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Spot Forecast for Tar Gap...USWFS
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1207 AM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on September 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High clouds are moving into our area with temperatures starting
a cooling trend through the weekend and into Monday. This change
is due to a disturbance moving in and bringing with it subtropical
moisture. Monday will see a 10 to 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms and a 40 to 50 percent chance of a wetting rain
for the Sierra Nevada. Winds will gradually increase Sunday into
Monday region-wide as the trough slides in. MinRHs will improve
this weekend before decreasing next week due to a warming trend
Tuesday into next week.


.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....58-61.
Min humidity........29-31 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southwest 4-8 mph with gusts to 12 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Surrounding ridge...South 9-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 8 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-9 mph with gusts to 14 mph
                    in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Widespread frost through
                    the night.
Min temperature.....31-33.
Max humidity........97-100 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southwest 4-8 mph in the evening, becoming
                    light and variable 2-4 mph overnight.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 7-11 mph.
Mixing height.......Lowering to near 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South 5-9 mph in the evening, becoming
                    light and variable 2-4 mph overnight.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent) then becoming partly sunny
                    (45-55 percent). Widespread frost in the
                    morning. Chance of rain showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....53-55.
Min humidity........35-39 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds becoming west 3-6 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest to west 6-10 mph.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 4-8 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
60s. East winds around 6 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 6 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70. Southeast winds
around 6 mph.


Forecaster...MOLINA

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