999 FXUS66 KHNX 110507 AAA AFDHNX Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Hanford CA 1007 PM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .UPDATE...Updated Aviation Section. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1. Dry weather will prevail through at least this weekend. 2. High temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above average today then slight cooling will occur the next couple of days with temperatures around 5 to 10 degrees above average this weekend. 3. Strong wind gusts will develop along the Mojave Slopes Friday afternoon through Saturday. && .DISCUSSION...Satellite loops show mainly sunny skies prevailing across the central California interior this afternoon with just a few high clouds passing through. 24 hour trends indicate temperatures are running around 3 to 7 degrees warmer, due to an amplifying ridge of high pressure over the west. Maximum temperatures are forecast to top out in the middle to upper 80s across the San Joaquin Valley this afternoon. This is around 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of the year but not at record level as the record highs for today are in the 90s. The ridge shifts farther east on Friday as an eastern Pacific trough approaches the coast. Slight cooling will occur but high temps will still be around 8 to 12 degrees above average. The trough will move inland on Saturday lowering max temperatures to around 5 to 10 degrees above average this weekend. Model ensembles favor an upper low off the southern California coast early next week. There is limited moisture available but enough to warrant a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms across the Sierra Nevada on Tuesday afternoon. && .AVIATION...06Z Update: VFR Conditions will prevail thru 06Z Sat. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES...None. && .CERTAINTY... The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high. The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is medium. Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information and/or to provide feedback. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ public...DCH aviation...DAS weather.gov/hanford