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FXUS66 KHNX 221747
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1047 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES
UNTIL THIS EVENING.
2. LINGERING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES THROUGH THE REGION.
3. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION
THIS WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS
THE SIERRA NEVADA NEAR YOSEMITE NP AS AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EASTWARD OVER NORTHERN CA. ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A 5-15 PERCENT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY,
THOUGH MAINLY OVER MERCED AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES. ALSO, STRONG,
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LAST UNTIL THIS EVENING OVER THE MOJAVE
DESERT SLOPES IN EASTERN KERN COUNTY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE
CHANCES FOR GUSTS THIS STRONG ARE CURRENTLY ARE 60-70 PERCENT.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION
FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA,
BUT WILL CONTINUE REDEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CHANCES FOR AMOUNTS AT LEAST 0.10
INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD FROM SATURDAY TO
SUNDAY ARE 15-25 PERCENT OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND 60-70
PERCENT OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING FROM YOSEMITE TO THE
LAKE ISABELLA AREA. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SIERRA AND ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ALSO RETURNS TO THE SIERRA TUESDAY
UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY. SO, WEATHER FOR THE LATTER PART OF APRIL
REMAINS UNSETTLED WITH TEMPERATURES AT NEAR TO BELOW AVERAGE.
LATEST CPC OUTLOOKS SHOW NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WHILE ODDS
FOR PRECIPITATION ARE TILTED TOWARDS ABOVE AVERAGE DURING THE
LAST FEW DAYS OF APRIL THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS IN THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA BRINGS
MOUNTAIN OBSCURING CLOUDS THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z THURSDAY.
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
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ338.
BSO
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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