Fresno, CA — A warming trend will bring unseasonably high temperatures to Central California this week, with parts of the Central Valley expected to exceed 85°F by Friday.
According to the National Weather Service in Hanford, high pressure building over the West will drive temperatures up beginning midweek, following a brief cooldown on Monday. Afternoon highs could reach 15 degrees above normal from Fresno County southward between Wednesday and Friday.
Forecast models show a 40% to 60% probability of max temperatures hitting or exceeding 85°F in interior valleys. Heat risk will remain at minor levels for most of the region, with the peak impact expected Thursday, April 11…