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FXUS66 KHNX 270543
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1043 PM PDT SUN APR 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SLOPES
THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY.
2. SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION CONTINUE EACH DAY OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE REGION.
3. WARMING TREND TO END THIS WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THE TROUGH THAT BROUGHT SOME ADDITIONAL RAIN THIS WEEKEND IS
SLOWLY SLIDING OUT EARLY THIS MORNING AS A FEW MORE SHORTWAVE
TROUGHS SLIDE IN THROUGH THE WEEK. THESE SHORTWAVES KEEP SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN EVERY DAY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH A 5 TO
15 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE VALLEY HAS NO
PRECIPITATION FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AS THERE IS LESS THAN A 10
PERCENT CHANCE OF ANY ACCUMULATION.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES IN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND
STRENGTHENS A LITTLE WHICH WILL HELP WARM TEMPERATURES. FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY HAVE A 25 TO 55 PERCENT CHANCE OF HIGHS OF AT LEAST
90 DEGREES IN THE VALLEY. HOWEVER, ANOTHER TROUGH SLIDES IN
SUNDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE
NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN. THE CPC HAS A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE
OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND A 40 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION IN BOTH THE 6-10 AND 8-14 DAY
OUTLOOKS.
AVIATION
IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH AT LEAST
12Z IN SHOWERS AND CLOUDS. OTHERWISE, VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE
MOJAVE SLOPES AND DESERT THROUGH 12Z MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH.
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 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ337>339.
JPK
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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