US National Weather Service Hanford California

10/19/2026

Free carwash may be inbound! A cutoff low moving through with a trough has the potential (mainly greater than 50%) to bring rain chances exceeding 0.25 inches, mainly on Thursday. Wednesday has a 25-50% chance of 0.1 inches for the locations listed.

10/18/2026

Minimum relative humidity to dip below 20% in the Sierra Nevada, Foothills, Kern County mountains, and Mojave Desert.

10/18/2026

A strong storm diving south from the Pacific NW will stall just off shore of Southern California. Tropical moisture from the remnants of Trudy will then be pulled northward. Rain with embedded thunderstorms training over the same areas for several hours can lead to flooding in the very vulnerable cities and towns of east Kern county and the high Sierra of Tulare county. This covers the 24 hr period beginning at 5a Wednesday through 5am Thursday.

10/18/2026

A significant pattern change early this week will deliver not only rain and high elevation snow, but also many days with high temperatures struggling into the 70s. Quite a change from the warmth of this past weekend.

10/17/2026

High temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90F may be loosing their grip on the Central Valley after this weekend, for a long time. Although Saturday and Sunday will be 10F degrees above normal, a cooler pattern arriving with rain (yes, rain) arrives through next week.

10/17/2026

Minimum relative humidity to dip below 20% in the Sierra Nevada, Foothills, Kern County mountains, and Mojave Desert. Winds will be weaker than they have been over the past couple of days.

10/17/2026

Friday, 10/16/2026 @ 11:30 PM PDT: Latest wind gust reports for 40 mph or stronger during last 24 hours (Locations are mainly in the Kern County mountains and desert, along with some higher peaks in the Sierra Nevada.): https://partnerservices.nws.noaa.gov/products/cache/290-2026/PNSHNX/ef0aca9b49ea4f21fc1f32cf264f26b8

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10/16/2026

The atmosphere is taking a chill pill🥶! After this latest string of above normal temperatures (grody), the Central Valley will see some totally rad temperatures in the normal to slightly below normal category. This is thanks to a shortwave trough and a low pressure system coming in. On Sunday into Monday, the shortwave will come in. That low pressure system quickly replaces it, as models show the low pressure system beginning it's descent into California on Monday afternoon. With it, there are rain chances expected for the Valley this time. Cool beans! 😎

10/14/2026

Wednesday, October 14, 2026: Critical Fire Danger is in store later this week, for Thursday and Friday, across the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Range due to gusty northeast to easterly winds. This will be combined with minimum relative humidity below 25 percent. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Range from 3 AM on Thursday (OCT 15) through 10 PM on Friday (OCT 16).

10/14/2026

A pattern known as a "Rex Block" will begin to set up. With it, increased winds for the Kern County Mountains. The Sierra Nevada may see gusty conditions as well, but not nearly as intense as the Kern County Mountains. Take precautions when driving and with loose items 🍃💨