826
FXUS66 KHNX 151657
AFDHNX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
957 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASON AVERAGES THROUGH NEXT
WEEK.
2. BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER TYPICAL WIND-PRONE AREAS INCLUDING
SAN LUIS RESERVOIR, LAKE ISABELLA AND THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
A WARMING TREND TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND, BUT WITH MAINLY
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. YESTERDAY'S HIGHS WERE FROM AROUND 5 TO
10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE, WITH THE WARMEST VALLEY LOCATIONS IN
THE LOWER 90S WHILE LOCATIONS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT ROSE TO THE
MID TO UPPER 90S. A SLIGHT WARMING TREND IS IN STORE FOR THE
DESERT WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RETURNING TO THE CENTURY MARK TODAY
AND SUNDAY. THE CHANCES OF A TRIPLE DIGIT READING IN THIS
PARTICULAR AREA ARE AT 25-35 PERCENT TODAY AND 50-60 PERCENT
SUNDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING IN THE PRONE AREAS TOWARDS THE PASSES IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY,
LAKE ISABELLA, AND ALONG THE MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES BUT WITH GUSTS
GENERALLY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL OTHERWISE
PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 5-6 DAYS.
BY NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
ALTHOUGH, THERE IS A CHANCE OF TRIPLE DIGITS (30-40 PERCENT) IN
MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS, MAINLY FRESNO SOUTHWARD FROM WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL ALSO BE IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN THE
MOJAVE DESERT; PROBABILITIES ARE GENERALLY 70-80 PERCENT FOR
MONDAY UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A LOWERING TREND IN
HUMIDITY WITH THE WARMUP THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK, WITH MINIMUM
VALUES LOWERING TO THE TEENS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND NEAR
10 PERCENT IN THE MOJAVE DESERT BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS WITH ITS CENTER RETURNING TO
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION, AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
RETURNS TO THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST BY FRIDAY AND NEXT SATURDAY.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
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.
BSO
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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