2018 California/Southwest Weather Thread

[Guest happ]

Sept 2018

 

AveMax: 86.3/ Norm: 87

AveMin: 64.4/ Norm: 65

Mean: 75.3

 

MaxHi/Lo: 94/ 78

MinHi/Lo: 68/ 60

 

CDD: 312

 

Rain: 0.00

[Anti Marine Layer]

We are just missing all the moisture here. Skies are dark to the east.

[Guest happ]

Not only did it not rain today but it was hot as well. 

 

92/ 68

[Anti Marine Layer]

Hotter than the deserts west of the mountains today.

[Guest happ]

In the discussion of one of the NWS offices they mentioned how difficult it is to forecast accurate rainfall from the remnants of hurricanes/ typhoons and GOA systems this time of the year. There is rainfall being reported in the Bay Area/ North coast.

 

L: 71 [first minimum in the 70's since August] 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Phoenix got 2.75" from Rosa and we got nothing.

[Guest happ]

Nice clouds today but no rain

 

81/ 71

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Some light rain fell, but it did not last long.

[Guest happ]

Fair amount of showers in Santa Barbara/ Santa Maria this morning and reports of rain in nearby Tujunga. Still waiting for the wet stuff here.

 

L: 67

[Guest happ]

Hot/ muggy morning in the desert
BLYTHE MOSUNNY 90 72 55 S9 29.91R HX 97

[Thunder98]

Updated rain totals: 0.35" from the storm so far

[Anti Marine Layer]

Starting to look like nothing measurable will fall here, but there's still a few hours for something to happen.

[Anti Marine Layer]

93 in Omaha today, with temperatures expected to drop into the 40s tonight and then only reach the mid 50s tomorrow with a chance of showers. Now that's some real weather.

[Guest happ]

Some impressive rain totals scattered about [mainly north and east of LA] but nothing here locally as yet.

 

76/ 67

[Anti Marine Layer]

Chance of measurable precipitation 70 percent. Nope. Storm is falling apart.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Phoenix is 4467% of normal for October 1-3.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Still warm and humid today. Most places got nothing measurable, but Lake Forest got 0.04". Very disappointing storm.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Suddenly it has began raining like crazy. Gotta be measurable by now as it has been coming last at least 5 minutes.

[Guest happ]

Was in West Hollywood where drizzle/ light showers occurred on a very muggy/ sweaty evening. But once home the ground was totally dry/ no rain at all.  

[Anti Marine Layer]

Not too bad. 0.38" for Fullerton Airport and 0.35" for Foothill Ranch after last night's deluge.

[Guest happ]

d**n    Not a drop here overnight. 

 

At least the sky is magnificent this morning

 

[Guest happ]

At least we are finally in the 70's for a while. Still waiting for the first night below 60F since 6/19. 

 

Thursday: 78/ 64

[Guest happ]

Another trough is deepening but appears to be an inside slider type setup so rainfall prospects look iffy this weekend.

 

78/ 63

[Dan the Weatherman]

Not too bad. 0.38" for Fullerton Airport and 0.35" for Foothill Ranch after last night's deluge.

 

I only got a trace here in Orange, which is less than 10 miles from the Fullerton Airport. That just shows the scattered nature of the showers, but I am really getting tired of getting shafted at my location!

[Dan the Weatherman]

Another trough is deepening but appears to be an inside slider type setup so rainfall prospects look iffy this weekend.

 

78/ 63

 

If the flow is NW for this system, my area here in Orange will probably get next to nothing, unless the flow turns out to be a bit more westerly or southwesterly for a time. Hell, I can't seem to get any good rain from a SW flow, either, which used to be almost a slam dunk for the area.

[Guest happ]

If the flow is NW for this system, my area here in Orange will probably get next to nothing, unless the flow turns out to be a bit more westerly or southwesterly for a time. Hell, I can't seem to get any good rain from a SW flow, either, which used to be almost a slam dunk for the area.

 

I seems like Orange county gets more rain than Los Angeles especially with the rain shadow effect of Tehachapi mts.  The mountains can really interfere with rain totals like around Burbank/ Tujunga, for example. With the current ULL over Nevada the chance for showers may be minimal but I am glad that we are in a more active pattern so early in autumn.

[Anti Marine Layer]

High clouds are obscuring the low clouds in the satellite image this morning.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Reverse clearing is taking place.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Regional weather roundup is stuck on 12 PM on the coolest day since last June.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Marine layer now visible from the desert. So much for the inland clearing and staying cloudy near the beaches forecast this morning.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Once again, Phoenix is likely to get more rain than we do.

[Anti Marine Layer]

It SNOWED in Flagstaff and rained in Phoenix. Phoenix now has the 3rd wettest October on record, with Sergio remnants possibly bringing more rain by the end of the week.

[Guest happ]

It is very frustrating that California is the donut hole/ nothingness of precipitation 

 

L: 60

[Anti Marine Layer]

Warmer here than Phoenix, which may have a record low maximum today in addition to record rainfall.

[Guest happ]

NWS_LA

"However, the
latest updated model runs 18z and 00z continue to show the GFS
model runs leaning towards having a closed low develop off the
coast of Southern California and pulling in some wrap-around
moisture associated with Sergio in the Friday-Saturday time
period. This type of pattern would potentially bring a threat of
rain showers to our area, especially Los Angeles county and the
adjacent coastal waters. A fair number of GFS ensemble model runs
also bring measurable rain to these areas, so cannot totally rule
out this scenario". 

[Guest happ]

6 consecutive day in the 70's [75-78] starting the first below 80F maximum since June 23rd. The 24 yr average October max: 80.6 so temps are cooler than normal. Still haven't recorded a minimum below 60F since 6/19 [normal monthly low: 61.8] but getting very close since both yesterday and today minimum were 60F. Warmer nights in the Basin probably due to fairly warm SST [santa Monica bay: 69F/ San Pedro harbor: 70F]; still a bit above average for October. No rainfall since May 31st beside a trace on 7/19.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Marine layer has cleared completely today.

[Thunder98]

Very boring weather ahead!

[Guest happ]

Wasn't expecting mostly clear conditions this morning.

[Thunder98]

Felt very fall like today most of the day with cloudy skies.