23ABC Evening weather update December 22, 2020

YOUR STORM SHIELD FORECAST.FOG HAS LIFTED IN KERN COUNTY ASOF TUESDAY AFTERNOON, BUTWILL LIKELY COME BACK TUESDAYNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAYMORNINFROM THERE AN INCREASE IN BOTHWIND SPEEDS AND HIGH CLOUDSSHOULD KEEP THE FOG AT BAY FOR AFEW NIGHTSAFTER WHAT IS LIKELY A FOGGYSTART ON WEDNESDAY,WINDS WILL PICK UP INTO THEAFTERNOON.THESE WILL BE DRY, DESERT WINDS,FORMING THANKS TOAREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO OURNORTTHE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50MILES PER HOUR THROUGH THEPASSES LEADING INTO THE VALLEY,AND UP TO 20 MILES PER HOURIN THE VALLEY ITSELF.BESIDES THE WIND PUTTING AN ENDTO OUR FOG, PLENTY OF HIGHCLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED, WITHHIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THEMOUNTAINS, AND NEAR 60 IN THEVALLEY.WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY BREEZYTHURSDAY,BEFORE CALMING DOWN CHRISTMASDAY.AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY, OUR WEATHERGETS ACTIVE AGAIN,WITH MORE WIND BY SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY, AND A DECENT CHANCEFOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ONMONDAY.WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THE STORMSYSTEM HEADING OUR WNEXT WEEK CLOSELY, WITH THERIGHT STORM TRACK IT HAS THEPOTENTIAL TO BRING BENEFICIALMOISTURE TO KERN COUNTY,BUT ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOMETRAVEL HEADACHES.WE'LL REFINE THE FORECAST AS THESTORM DRAWS NEARER.THERE WILL NOT BE TRASH PICK UPON CHRISTMAS DAY - OR FRIDAY