Orange Cove, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1027 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.UPDATE...Updated Aviation Section.

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.KEY MESSAGES...

1. Windy conditions are expected across the Mojave Desert until
early Sunday morning with a High Wind Warning for the Mojave
Slopes.

2. Temperatures will be much cooler than climatological average
this weekend then trending warmer next week.

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.DISCUSSION...Satellite loops show the upper-level low along
the coast near Pt Conception. At this time, this feature is
bringing showers to our southern areas, including in the valley
and West Side hills, as well as Southern CA. These showers are
spreading northward and are approaching Fresno. This is a cold
system for this time of year, with snow levels expected around
5,000 feet. It will also produce unstable conditions, sufficient
for a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms for this
afternoon and evening. In addition, gusty winds will develop
this afternoon and continue until late tonight/early Sat AM.
Showers will continue overnight into Sunday morning, though
mainly over the higher terrain. Amounts will generally be light
over most of the region, based on latest best/worst case
scenario amounts (or anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch
to just above 0.25 inch in the SJ Valley). Also, amounts in the
Sierra Nevada will range from 0.50 inch to over 1.00 inch in the
highest elevations, with several inches of snow up to a foot;
however, in the worst case scenario, amounts could exceed 1.50
inches (about a 10 percent chance). By Sunday morning, some low
clouds will linger above the Central Valley, though the favored
areas are towards the southern and eastern sides due to
northwest flow aloft.

Cooler than normal temperatures will last through at least
Sunday, before a ridge of high pressure moves in and builds.
Expect temperatures closer to seasonal averages on Monday and
back to above normal by Tuesday. Well above average temperatures
are in store for Wednesday until Friday before temperatures
lower back towards normal by next weekend. Another trough of low
pressure will bring a chance for some precipitation to mainly
the mountains next Saturday, although it doesn`t appear quite as
cold as the current one. More to follow, as we get closer.

Current 6-10 day and 8-14 day outlooks from the Climate
Prediction Center, overall favor above normal temperatures but
near to above average precipitation. However, it appears
periods with cooler or seasonal temperatures combined with
precipitation will be relatively brief, as both of these periods
cover the early part of May.

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.AVIATION...06Z Update:

In the San Joaquin Valley and West Side Hills, VFR prevailing
with local MVFR in low clouds thru 06Z Mon.

Across the Sierra Nevada, adjacent foothills and Tehachapi
Mountains, widespread mountain obscuring IFR in low clouds thru
06Z Mon.

Across the Kern County portion of the Mojave Desert, expect
wind gusts 40-50 kts through 18Z Sunday. Otherwise VFR thru 06Z
Mon.

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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...None.

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.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.

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.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory until 11 AM PDT Sunday for CAZ337-339.
High Wind Warning until 5 AM PDT Sunday for CAZ338.
Winter Weather Advisory until 11 AM PDT Sunday for CAZ323-
325>331-333>336.

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public...BSO
aviation...DAS

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