[Mr Marine Layer]

Looks like some mid 80s or even low 90s for the weekend here before it cools off again after Monday.

[Farmboy]

Some rain and cooler weather would actually be kind of nice..

[Jesse]

Some rain and cooler weather would actually be kind of nice..

😱

[Farmboy]

😱

'Some rain', I said, as opposed to an endless deluge with temps never going above 50°, lol...

[TT-SEA]

Sunny and 82 in Palm Springs... no wind at all and perfect visibility. Could not be nicer. My daughter was at the pool already at 9 a.m.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Beautiful afternoon in Irvine as well with temperatures in the low 70s. Here's the view from my cubicle.

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Took a walk a while ago.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Nice weather is boring weather, but overcast weather without rain is even more boring and wasteful.

It's also a waste of sunshine if you don't take a 20 minute walk around lunchtime when it gets dark so early.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Sunny and 82 in Palm Springs... no wind at all and perfect visibility. Could not be nicer. My daughter was at the pool already at 9 a.m.

Any pictures?

[TT-SEA]

Any pictures?

We went over to Westin Mission Hills to check it out this morning... my daughter on the slide right when they opened it.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Chance of rain by next Wednesday, even for Palm Springs.

[TT-SEA]

Chance of rain by next Wednesday, even for Palm Springs.

I see that.

Upper 80s to low 90s and sunny for our trip though. And it will probably be sunny at home for us by next Wednesday while it's raining here.

[Mr Marine Layer]

5th consecutive morning of low clouds and fog here. Quite unusual for this time of year.

[TT-SEA]

Fake cold... real cold... I prefer no cold.



We have been able to get noticeably tan already. Thought the sun angle might be too low. Prime us for Hawaii in a few weeks.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Low 70s again early this afternoon, but it has quickly dropped back into the low 60s again with sunset coming at 4:47 PM.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Should be about the same temperatures as Palm Springs west of the mountains over the next 3 days. Record highs possible by Sunday.

[Mr Marine Layer]

No low clouds here this morning. Rollercoaster temperatures the next few days to get rid of the monotony with rain possible by as early as Tuesday afternoon, but not before a few hot days.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Humidity is still high as indicated by the misty air but a Red Flag Warning has already been posted.

[TT-SEA]

87 here before 11 a.m.

Pool is already packed. Getting our fill of sun and warmth.

[Mr Marine Layer]

We are getting our maximum amount of daylight loss in the morning of the year now at about 56 seconds a day, despite the fact that Winter Solstice is a little more than a month away. The afternoon daylight loss per day is decreasing steadily now with today about 34 seconds shorter than yesterday.

[Farmboy]

87 here before 11 a.m.

Pool is already packed. Getting our fill of sun and warmth.

It's interesting how much warmer than Quartzsite Palm Springs can get. But I've seen it where Quartzsite is warmer than Palm Springs, so it isn't always the case. Only 79° here right now at 1:20 Arizona time.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Still an inversion here as indicated by the hazy air. It probably won't be wiped out until tonight.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Got to about 80 here today. Beautiful day, except for all the haze.

[TT-SEA]

Got to about 80 here today. Beautiful day, except for all the haze.

Crystal clear out here... no haze at all.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Haze may finally be wiped away west of the mountains tonight as the offshore flow had to erode its way through a marine layer that was unusually persistent for November. Could make it into the low 90s here tomorrow.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Haze is gone this morning and by 8:30 it was already getting warm.

[TT-SEA]

90 degrees and sunny... better than being home today.

Lots of people from WA and OR here.

[Mr Marine Layer]

88 so far in Fullerton. Sunset tonight is about half a minute later than the Winter Solstice (December 21) with the closest sunset time being tomorrow. Then by Tuesday it's about half a minute earlier.

Getting dark early enough for you?

[TT-SEA]

88 so far in Fullerton. Sunset tonight is about half a minute later than the Winter Solstice (December 21) with the closest sunset time being tomorrow. Then by Tuesday it's about half a minute earlier.

Getting dark early enough for you?

Its is strange for it to feel hotter than most summer days and have the sun setting so early.

[TT-SEA]

Mountains very clear again today...

[Mr Marine Layer]

91 degrees. Winter wonderland indeed.

[TT-SEA]

91 degrees. Winter wonderland indeed.

We are tan and flush with natural vitamin D again... then just about 4 weeks of dark for us and then Hawaii.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Always wondered if there's any other place in the world where the day can be above 90 on a day that the sun sets before 5 PM. Solar noon here is still at 11:35 AM today and tomorrow. In Honolulu, solar noon is 12:16 PM today and in Barrow, which begins their polar night on Tuesday, solar noon is at 1:12 PM, which means sunrise is after 12 PM there today.

[Eujunga]

Obs show Van Nuys at 102, but I’m dubious. Next hottest is Fullerton at 93. Be interesting to see if the Van Nuys numbers go into the record.

[Mr Marine Layer]

My shadow is always a very tall person this time of year.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Hot again today, but some high clouds have started to filter out the sun.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Here we go. Evening daylight loss about to fall below 30 seconds a day while the sunrise continues to become about 56 seconds later every morning.

 

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[Mr Marine Layer]

Pattern change begins today. However, still looks to be pretty warm. Maybe some rain before sunset, which is now earlier than it is on the shortest day of the year.

[Chris]

From the Phoenix NWS discussion:

 

Activity this afternoon generally materialized a few hours faster
than anticipated and model performance (including the HREF and
local CAMs) has struggled. In these scenarios, it is prudent to rely
on a HRRR time-lagged ensemble for the near-term, which indicates
that scattered showers will persist across south-central Arizona
through this evening. Latest IR satellite shows cooling cloud tops
across Pima County and it`s reasonable to expect this activity will
lift northward this evening around the Baja Peninsula closed low. A
Flash Flood Watch remains in effect, though the relatively fast
storm motion of the convection may limit the flood threat.

Models remain in good agreement that the focus will shift westward
overnight as vorticity and jet-forced ascent increases ahead of a
closed low diving down the central California coast. NAEFS continues
to highlight the central Colorado River Valley with PWAT percentiles
exceeding the 99th percentile. Consequently, the strongest cells will
be capable of producing a very quick 1 to 2 inches, which could lead
to flash flooding. This is reflected in the latest official
forecast, which again is weighted heavily towards the WPC QPF.

Predictability is expected to increase Wednesday as a broken line of
convection develops ahead of the aforementioned low pressure system
and migrates eastward across Arizona. A low-level jet
intensifying to 40 kt will approach an all-time maximum across
southern Maricopa County late Wednesday morning. Although the wind
profile won`t be ideal for training cells, some back-building along
and ahead of the line will enhance the threat of flash flooding.
Latest HREF also suggests the strongest storms will be capable of
producing wind gusts as high as 50 mph. General consensus is that the
line of storms will move east of Gila County Wednesday evening, with
isolated showers generally dissipating elsewhere.

[Jesse]

Hopefully Black Hole (Derek) wrote that one.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Light rain in Palm Springs now. TT-SEA?

[TT-SEA]

Light rain in Palm Springs now. TT-SEA?

Not there now... back home. Clearing up here and should be sunny for the next few days.

[Chris]

Hopefully Black Hole (Derek) wrote that one.

 

I can't remember Derek's last name.  Hirsch wrote this one.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I can't remember Derek's last name.  Hirsch wrote this one.

 

Hodges

[Mr Marine Layer]

Warm afternoon, but cooling down quickly and getting windy.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Rain has been to the southeast of us so far.

[Jesse]

I can't remember Derek's last name.  Hirsch wrote this one.

 

I'm sure he's ok with me sharing it. It's Hodges.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Rain is starting to fall here.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Just began pouring as I got up, but even if we had the storm of the century here, there would be less posts in this topic than the PNW gets on the 1345th consecutive sunny day.

[Mr Marine Layer]

And just like that the rain stopped.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Raining here again. The storm is mostly focused on Orange and San Diego counties, which means Thunder98 won't be seeing much of anything.

There was a rainbow earlier this morning, but it only lasted a few minutes.