2020 - 2021 California and Southwest Weather Discussion Thread

[Thunder98]

Paso Robles had some dense fog from the marine layer this morning, and yet it still went up 101F today!

 

 

[Reg]

106F here today. Smoky.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Hot today. No smoke here.

[AquariusRadar]

Hoping Nora rolls up the Baja and makes some rain for Southern California. Maybe?

 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Nora likely recurves before any of the remnants get near us, but one can dream.

No southerly component to the winds in almost a week, and the blue is starting to creep past Pt. Conception. 

But hey! We’ve still got blue skies here with no smoke or Fogust. Gotta be grateful for that.

[Reg]

104F today.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Look at that! Monterey Bay fully cleared out for the first time in quite a while. Meanwhile, a patch of fog riding down from SB County is starting to arrive in the Santa Monica Bay. All but the most exposed coasts got some decent heat today.

Manhattan Beach still struggles to climb above 75 no matter what the inland temperature. 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

8 minutes ago, Reg said:

104F today.

Compared to last year it seems like there have been fewer 100+ days inland, but also far fewer days that fail to reach 70 at the coast. 2021 feels very middle of the road.

[AquariusRadar]

The NASDAQ California Water index is quoted at USD $923 per acre foot; up 450% since fire season started and after several drought emergency declarations by the governor and county officials.

[Thunder98]

Only 75F today. This summer is very stupid and lame.

[Thunder98]

 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Dense fog tonight, the kind you often ironically see during a heatwave.

Next few days will be more of the same: above average away from the immediate coast, but not enough to qualify as a “heatwave”.

[Anti Marine Layer]

The day starts out damp and misty, just like last Saturday. However, the thickest stuff is not in the Cajon Pass.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Smoke over the ocean again due to offshore flow in Northern California and Oregon.

[Thunder98]

Lows in the 40’s later next week? 

 

 

 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Pea soup fog conditions here, aided and abetted by the upwelling event we’re having. It’s not nearly as bad as last year but look at how far the blue got in just a couple of days.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

A measly 67F here. It’s beginning to clear but struggling to get all the way to the coast.

With high temps expected inland, it’s shaping up to be one of MML’s “pick and choose days” where you can pick any temperature you like in just a 10 mile drive from the beach. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Eddy might be back.

[Anti Marine Layer]

16 hours ago, Thunder98 said:

Only 75F today. This summer is very stupid and lame.

[Thunder98]

Currently 73F at KSMX, forecast high today was 80F. The marine layer inversion is very strong today. Definitely a very tame Summer this year on the Central Coast. Only 6 days so far above 80F and 1 day 90F+ in KSMX for Meteorological Summer. Last Summer I had 16 days above 80F and 3 days above 90F.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Went from 68F to 107F going from Manhattan Beach to Winnetka. One of the most extreme spreads I’ve seen.

[Reg]

This just popped up southwest of me, around De Luz. Smoke was darker about an hour ago as I drove past it on the 15 near Fallbrook.

[Thunder98]

20 minutes ago, Reg said:

This just popped up southwest of me, around De Luz. Smoke was darker about an hour ago as I drove past it on the 15 near Fallbrook.

Uh oh, I hope they put out that fire quick!

[Anti Marine Layer]

Getting smoky to the east. 

[Reg]

It has been dubbed the Chaparral Fire, burning in the San Mateo Canyon Wilderness in the southern Santa Ana Mountains, just north of Margarita Peak and Camp Pendleton. I have hiked out near there before over the years. The area is very remote, with rugged terrain that is difficult to access, and the brush is very dense and looked like it hadn't burned in decades.

Fire is 0% contained as of an hour ago, according to CalFire. Sky is filling with smoke here and gradually blocking out sunlight. I'll take another picture or two if it gets any smokier here.

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/28/chaparral-fire/

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Yikes. Perfect fire weather too. Hope they get on it fast. A Nora remnant miracle rainfall would help.

[Reg]

Along with the many other wildfires burning across our state right now, the Chaparral Fire smoke plume can be seen down below:

[Anti Marine Layer]

Quite a nice and cool breeze today. The eddy seems to be back.

[Reg]

The smoke isn't at ground level but has already made the sun visible as a dim orange ball in the sky.

[Thunder98]

75F again today, lol. The afternoon seabreeze has been very low the past two day, peaking at 12mph. September is usually the least windiest month in Santa Maria.

[Anti Marine Layer]

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like Arizona gets the remnants of Nora again while we miss out.

[AquariusRadar]

Could the winds of Nora and Ida interact to slow Nora from curving back to the east? Doing a rain dance.  

[Thunder98]

Yuma is seeing thunderstorms this morning.

[Thunder98]

 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

All thoughts, prayers, hopes, good vibes, whatever you call them go out to Louisiana today. Ida could very well be Katrina 2.0.

Back home: eddy didn’t last; NW winds are back. SSTs are down as much as 10F along most of the Bight’s coast. A moisture plume is headed our way but probably won’t do much. Nora would have to follow the far west of its cone for it to bring rain to the coast, but we shall see. August seems determined to go out as Fogust, as it did last year. 63F in Manhattan Beach this morning…that’s like May.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

59 (!!!) in Malibu right now! And this is supposed to be the hottest time of year at the coast?

[Thunder98]

70F at the Santa Maria Airport, while it's 82F at SLO Airport. Not fair....

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Yes, I know exactly how entitled we come off as for whining about these conditions. Living here tends to make us a bit spoiled.

Moisture clouds moving into SD area now. 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Looks like 68 for a high here. Very June Gloom-like.