrees
October 6, 2023 - National Weather Service Hanford Office reports high temperatures throughout Central California this weekend will be eleven to thirteen degrees above normal for this time of year.
Near record heat is expected in most of the San Joaquin Valley both Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hanford CA
146 AM PDT Fri Oct 6 2023
.SYNOPSIS...
Temperatures continue to rise as high pressure builds. High
temperatures in Central California will be around 10 degrees
above normal today through Sunday. After this weekend, a low
pressure trough will move through the forecast area and result in
lower temperatures early next week.
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.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures continue to rise throughout Central California as
high pressure continues to build and impact our forecast area.
High temperatures today look to be in the low to mid 90s
throughout the San Joaquin Valley, which is around 5-10 degrees
higher than what is normally seen at this time of year.
Saturday will be the hottest day of this warm-up, as temperatures
will rise further by a few degrees from today. Many cities within
the San Joaquin Valley could potentially see near record or record
high temperatures on Saturday and Sunday. Here are probabilities
that certain cities will see 95 degrees or more as a high
temperature on Saturday:
Bakersfield: 91%
Fresno: 71%
Hanford: 46%
Visalia: 46%
Madera: 36%
Merced: 26%
On Monday afternoon, a low pressure trough off the coast will
begin tracking inland, lowering temperatures. By Wednesday,
temperatures throughout the forecast area look to be roughly five
degrees below what is normally seen at this time of year. There
are some slight chances for rain Monday night into Tuesday north
of Fresno County due to the trough, but other than these chances,
there is no precipitation forecast throughout the next week. Once
this trough moves out of the forecast area, another buildup of
high pressure will again lead to a warm next weekend.
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.AVIATION...
VFR conditions will prevail throughout Central California for the
forecast period.
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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
ISSUED: 10/05/2023 15:13
EXPIRES: 10/06/2023 23:59
None.
Source: NWS
