Fresno and the Central Valley could see temperatures rise as high as 90 degrees by early next week — unseasonably warm weather that may signal a hotter spring and summer this year.
JP Kalb, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Hanford office, said the warmer weather is the result of a large pressure system off the California coast and is thwarting rainy weather.
Kalb said temperatures have been above average so far this year — specifically about five degrees warmer than usual for March.
It’s still early, but Kalb said the three-month outlook appears to show higher-than-normal temperatures for the Valley. He said this forecast can change.
This warm spring and summer that’s projected follows a rainier-than-usual autumn that was rife with fog and low-lying clouds. Just a few weeks ago, a series of on-and-off winter storms helped replenish snowpack as well.
Last summer was abnormally mild — a welcome relief after the Central Valley nearly saw high temperatures that nearly broke records for the area in 2022 and 2024.