Dense Fog — Eastern Kern County, California

2020-01-10 · Eastern Kern County, California

Event narrative

Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Delano.

Wider weather episode

Following the departure of the storm of January 9, shortwave ridging resulted in period of clear skies, light winds and inversion conditions over the San Joaquin Valley during the morning of January 10 making conditions favorable for fog in the valley. Areas of dense fog formed by daybreak and visibility was reduced to a few hundred feet at several locations. The fog lifted into a low cloud deck by late morning which dissipated by early afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 864125. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.