Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 It actually dawned nice and sunny here but the marine layer came roaring in around 10:00. And it didn’t stop at Sepulveda like usual; it’s penetrated around 2-3 miles inland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Still having trouble clearing in the southern Santa Monica Bay, even with most of the clouds gone offshore. Inversion looks very strong, going by a comparison of beach and 10 mi inland temps. Around this time last year we saw such stark contrasts as 66 in SD and 90+ in Poway, with similar numbers from Santa Monica Pier to DTLA. The ocean is warmer this year so it shouldn’t be that extreme again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Not many low clouds to see on the visible satellite image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said: Not many low clouds to see on the visible satellite image. Yet what ones there are have seemed magnetically attracted to my area. Update: Finally got some bright sunshine around 4:30pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariusRadar Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Palm Springs got 1/2 inch-some minor flooding. A teaser or more to follow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Fog in the distance this morning. I can hear a foghorn coming from somewhere too. SSTs are dropping along the southern coast now as the northwesterly flow continues with nary an eddy in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Still there. And it’ll probably stick around if it’s not gone by now. Very much like what we saw during the depths of 2020’s upwelling events. Winds just pushed it over my house now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Dense fog. Coolest day in over a month for Manhattan Beach. It’s 66 here now, well below average. What happened?! Only beach city in LA County I could find cooler than us is Malibu, currently at a mere 64. Morro Bay back to 59, only a degree warmer than Eureka. Beaches farther south seem to be enjoying more typical conditions for late July. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Dense fog lifted. Still breezy and cooler than normal. June-like conditions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 91 not too far inland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said: 91 not too far inland. Ended up reasonable even here once things cleared out, still a little on the cool side. Microclimates were in full force today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 102F here today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 72F again today. Yawn! I really want some real hot weather or heavy rain right now. The weather is super boring and mild this summer overall. The marine layer is relentless this year for the Central Coast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Thunder98 said: 72F again today. Yawn! I really want some real hot weather or heavy rain right now. The weather is super boring and mild this summer overall. The marine layer is relentless this year for the Central Coast. Seems like every single day is either 73 or 76 for a high here. I could count on one hand the number of days that deviated from that range. Zzzzzz… Though the monsoon clouds are a nice visual touch when they’re not blocked from view by the low lying gunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Hazy/light fog again. The marine layer is shallow but very resilient. Just when it seems to be clearing, the wind picks up and it pushes back hard. Another day with a Godzilla Inversion(tm) where it’s 64 at the beach and already in the 80s in Winnetka by 10am. SSTs are falling too, particularly along VC and LAC coasts and northern Baja. Wind flow remains May-like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Another thing I’ve noticed is nighttime land breezes seem almost nonexistent this summer at least right at the coast. The wind remains onshore 24/7. Locally it tended to turn onshore around 9am in past years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Hey, you’ve got some improvement! Down here, though, it’s looking similar to last year when the second half of July brought a seismic shift in wind patterns that cooled our ocean down in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 July 12, the SF Bay Area set *record cool highs* during the peak of a heat wave inland. Daniel Swain has quoted a study from 2011 predicting that as climate change progresses, the immediate coast may actually get cooler and the marine layer more persistent. I hope that’s not the case. Last several years N of Pt.C have definitely added anecdotal weight to that theory, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Very, very breezy, typical of days with well organized NWly flow off the coast *and* plenty of heat inland. Again, closer to June than end of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Carbon copy of yesterday. We need some heatwaves that reach the beach. Looking like MB won’t clear at all west of Sepulveda. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Pn1ct0g3n said: Carbon copy of yesterday. We need some heatwaves that reach the beach. Looking like MB won’t clear at all west of Sepulveda. I think the coastal areas should see some real heat by later August or certainly in September. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Not sure if you folks near the coasts are seeing this but its been like this for most of the day here inland: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Reg said: Not sure if you folks near the coasts are seeing this but its been like this for most of the day here inland: Epic. Unfortunately the Pacific has us in its clammy grip but you can see some towering moisture clouds looking far to the east. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Wow! Torrance reporting 28mph sustained winds off the water. That might be the strongest “sea breeze” I’ve ever seen in the summer. It feels more like what you’d get in spring with a passing trough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Hot again away from the beaches, but sea breeze is starting to cool things off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Gaps in the low clouds show a war between two air masses… 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Dense fog for the third day in a row. This had better turn around soon or we might be looking at record cool highs for some coasts. It’s 63 here now Look at the damage the NWly wind event has done. And it’s still going on. 2020 all over again. Extended has been updated and now no days are supposed to exceed 73 here. Meanwhile, it’ll be above average inland. Two years of this straight are gonna be hard to take. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 60 in Malibu. This is messed up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 This ML is shallow but it’s very concentrated and the inversion is rock solid, with an upwelling event to cool the ocean air even more. This is how you get the most extreme contrasts between beaches and interiors. Reminiscent of a typical April or May heat wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 San Diego low temps are cooling off rapidly in the last several days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 17 minutes ago, Thunder98 said: San Diego low temps are cooling off rapidly in the last several days. Up here too. Ocean cools down, nighttime temps respond first. Last year’s Bummer Summer had some nights dipping well into the 50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 99F here inland in the Temecula Valley. Lot of activity over the mountains to our east since around 11 AM. Unfortunately KSOX and KNKX radars both appear to be offline at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 I get that living here can make me privileged. But I didn’t choose to grow up here right on the water, and if circumstances allowed, I would move to a place I prefer. I can indeed drive up the road to where it’s warmer (and I do), but the fact remains that my home is a mile from the Pacific and almost completely insulated from extremes. At heart I’m a humidity-loving jungle rat, so if I had the wherewithal I’d probably settle in the tropics or at least some place seasonally hot and humid. For now, I have to settle for those fleeting moments when I feel like I’ve stepped through a portal and ended up in Miami. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Which City has a better climate? The avg highs for both cities are very similar in the summer, but other than that they're quite different from each other obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 I’d take Brownsville any day. Beyond the obvious, you’d get a lot of exciting extremes. It’s said in Texas, you can experience all four seasons in a day if things line up right. Almost the entire western tier is bubbled up with convection now, except the coast of course—though the action seems to be reaching the coast in Oregon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegaraptor Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Thunder98 said: Which City has a better climate? The avg highs for both cities are very similar in the summer, but other than that they're quite different from each other obviously. How rare is snow in Riverside? I feel like the occasional cold snap in Brownsville wouldn’t be worth having those awful summer temps, even if you get more thunderstorms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pn1ct0g3n Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Clouds cooperated and gave us a killer sunset with great visibility. This is directly out my window looking northwest. The mountains really pop in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Monsoon clouds were pretty today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Days are hot, but evenings cool off quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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