2019 California and Southwest Weather Discussion Thread

[Anti Marine Layer]

Must have been a small brush fire because the sky got smoky for a while, but it looks like they got it under control. Still smells smoky.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Yep, small brush fire near Ortega Highway. Looks like they are getting it under control.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Yep, small brush fire near Ortega Highway. Looks like they are getting it under control.

Nope that was 2 days ago. Looks like this one was in Irvine near the 405 freeway.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Raining in Northern California now. Evening down here is a lot cooler than yesterday.

[Thunder98]

The high yesterday was 72 degrees, a 23 degree drop from Saturday

[Anti Marine Layer]

There's a slight chance of thunderstorms today, which pretty much means nothing here.

[Farmboy]

I'm in Quartzsite, AZ for the winter, anybody have an idea of when fall might make an appearance in the desert Southwest? Intensely hot right now, 101° with a hot wind ..

[Anti Marine Layer]

Lots of interesting clouds today and even a little bit of rain in Tustin.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Low clouds are starting to move in.

[Anti Marine Layer]

If the latest GFS verifies, you could be looking at over 4" of rain late next week.  That would cool things off.

 

Looks like remnants of a hurricane would cause that.

[Dan the Weatherman]

If the latest GFS verifies, you could be looking at over 4" of rain late next week.  That would cool things off.

 

 

That would be something exciting for the region if it were to verify! There simply has not been much in the way of monsoon moisture or hurricane remnants over the SW this entire summer.

 

I have been largely absent from this blog as of late due to the lack of exciting weather in the region. Hopefully that changes in the coming months!

[Farmboy]

If the latest GFS verifies, you could be looking at over 4" of rain late next week.  That would cool things off.

 

Holy cow! That would cause some serious flooding for sure around here.

[Reg]

Mid-month update.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Not many low clouds here this morning. Where are they?

[Thunder98]

85F with NE flow. 9 degrees hotter that what was forecasted. Dew points in the mid 40's

[Anti Marine Layer]

Nice mild day today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

It's a breezy afternoon here.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sunset is quickly changing each night. It is getting earlier at a rate of twice that the sunrise is getting later.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Cooler day today despite more sunshine than yesterday.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Low clouds have finally made a return this morning.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Could see rain here next week to start the astronomical fall.

[Reg]

Low clouds have finally made a return this morning.

 

Clear skies here inland.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Weather may become interesting next week.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Should be a cooler day today with high staying below 80 many areas. However the weekend could get rather hot again.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Deep marine layer but weak inversion. Weather is rather boring as usual.

[Anti Marine Layer]

This is still around. May 15, 2018.

 

https://www.nws.noaa.gov/data/SGX/AFDSGX

[Anti Marine Layer]

It is quickly clouding up as the sun goes down.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like low clouds are into the coastal slopes already this evening.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Maybe some rain late next week.

[Anti Marine Layer]

This topic is about as dead as it can possibly get with the interesting weather early next week likely to move into Arizona, as is usually the case.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Got a little bit of fog here this morning.

[Anti Marine Layer]

75 hours and counting.

[Thunder98]

A hot and dry 90F today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Last full day of summer today with Fall Equinox at 12:50 AM tomorrow.

[Thunder98]

Big pattern change is ahead for Missoula, MT and the Western US in general soon. 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Lots of high clouds filtering out the sun today and keeping it from getting too hot.

[Anti Marine Layer]

If the sun were to stay exactly over the equator all day on the Spring or Fall Equinox and there was no atmospheric refraction, the shadow length of a north-south facing wall would remain constant all day long and be equal to the height of the wall times the tangent of your latitude. However, it is close enough that you should not notice any changes throughout the day. The sun also rises due east and sets due west. The Fall Equinox happens tonight at 12:50 AM.

[Thunder98]

Seems like a shorter than usual dry season for California standards this as there is a chance of some light rain and showers next weekend.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Hot here this afternoon, but fall should make its presence known by the end of the week.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Last few hours of summer are passing by quickly.