Last Week of Winter
Saturday- This morning we began with a cold, cloudy, windy and wet start. A fast moving storm front brought light rain and snowfall across the county. The majority of the rain came early Saturday morning around midnight - 6 AM. Bakersfield received around .06". Here at the news station we had .07", while Arvin reached .14", Delano .04", and Rio Bravo and Wasco each at .10" of rainfall. The Kern valley saw most of the mountain rain. Glennville reached .50" and Lake Isabella around .21". Snowfall being light, up to 1-2" were seen near Bear Valley Springs, while Tehachapi had about an inch. Behind the front were the strong winds gusting up to 55 - 70 MPH across most mountain passes. The cold air dropping in left highs in the valley floor in the upper 50's (Bakesfield 58) and mountain locations in the 40's (Tehachapi 41, Frazier Park 45).
Sunday- Starting tomorrow, dry and warmer weather arrives. This will be the last week of winter and it looks to shape up pretty good. A dominant ridge of high pressure (stable air) takes over. This will shift our winds from the west to the east to help produce warmer air across the county. Sunday morning cool air and pile up clouds will sit over the valley to mountain areas early on. By the end of the day sunny and slightly warmer air will fill up the county (highs in the low to mid 60's- valley; 50's for the mountains). Monday through Friday highs should head above normal to the low and mid 70's! Saturday will mark the first day of spring, so it looks like the last week of winter is more of a preview of what spring will be.
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03-13-10 5:43 pm Forecaster Aaron Perlman
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