Taft Independent Newspaper

12/19/2025

EXTREMELY WET WEATHER PATTERN WITH SEVERAL ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS will develop across the Southwest through the end of December. Several notable atmospheric rivers will slide down the California coast and make landfall in California, spreading moisture into the Golden State, and areas farther inland across the Desert Southwest. Initially, NorCal and central California are favored from today through the weekend, but SoCal and the Desert Southwest gets in on the action Christmas week - starting Christmas Eve. Over the next 10-14 days, a few to several inches of rain will fall with the Sierra seeing 1-2 feet of liquid water. The highest elevations will see NUMEROUS FEET OF SNOW. Flooding is a concern along with landslides and debris flows - especially near recent, large burn scars. Guidance is continuing to trend up with the rainfall potential

12/18/2025

Waves of Rain coming, fog continues.

Today will be dry with more valley fog. While there will be some light rain Friday PM, it will not be an issue. Models continue to show much better rain and ...

12/18/2025

12/14/2025

An incredible temperature inversion is unfolding across Central California. This has been occurring for weeks.
The Central Valley is locked under a dense fog layer, keeping conditions cold, damp, and gloomy at the surface. Many valley locations are stuck in the 40s and 50s with little to no sunshine breaking through.
Meanwhile, just 2,000 feet above the valley floor, nearby foothills and mountain slopes are experiencing a completely different world sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s and 70s.
This is a classic (and unusually strong) temperature inversion, where cooler air becomes trapped near the ground while warmer air sits above it. The fog acts like a lid, preventing mixing and allowing the temperature contrast to become extreme over a very short vertical distance.
Same region. Same air mass.
Totally different weather.
Events like this highlight how dramatic California’s winter weather patterns can be and why elevation matters so much this time of year.

Mike Collier

12/14/2025

Clear the fog with our popular Cowboy Stew. Get it to go. 765-6556.
Also serving our ribeye steaks, French Dip and Brisket Sandwiches and Grilled Asian Chicken Salad.

12/14/2025

12/13/2025

Get up and get your Ribeye Steak and eggs breakfast at Black Gold Brewing Company.

12/11/2025

Our Black Gold French Dip sandwiches are American made, on a French roll! Stop in and enjoy one with lunch or dinner. It's a classic beef sandwich served with our awesome au jus for a great meal. Only available at Back Gold Brewing Company.

12/11/2025

Dense fog continues across the foothill region of Central California today, with visibilities down to a quarter mile for elevations from 1000 feet to near 2500 feet. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 11 AM PST on Saturday morning.

12/08/2025

You don't hate Environmentalists enough.

Kern County has announced it will resume issuing oil and gas permits in 2026 following a court decision to discharge a writ related to ongoing litigation.Super

12/04/2025

https://californiaglobe.com/articles/has-californias-oil-and-gas-industry-hit-the-point-of-no-return/

Governor Newsom Calls Out Oil Industry at UN. (Photo: gov.ca.gov) Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return? Gov. Newsom is single handedly sending California into energy poverty, rather than economic and energy prosperity By Katy Grimes, December 1, 2025 3:00 am 01 Dec 2025...