FXUS66 KHNX 270721

AFDHNX



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Hanford CA

1221 AM PDT Mon Oct 27 2025



.KEY MESSAGES...



1. Gusty winds will continue until late tonight along the Mojave

Desert slopes in eastern Kern County.



2. A warming trend will bring above average temperatures by

midweek. Warm temperatures may last until at least the weekend.



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.DISCUSSION...

We will experience one more relatively cool day in the wake of

the upper-level trough that passed over the area. Meanwhile, gusty

winds will continue along the Mojave Desert slopes until early 

this morning, as short-term high resolution guidance shows 45-50

mph winds persisting overnight tonight, including probabilities

as much as 50-60 percent for gusts at least 45 mph for at least

the next few hours. Dry conditions will prevail with a warming 

trend beginning Tuesday. Near to above average temperatures are 

likely by Wednesday, as the chances for highs in the 80's in the

warmest valley and desert locations increase markedly. 

Probabilities for a high of 80 degrees in the San Joaquin Valley

are around 30-40 percent, while the chances are significantly 

higher in the Kern County desert, or at 80-90 percent. This is 

due to a building ridge of high pressure over much of the 

Western U.S. Similar probabilities are shown through the end of 

this week into the weekend, or the first weekend of November. We

are not forecasting precipitation for the next seven days.



The Climate Prediction Center shows an 80-90 percent chance of

above average temperatures continuing in the 6-10 day period and

70-80 percent chance for the 8-14 day period. Although, for 

both of these periods, near average precipitation is projected.

Climatologically speaking, average precipitation is generally 

relatively low in early November.



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.AVIATION...

Mainly VFR conditions will prevail throughout the Central CA

interior for the next 24 hours. Except MVFR visibility with 

local IFR until 18Z Monday in the San Joaquin Valley. 



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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 high.



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...

Wind Advisory until 5 AM PDT Monday for CAZ338.

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BSO



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