Thunder98 Posted August 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 The Marine Layer is a lot shallower today and the morning lows is cooler than yesterday. It seems like overnight lows are warmer with a deep marine layer compared to shallower marine layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 A shallow marine layer also leads to more extreme coast-inland temperature differences. And that makes sense that last night was cooler, as there were fewer clouds and heavy cloud cover at night traps re-radiated heat. Partial clearing just starting farther south. It’s more stubborn here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 Finally got sunny here, but it's still very hazy. Looks like monsoon is done for this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Low pressure over the Great Basin creates the strongest eddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said: Looks like monsoon is done for this year. I've seen it stick around as late as early October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thunder98 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 It looks like it won't be as warm this week as forecast earlier. Ugh I want to see some real heat for the coastal area and then by October ready for cool fall weather with some rain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 ML made a late and unexpected surge this morning. Call it the delta layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Really remarkable how thick it is despite the sea being at its annual warmest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Looks like that here too. Beaches farther south are clearing first today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariusRadar Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Just as cyclones in the westerlies are forced up and over the Pacific high, the remnants of storm Grace are now being forced down and under the Pacific high. If some of these southern storms could be turned more to the north early on, then Coriolis force and the westerlies could curve the storm into the Southwest and Colorado Plateau. If cyclones can get to 25 North, in many cases they curve and start moving northeast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 You beat me to it…I was just about to to mention Marty, the zombie storm born from Grace’s remnants. If it recurves just right it could bring some warmth to the coast with pop up storms, like what happened last year with Hurricane Genevieve. Santa Monica Bay slow to clear, as is common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Another day in the low 70's. Yawn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Good news, the sun is back. Bad news, so is the N/NW flow. Expect a drop in sea surface temps which could complicate predictions for the coming “heatwave.” I see some hot days ahead, with warm overnight lows developing. Right now we have conditions ripe for some heat extending to the coast, but an upwelling event could literally put cold water on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Thin smoke has replaced the low clouds west of the mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Cool night. Lots of dew on the cars, almost fall-like feeling this morning. The angle of the sun is noticeably different in that “end of summer” way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Monsoon may be done for the year, or just taking a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Clouds trying to clear up right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 According to the weather app, this week looks nice enough I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Not too bad. Overnight lows trending back up. Last night some places threatened to dip into the 40s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 The sun peaks at around 66.0° angle in Orcutt today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariusRadar Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Well by golly, government scientists have started a new study of the Colorado river. In this original AP report, the scientists say they will study weather near the summit of the Colorado plateau where the river starts. Colorado River study https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-launch-effort-collect-water-222538995.html Having new data, the weather scientists promise better predictions of the basin snowpack and rainfall. Do we need more predictions of more dry? We've seen this all before. Innovation is what we need to solve the water crisis. Not repetition. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is insanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Not sure where these came from, but I’ll take it. You can see how much shorter the days are getting. AquariusRadar, I’m still stunned that more effort hasn’t been put into rain catchment and absorbent pavement in cities in the monsoon zone. Just one stray shower can make a difference. Do people just not want tanks on their roofs? Plus porous pavement would make flash floods less likely, and help recharge aquifers. The idea has been thrown around out here too to keep winter storm water from being wasted to the ocean, but it hasn’t gotten any serious momentum. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 The high was 76F today, despite the clouds not fully cleared until 10AM. It seems like days where the clouds don't clear up until late Morning, it still warms up to the low to mid 70's in August unlike in May or June where it the same set up sees highs in the 60's at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Weather looks very dull for the foreseeable future for the coastal areas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Sunny but smoky again this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Still a deep marine layer for Monterey and San Francisco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 A bit warmer this morning though the weather app adjusted projected temps down. Nothing resembling a heat wave. Ocean temps remain fairly warm off most of the south coast but cooler water has already infiltrated the Santa Monica Bay. Will there be a classic September heatwave with 80+ extending down to the coast and high humidity, or will we transition seamlessly into fall? Even 2020 was kind enough to give us a last hurrah in early-mid September before the fall patterns set in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 I'm getting September 2016 vibes for next month. I remember that September was very benign until the very end of the month where it got very hot from dry offshore flow. Santa Maria dipped into the 40's quite often in Sept 2016 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 The whole summer gave me 2008-9 vibes as well. Very…average with SSTs trending cooler, no major heat waves and some extended periods of coolness, but nothing freakish like 2010 or 2020. Far fewer 100+ days inland, and the immediate coast stayed within a 4 degree range for highs 9 days out of 10. I remember the late 2000s having rather cool Septembers where the summer heat was over and done with by mid month. And then the 2010s brought lingering heat (and even humidity) well into October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Monsoon trying to sputter back to life across Nevada and Arizona. It’s not over till it’s over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariusRadar Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 As Pn1ctOg3n suggests rain catchment for residential homes will be common when the cost of water gets high enough. Water is going to cost more and soon I think. Nothing better than rainwater runoff from the roof for the bath or lawn/garden. I only use rainwater from the downspout barrel for orchids and the little bit the cacti need. That practice is not going to be enough for redwoods or salmon or agriculture. California needs big water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Back to summer today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Taking much longer to cool off this evening than in recent days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Already 59F and clear skies at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariusRadar Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Congressional representatives as well as state governors want a federal disaster declaration for the western states drought in this article-drought declaration https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawmakers-urge-biden-fema-declare-052944487.html I still wonder why big water projects-like an aqueduct -wasn't part of the infrastructure legislation. At least a study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 After the “false fall”, we’re back to more typical late-summer conditions. Nice and warm today and the cloud deck has stayed well offshore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Though you can tell the SSTs have dropped locally because the ocean looks darker. Last week it was turquoise, almost tropical looking. from my observations — If the water near the beach is clear and bright, there’s a good chance it’ll be trunkable that day (generally defined as 70+F water). If it’s grey-green and turbid, consider a wetsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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