As heat waves go, the one that's hitting Fresno this week is kind of boring — unless you don't have air-conditioning and/or you work outdoors, in which case you should prepare to break a sweat. Monday's forecast high is 105 degrees, the start of an eight-day stretch of triple-digit...
Rain Coming Soon to Fresno and Other Parched California Cities
Storms arriving on Friday and Monday are expected to bring rain to the parched Valley and snow to the Sierra. The precipitation will be welcomed throughout California and other parts of the West Coast, which are experiencing varying degrees of drought. Heading into this month, California's statewide snowpack stood at 52%...
Is California Heading for a Multi-Year Drought? the Odds Aren’t in Our Favor, Experts Say.
[aggregation-styles] CapRadio With no rain in the forecast for the rest of 2020 — thanks to a La Niña weather pattern pushing storms north of the state — the probability of California entering a multi-year drought is increasing. “We did fortunately get some rain in November,” said Michelle Mead, a...
Lightning Storm, Easterly Wind: How the Wildfires Got So Bad
SALEM, Ore. — It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend — lightning bolts crackling in the skies over Central and Northern California, touching down in grasslands and vineyards. The National Weather Service warned that the dry lightning striking a parched landscape “could lead to new wildfire.”...
Rain Today With a Warm-up to Follow in the Valley
Rain will come to Fresno and other areas of the Valley on Monday before dry weather and warmer temperatures move in, the National Weather Service in Hanford says. Monday's storm could include strong thunderstorms in the Southern Sierra Nevada this afternoon and evening, and rain could linger in the mountains...
FID Will Begin Water Deliveries to Growers on May 1
Recent storms delivering rain to the Valley floor and snow to the Sierra mountains have prompted Fresno Irrigation District to begin water deliveries to growers on May 1. What's more, a big storm coming late Sunday is expected to drop 1 to 3 inches of rain on the entire state...
Monday's Drenching, Coming Storm Brighten Valley Water Outlook
Nearly an inch of rain fell Monday in Fresno and the Sierra received several feet of snow over two days, brightening the summer water outlook. In addition, the National Weather Service forecast calls for up to a half-inch of Fresno rain over three days beginning Sunday. Fresh snow in Shaver...
Late-Winter Systems to Bring Rain, Snow to Central California
A low-pressure system moving inland through Southern California on Thursday was expected to draw subtropical moisture northwestward, bringing showers and a chance of thunderstorms, the National Weather Service said. With heavy rain possible in some spots, flash flood watches were to go into effect at noon for a vast swath...
Late-Winter Systems to Bring Rain, Snow to Central California
A low-pressure system moving inland through Southern California on Thursday was expected to draw subtropical moisture northwestward, bringing showers and a chance of thunderstorms, the National Weather Service said. With heavy rain possible in some spots, flash flood watches were to go into effect at noon for a vast swath...
Southern California Gets Rain, but Less Than First Expected
LOS ANGELES — Much-needed rain fell across Southern California on Tuesday but in lighter amounts than originally forecast for the region, which has experienced a very dry winter. San Diego County mountains already had received an inch of rain before dawn but generally the precipitation was showery rather than steady,...