{"id":55208,"date":"2025-11-16T02:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/55208\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T02:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:56:24","slug":"atmospheric-river-brings-rain-thunder-to-fresno-how-long-will-showers-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/55208\/","title":{"rendered":"Atmospheric river brings rain, thunder to Fresno. How long will showers last?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Fresno area will see rain, thunderstorms and potential flash floods as an atmospheric river-fueled storm rolls through Northern California, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The storm, which brought \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?lat=36.731654&amp;lon=-119.785856\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:gusty to high winds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">gusty to high winds<\/a>\u201d to the Central Valley, could also result in heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada, the weather service said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAn atmospheric river will continue to impact California through late Saturday\/early Sunday,\u201d the weather service wrote on X on Thursday, Nov. 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHeavy rain will shift\u201d from Central California to Southern California on Friday,\u201d the weather service said in the X post. \u201cHeavy precipitation may lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWSWPC\/status\/1989020403163967666\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:scattered instances of flash flooding;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">scattered instances of flash flooding<\/a>, especially near burn scars and steep terrain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s what to know:<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s in the forecast for Fresno?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Showers and a thunderstorm are possible in the Fresno area on Friday, Nov. 14, before 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service\u2019s latest seven-day forecast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rain will continue after 1 p.m. Friday, according to the forecast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The high temperature will be 62 degrees, while the overnight low temperature will be around 54 degrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s a 90% chance of precipitation on Friday, the weather service said, with \u201cnew rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Showers could wane slightly Friday evening, when there will be a 30% chance of rain, calm winds and mostly cloudy skies.<\/p>\n<p>Will it rain this weekend?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rains will likely return to Fresno after 4 p.m. Saturday, the forecast said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Otherwise, the day will be cloudy with a high near 58 and a low of 54.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another quarter or half an inch of rain is possible on Saturday, when there\u2019s a 70% chance of rain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The weather service said more rainfall is likely on Sunday, mainly before 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sunday will be cloudy with a high near 59 and an overnight low of 52.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s a 60% chance of precipitation, with rains likely continuing past 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New precipitation amounts between a quarter-inch and half of an inch are possible.<\/p>\n<p>How long will the wet weather last?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rains and cloudy skies continue on Monday, as temperatures climb slightly to a high near 60 degrees, according to the forecast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The chance of precipitation drops from 60% during the day to 40% by Monday evening. The low temperature will be 46 degrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stormy conditions will calm down by Tuesday, when there will be a 20% chance of rain and partly sunny skies. Temperatures will climb slightly to a high of 57 and drop to a low of 43.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skies should be mostly sunny on Wednesday, Nov. 19, when the high temperature will near 58.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fresno will be generally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/weather\/longrange\/CA\/Fresno\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sunny and warm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sunny and warm<\/a> until Monday, Nov. 24, with periods of cool and rainy weather from Tuesday, Nov. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 30, according to the Old Farmer\u2019s Almanac\u2019s 60-day extended forecast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More sunshine is expected in early December, with first cool and then warm temperatures through Dec. 13, the almanac predicted.<\/p>\n<p>Will California see heavy rain or snow this winter?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Winter in California \u201cwill be warmer and drier than normal, with below-normal mountain snows,\u201d the almanac predicted in its 12-Month long-Range Weather Report spanning from November to October 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe coldest temperatures will occur in late January and late February,\u201d the report says. \u201cThe stormiest periods will be in late November, mid-January, and late February.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Climate Prediction Center released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/long_range\/seasonal.php?lead=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:three-month weather forecast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">three-month weather forecast<\/a> predicting the similarly warm and dry conditions through February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fresno area will see rain, thunderstorms and potential flash floods as an atmospheric river-fueled storm rolls through&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[2808,7,31217,34083,112,114,113,1029,60,266],"class_list":["post-55208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-atmospheric-river","tag-california","tag-chance-of-rain","tag-flash-flooding","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-heavy-rain","tag-national-weather-service","tag-northern-california"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}