2018 California/Southwest Weather Thread

[Guest happ]

August/ September/ October are most likely to record 100°. Over the past decade:

 

Days 100+

 

2008 - 5

2009 - 8

2010 - 4

2011 - 5

2012 - 11

2013 - 5

2014 - 10

2015 - 7

2016 - 8

2017 - 9

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like an easterly wave is approaching, which could keep the high temperatures down a bit from the forecast, but make it more humid.

[Thunder98]

95F now!

[Guest happ]

Looks like an easterly wave is approaching, which could keep the high temperatures down a bit from the forecast, but make it more humid.

 

Case in point:

LOS ALAMITOS MOSUNNY 99 64 31 S5 29.85F HX 101 

DEL MAR N/A 89 68 49 W1 29.88F 

[Kayla]

Wow, well that was easy. Burbank just reached 113F as of the 1:53pm update. Likely to climb another degree or two before all is said and done and shattering the all-time record. Pretty darn impressive.

[Guest happ]

Consider myself lucky @ 109F. WeatherUndergroud has 114°less than a mile away.

[Thunder98]

It warmed back up to 91F again, it was at 84F at 1:30.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Took a while, but looks like Fullerton has hit 115 F. Oceanside Harbor only 76 F though.

[Guest happ]

Took a while, but looks like Fullerton has hit 115 F. Oceanside Harbor only 76 F though.

 

Check out the DP:

OCEANSIDE HBR N/A 77 70 79 CALM 29.83F

[Thunder98]

Temps drop again down to 83F with blowing dust. Winds gust up to 37 MPH with sustained winds at 30 MPH, Very windy today! Hope no fires start out here.

[Guest happ]

There's been a discussion of the disparities of readings within very short distances [like a block away] on WeatherWest. Most nearby stations were several degrees [up to 5°] warmer than my location but I trust the accuracy of my instruments nonetheless.

 

111/ 76  

[Black Hole]

120F in Chino today. Crazy

[Anti Marine Layer]

Offshore flow does not happen very often in July.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Hope no idiots shoot illegal fireworks again tonight.

[Guest happ]

What's concerning is that sunset is less than 30 minutes away and the temp is still above 100F. Also wind is picking up this evening. Serious fire conditions. 

[Guest Sounder]

At 11:15pm it is currently anywhere from 93 to 104 in Santa Barbara. At the same time, it is 62 in Santa Maria. Ok then.

 

This even has some really fascinating variation in temperature over incredibly short distances.

 

In Thousand Oaks I see it's 76 at the library, and 93 just a few blocks north. 101 on the beach in parts of Malibu. Similar story all over the place.

 

In Ventura, it's 73 degrees at the intersection of Foothill Rd and Victoria. Drive half a mile up the hill? 93.

[Thunder98]

Another Devastating fire in Santa Barbara. KEYT and KSBY are currently live at the fire.

 

 

http://www.ksby.com/category/297505/live-stream

 

http://www.keyt.com/keyt-livestream

[Anti Marine Layer]

Yesterday was hotter than July 22, 2006 in many places. However a south wind began after sunset last night indicating that a coastal eddy had started up.

[Anti Marine Layer]

It smells like smoke outside. Not sure which fire it's coming from.

[Thunder98]

Already 78F at 7:51 am!

 

 

[Guest happ]

It smells like smoke outside. Not sure which fire it's coming from.

 

I could smell smoke last night and again this morning; perhaps due to scattered fires in San Diego/ Riverside counties. It was too hot all night to even open the windows anyway. 

 

L: 84

[Thunder98]

81F degrees now, 6 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Eddy, if it did start, just seems to have strengthened the inversion and made it more humid. Yesterday afternoon the air was pretty clear.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Anyone remember July 6 eight years ago? Pretty much the opposite of yesterday.

 

https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/obs/stp/2010/stpsan070610.html

[Guest happ]

Dew points are up which is actually good news re: temps/ fires

 

L.A. DOWNTOWN MOSUNNY 94 65 38 CALM 29.84S HX 96
L.A. AIRPORT MOSUNNY 84 67 56 W10 29.85S 

[Guest happ]

Some consider water temps below 80F as too cool for comfortable swimming.  Today's heat will fill the beaches to capacity.

 

S. MONICA BASIN 70 
S PEDRO CHANNEL 69 
CMP PENDLETON NS 71 
OCEANSIDE OFFSHR 72 

TORREY PINES OTR 71 
SAN DIEGO BAY 69 
POINT LOMA SOUTH 69 

[Guest happ]

"Monsoonal" showers in San Bernardino mts. Thunderstorms could cause more harm than good today. 

 

https://twitter.com/NWSSanDiego

[Anti Marine Layer]

It's a bit more muggy today. Hope that helps with firefighting efforts.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Nice thunderclouds over the mountains. A light breeze has got rid of the smoky smell for now.

[Guest happ]

LAKE FOREST FR N/A 103 55 20 W6 29.69F HX 101
HUNTINGTON BCH N/A 83 69 61 W5 29.84F 

[Guest happ]

Flash Flood warnings:

https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning

 

 

[Guest happ]

Palm Desert

https://twitter.com/EricVonHaden1

[Thunder98]

Cooler than expected today in the Central Coast, The highs today were

Santa Maria: 85
SLO: 97
Santa Ynez: 99
Lompoc: 78
VAFB: 74

[Anti Marine Layer]

Both Flagstaff and the Southern California mountains had their first monsoon thunderstorms of the summer today.

[Guest happ]

Fresno

Sunday/ Monday/ Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Thursday/ Friday, Saturday 
73/104   70/102     70/101    72/104       75/101       72/100    73/98
 

Where I was born and lived until age 5 when we moved to Chico. The recent heat in coastal SoCal is the norm in the Central Valley

[Guest happ]

This morning's minimum was the warmest at this location starting in 1995. Thankfully 80's are rare and mostly happen during concurrent heat/ humidity

 

Today: 104/ 82° * revised at 11:59PM]

 

9/2/2017: 102/ 81° 

6/20/16: 108/ 80° 

9/16-17/ 2014: 105°/ 80° & 99/ 81° 

8/30/13: 97/ 80° 

9/27/10: 111/ 80°  

9/2/07: 102/ 81° 

9/2/02: 104/ 80

9/1/1998: 107/ 80°  

[Anti Marine Layer]

Cooler evening than yesterday, but still very warm.

[Guest happ]

Revised today's minimum to 82F [temp at 11:59PM]. Down 2 degrees from this morning's low. This happens regularly esp during trending onshore flow. Dewpoints have lowered to comfortable levels inland [under 60°].

[Anti Marine Layer]

It was another very warm night.

[Thunder98]

I think today will actually be warmer than yesterday in Santa Maria. It's 84F right now and the highest temp so far is 85F just like yesterday.