Visibility dropped down as low as 1/8 of a mile in Visalia, Hanford, Lemoore, Delano, and Porterville early Saturday morning, and down to 1/4 of a mile in Madera, due to dense fog. Fresno saw visibilities drop to 3 miles at Fresno-Yosemite, and 1 mile at Chandler. Look for another foggy start to our Sunday, and a Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for the entire San Joaquin Valley from 3 a.m. until 10 a.m. Sunday morning.
It’s been an extremely wet start to our rain season in central California, with over 4″ of rain having fallen in Fresno since October 1st. That’s our wettest start to the rain season ever, but the recent stormy weather is set to take a break for the next week. With generally clear skies overhead from a much quieter weather pattern, and abundant moisture in the soil and air after so much recent rain, it’s a perfect set up for thick morning fog in the San Joaquin Valley.
We should start each morning with thick fog in the San Joaquin Valley through Thanksgiving. It should burn off to hazy afternoon sunshine on Sunday, but there will be some days during the workweek ahead where it will stay foggy all day long. All of that fog will cap our highs to 60 at best. If you want sunshine and warmer weather, head to the mountains! They’ll generally be above the Valley fog, and all of that sunshine should help them to warmer temperatures than we’ll see in the Valley. China Peak Mountain Resort will open this Friday, right after Thanksgiving!…