2017 California/Southwest Weather Thread

[Guest happ]

Mainly clear overnight until after sunrise when clouds developed again. Maximums are running 10+ below average while minimums remain near normal values.

 

Friday 74/ 65

[Anti Marine Layer]

Another deep but relatively warm marine layer this morning. Summer seems to be over for the time being, but we should eventually get some offshore flow events as they are common for early fall. Fall officially arrives next Friday.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Perfectly normal mid September day here in Laguna Beach, while some inland areas remain cloudy.

[Guest happ]

Perfectly normal mid September day here in Laguna Beach, while some inland areas remain cloudy.

http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Laguna-Beach/seatemp

[Thunder98]

The 1st 15 days of September so far.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Nice sunny day at Laguna Beach. Some coastal plain areas reached 80 today which is rather high given the deep marine layer, but it clouded up quickly in the evening.

[Thunder98]

Pleasant September weather for next several days. Notice that the lows are much cooler than it was in the past couple weeks. Lows in the upper 40's possible as well?

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Record low maximums are becoming highly likely for today. Not even the Inland Empire has cleared out yet.

[Guest happ]

Solid stratus

 

72°

 

Saturday: 80/ 64

[Guest happ]

Try breathing into a bag.

 

  

[Guest happ]

Lol.

 

How is the upcoming period expected to affect you guys? Sounds like it's already thickening up the marine layer.

 

I've reported you. If you want to discuss California weather you are welcome to stay.

[Guest happ]

You're joking right? Mr. Marine layer comes onto the PNW forum and talks about us being whiny babies waiting for the rain to come, but I'm guessing no one has reported him.

 

And yes, I'm actually interested in what impacts the upcoming trough will have on you guys. I read this sub-forum every day even though I rarely post.

 

Last word. There's a reason why some California weather people do not post on Weather Forum.

[Guest happ]

Because Mr. Marine layer tells them their posts are too technical?

 

The point is that the marine layer is an integral part of the climate in SoCal. It may rightly not compare to the actual PacificNW fronts that produce it but to trivialize stratus sounds very condescending.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Because Mr. Marine layer tells them their posts are too technical?

Richard Mann is too technical, no one else. There are other people that don't like him.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Finally some warmth starting to come through the clouds. It actually was cooler around noon than early this morning with some light drizzle.

[Thunder98]

I think you are misreading me then. I track the marine layer like nobody's business all summer up here. I don't think I'm above that.

I just found it ironic that somebody who only posts about one thing all time time decided to discourage someone else from posting, someone who actually has some valuable (and variable) input if you wish to read between the lines.

I post on the Midwest, Pac NW and the California sub forums.

[Anti Marine Layer]

I think you are misreading me then. I track the marine layer like nobody's business all summer up here. I don't think I'm above that.

 

I just found it ironic that somebody who only posts about one thing all time time decided to discourage someone else from posting, someone who actually has some valuable (and variable) input if you wish to read between the lines.

 

California weather really is quite boring when for half of the year the only feature of the forecast is how far inland the stratus clouds will make it and when they will burn off. I do talk about monsoon activity when we get it here or post pictures of nice sunsets when we get them.

 

And what weather topics do our other California posters talk about that I don't?

[DareDuck]

California weather really is quite boring when for half of the year the only feature of the forecast is how far inland the stratus clouds will make it and when they will burn off. I do talk about monsoon activity when we get it here or post pictures of nice sunsets when we get them.

 

And what weather topics do our other California posters talk about that I don't?

My favorite summer nights living near the Santa Monica mountains involved driving up to Circle X if the marine layer was around 2000' and hiking Sandstone under a full moon. It's a purple and orange collage underneath you from the mix of city lights and dark uninhabited areas. You can see the lights of Camarillo out to Simi, Thousand Oaks, Agoura, the valley and Malibu. Needless to say the 2km fog satellite was open more than the vis on my computer.

[Jesse]

My favorite summer nights living near the Santa Monica mountains involved driving up to Circle X if the marine layer was around 2000' and hiking Sandstone under a full moon. It's a purple and orange collage underneath you from the mix of city lights and dark uninhabited areas. You can see the lights of Camarillo out to Simi, Thousand Oaks, Agoura, the valley and Malibu. Needless to say the 2km fog satellite was open more than the vis on my computer.

That sounds pretty cool.

[Guest happ]

Extended cool for the Southwest

 

77/ 65

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Much cooler this morning than yesterday as the low clouds did not arrive until sunrise allowing temperatures to drop under clear skies. First morning I needed a sweater since last June.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Very dead thread today. Stratus clouds arrived much earlier tonight than last night, which should keep overnight temperatures warmer than last night. Of course there is not much to talk about.

[Guest happ]

Nothing like 1989 but snowfall is forecast @ 8000' in the Sierra's  

 

Monday: 80/ 61

 

[Guest happ]

Clouds all day and night make for a short thermometer.

 

75/ 65

[Anti Marine Layer]

San Diego and Orange Counties mostly cleared today while Los Angeles County did not, but there was some reverse clearing in L.A.

[Guest happ]

With enough lift tomorrow could include showers. This is the 2nd week of cooler than average maximums. A nice rest from the earlier-in-the-month heatwave.

[Guest happ]

Good news/ bad news is MOS #'s for minimums [accuracy has been poor]. Bad news is ridging.

 

Pasadena
    PTCLDY   MOCLDY   SUNNY    PTCLDY   SUNNY    SUNNY    SUNNY   
      /79           60/73         56/78       56/81        58/89      61/92      61/92   
       /00          10/20        10/10        00/00        00/00      00/00      00/00  
 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sun should have risen at the South Pole now as declination has fallen below 0.83 N, which is the angle for sunrise with atmospheric refraction.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Good news/ bad news is MOS #'s for minimums [accuracy has been poor]. Bad news is ridging.

 

Pasadena

    PTCLDY   MOCLDY   SUNNY    PTCLDY   SUNNY    SUNNY    SUNNY   

      /79           60/73         56/78       56/81        58/89      61/92      61/92   

       /00          10/20        10/10        00/00        00/00      00/00      00/00

 

Why is a ridge bad news? NWS says it will not be impressively hot.

Enough of this June Gloom weather in Semptember already.

 

 

 

 

Northeast winds will develop Sunday through and below the mountain passes into the inland valleys, mainly below Cajon Pass. Winds don`t appear overly strong, although top spots around Rialto could gust to 40 mph during the mornings through Tuesday. Skies will turn crystal clear and humidity will go way down. Temperatures will climb each day next week, into the 80s and lower 90s at lower elevations by Tuesday. The warmup will be most notable west of the mountains as would be expected with offshore flow, but the dry air and the cool nights will make the warm weather fairly comfortable.

[Guest happ]

Why is a ridge bad news? NWS says it will not be impressively hot.

Enough of this June Gloom weather in Semptember already.

 

 

Long list:

Haven't had to use AC for quite a while

Irrigation is less necessary

Comfortable sleeping conditions

Less wild fires that are more easily extinguished

Popular demand

Summer heat isn't over for another month unless we luck out

 

Today was nice: 78/ 65

[Dan the Weatherman]

This has really been a nice stretch of weather here in Socal for doing garden projects after that heatwave we had earlier in the month. It appears the first fall storm / cold front of the season will pass through the area tomorrow bringing a few light showers. After that a ridge will build in with surface high pressure over the Great Basin, possibly producing the first Santa Ana of the season.

 

This is a very typical fall sequence of events, except that it is 2-3 weeks earlier than normal, but then again, this summer started about 2-3 weeks early in the first place.

[Thunder98]

Forecast low of 48F on Sat night/Sun morning. Fall is coming fast!

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Happy Fall Eve. We will see how much rain we get today. It won't be anything like Portland or Seattle got.

[Thunder98]

The 2016-2017 Complete Water Year totals for Orcutt is finally out! 2016-2017 was the 7th wettest water year on record with a total of 22.03" of rain.

 

 

 

[Guest happ]

Happy Fall Eve. We will see how much rain we get today. It won't be anything like Portland or Seattle got.

 

Even though it may seem trivial to some PacificNW posters but this morning's rainfall was a welcome sight. The smell and sound of rain was a great wakeup call.  

[Jesse]

Even though it may seem trivial to some PacificNW posters but this morning's rainfall was a welcome sight. The smell and sound of rain was a great wakeup call.

Glad to hear you finally got some rain. How much did you end up with?

[Anti Marine Layer]

No rain at the Fullerton Airport.

[Thunder98]

Very windy today!

[Guest happ]

Beautiful day that included morning showers. Now with clear skies the overnight minimum should drop below 60F first the first time since mid June.

 

73/ 63

0.12

[Anti Marine Layer]

It rained in Irvine this morning, but unfortunately the two Orange County airports did not get anything measurable. Clouds were seen pushing over the mountains from the Coachella Valley webcams today.

 

It was a beautiful afternoon here as well with the sun coming out late.