Traver, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS66 KHNX 031825
AFDHNX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1125 AM PDT Fri Apr 3 2026



.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Damaging winds and hazardous travel conditions continue in
eastern Kern County through Noon Today.

2. The risk for fire starts increases Friday into the weekend
due to lowering humidity and a warming trend.

3. Another chance for unsettled weather as precipitation, winds
and lightning wil exist by the middle of next week.

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.DISCUSSION...
The passage of a disturbance through the region earlier this
week resulted in cooler temperatures and strong winds across
Central California. As the disturbance exits the region, winds
have and will continue to diminish going into the weekend. In
addition, temperatures will bottom out today and start a warming
trend this weekend. Yet, until we are able to scour out the
cold air-mass across Central California, will expect the
Probability of Exceedance of reaching 90 degrees to remain below
30 percent (except for areas near Taft on Sunday) as the high
pressure ridge will not have enough time to develop another
heat-wave. Therefore, temperatures will peak into the mid to
upper 80s during the period.

Another disturbance is progged to enter the region next week
behind a weak disturbance that will help break-down this weekend
ridge pattern. Ahead of the disturbance, temperatures will
begin cooling on Monday and an uptick in winds over the favored
locations of the Sierra Nevada Crest and the Tehachapi
Range/Mojave Desert. Ensembles place the onset of precipitation
from the next storm between Tuesday Night and early Wednesday
Morning. Will favor the latter solution of early Wednesday.
Probability of receiving a wetting rain (0.10) reaches 30-40
percent near Yosemite on Wednesday afternoon and continues into
Wednesday night.

By Thursday, while ensemble uncertainty in the storms
placement is high, probability of receiving a tenth of an inch
(0.10) jumps to 50-70 percent across the Sierra and up to near
35 percent across the San Joaquin Valley. In addition,
probability of receiving a Half of an inch (0.50) across the
High Sierra during a 24 hour period remains around 30-40
percent, and the probability of receiving a quarter of an inch
rises to near 50 percent. With snow levels remaining above 7,000
feet, the mentioned percentage ranges will place snow
accumulation in the 3 to 5 inch category with a 10 percent
chance of 8 inches near Glacier Point where orographics may
enhance precipitation values near the half inch mark.
Uncertainty in the timing of the storms passage will
necessitate a mention of precipitation until early next
Saturday. Furthermore, if the storm takes a later timing, will
expect Thunderstorm activity for the latter part of the week as
ensembles place a 20-30 percent chance of thunderstorms from
Merced/Yosemite down to just north of Kern County on Thursday
during the potential passage disturbances axis over Central
California.

Latest CPC outlooks suggest near average to a slight tilt in
the odds towards above average precipitation for the 6-10 day
period and 8-14 day periods. Above average temperatures continue
trending toward the 40-50 percent chance of leaning above
seasonal normals.

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.AVIATION...
VFR conditions will prevail across central California for the
next 24 hours. Easterly surface winds ranging from 20-30kts
expected across the Tehachapi Range and Mojave Desert Slopes
through 06Z Saturday.

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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
None.

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.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.

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.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
High Wind Warning until noon PDT today for CAZ338.

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