2018 California/Southwest Weather Thread

[Anti Marine Layer]

Everything is passing to the north of us.

[Dan the Weatherman]

We are in major funk w/ nothing to look forward to

I am seriously hoping we haven't seen our last and only major storm of this season!

[Guest happ]

I am seriously hoping we haven't seen our last and only major storm of this season!

 

No way to deny that we are in deep doo-doo.  Every week without rain means we are losing ground in an already short rain season.  

[Anti Marine Layer]

Barrow's first day of sunrise/sunset since November 18 has passed with about 25 minutes of daylight and the top of the sun reaching an incredible 0.03 degrees above the horizon at solar noon. Unfortunately it was -27 F and overcast there for the event and the Barrow Sea Ice Webcam site is down. Tomorrow they get 1 hour and 20 minutes of daylight. Forecast shows mostly sunny by the weekend.

 

Here it's an uneventful day with no signs of any storms passing to the north as there's no marine layer or any high clouds.

[Guest happ]

NWS_SD

 

[Guest happ]

Wonder when was the last La Nina that included warm sst anomalies along the West Coast?

[Dan the Weatherman]

Wonder when was the last La Nina that included warm sst anomalies along the West Coast?

 

I don't know, but I am not aware of any La Nina since 1900 that has led to the driest winter on record for downtown Los Angeles, despite La Nina being associated with "dry".

[Anti Marine Layer]

Civil twilight ends at 5:40 today. The darkest evenings of November and December are long behind us.

[Guest happ]

Anaheim hit 81F but it was warmer in Florida today 

 

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@RickatFox

 

 

[Dan the Weatherman]

That must be Venice Beach looking toward the Santa Monica Mountains with the Santa Monica Pier in the distance.

[Guest happ]

That must be Venice Beach looking toward the Santa Monica Mountains with the Santa Monica Pier in the distance.

 

Richard Dickert, aerial weatherman for Channel 11 posts morning photos almost daily. Here's today's shot of what looks like Pacific Palisades

[Anti Marine Layer]

High clouds are starting to move in after 2 perfectly clear days.

[Anti Marine Layer]

_{Barrow is up to 1 hour and 51 minutes of daylight today. The weather station reports fair skies, but the Barrow Sea Ice Webcam is still not updating.}

 

[Jesse]

Is this the California weather forum or the Barrow sun tracking forum?

[Guest happ]

Is this the California weather forum or the Barrow sun tracking forum?

 

This is a desperately bored forum losing sight of winter. 

[Dan the Weatherman]

This is a desperately bored forum losing sight of winter. 

 

We are suffering from the Atacamaization of our climate.

[Guest happ]

We are suffering from the Atacamaization of our climate.

 

Dan, we went through 5 years of drought only to in worse drought [maybe in history] once again.   

[Dan the Weatherman]

Dan, we went through 5 years of drought only to in worse drought [maybe in history] once again.   

 

If we don't get any meaningful rain before the end of the season, we will definitely beat out 2006-07 for the driest year. I am really hoping for some late season storms later this season. It is very abnormal to this dry the entire season, and getting only one storm for the season is also very abnormal.

[Guest happ]

With the dry trough moving into SoCal, at least marine air/ clouds will break up the monotony tomorrow. 

 

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[Anti Marine Layer]

No marine layer stratus yet.

[Guest happ]

Frost was reported in Rancho Bernardo this morning. Rich Curse photo of Oceanside yesterday

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Frost and marine layer usually do not mix. It was sunny at sunrise, then it got really gloomy for a few hours and now it is mostly sunny again and chilly. The gloom was mostly over Orange County while San Diego County had much less clouds.

 

Sunrise has finally returned to the same time it was on the Winter Solstice, but evenings have gained nearly 29 minutes since then. Of course that means the sun is rising further to the East.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like they were able to recover the John Wayne Airport rainfall totals for the one big storm and it was 1.10". San Diego got 0.02" from today's marine layer explosion event. Other places only picked up a trace of rain, including John Wayne, Downtown L.A., and LAX.

[Guest happ]

Cool afternoon. At least the hillsides are green w/ new grass but a heatwave is coming. 

 

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[Anti Marine Layer]

Back to the norm of bright sunshine with clear skies or a few high clouds.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Plummeting temperatures this afternoon for one of the coldest temperatures for this time of day so far this winter. Local sea surface temperatures must have dropped even if they are still above normal offshore.

[Guest happ]

It was the coldest minimum here today but fairly mild by afternoon.

 

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[Anti Marine Layer]

The Santa Ana Winds are coming. Hope not to see a repeat of last December. It would also be nice if they could get rid of the remaining leaves on my trees, as they would normally be gone by this time of year with those spiky balls sprouting.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Warmer today than yesterday, but still mostly in the 70s. Santa Ana Winds have started, but it's a moderately cool wind so far. Guess that will change tommorow.

[Dylan]

It was a nice day today with temperatures surpassing the 70 degree mark.  I hope that we will see some rain soon as I hate having to irrigate the garden in what should be one of the wettest months of the year.

[Anti Marine Layer]

This explains why I am glad to live in Southern California, despite the boring weather.

[Guest happ]

I can relate to the New Yorker cover due to being ill with a cold and then the flu [even though I got the shot] and now a sinus infection. This has been a warm/ dry winter but many here are "under the weather" nonetheless this year. 

 

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[Dan the Weatherman]

I got sick on the day after Christmas with the flu and remained sick for 3 weeks, despite getting the flu shot. I have been getting the flu shot for about 20 years and I believe this is the only time that I got the flu when I already had the shot. This must be a new strain of flu going around this season because it has affected so many people nationwide.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Santa Ana Winds were blowing earlier this morning, but they have died down for now.

[Dan the Weatherman]

This Santa Ana event here in Orange was a lot stronger than I expected. It seems that the forecasts were adjusted at the last minute to adjust for the increased wind speeds along with High Wind Warnings issued for the area.

[Guest happ]

This Santa Ana event here in Orange was a lot stronger than I expected. It seems that the forecasts were adjusted at the last minute to adjust for the increased wind speeds along with High Wind Warnings issued for the area.

 

That is where the heat is:

FULLERTON      FAIR      88  25  10 E15G25    30.10F       

OCEANSIDE AP   FAIR      90  28  11 NE13      30.06F                 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Not too much wind here, especially compared to last December, but it's hot out there.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Lots of people don't dress for the weather. On a blazing hot day like today some people at UCI have sweatshirts and long pants. When it's in the 50s I see people in shorts and flip-flops.

[Guest happ]

It wasn't very windy here; just a steady breeze all night/ day.  Pleasant dew points.

 

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[Anti Marine Layer]

Almost 7 PM and still warm outside. Day length about the same as November 13, but everything shifted nearly 30 minutes later.