2022-2023 California and Southwest Weather Thread

[Pn1ct0g3n]

There was one robust gust around 6am that shook my house a little. Still blowing pretty hard here.

 

Torrance is another locally windy spot, as the flatter topography provides no barrier to the prevailing onshore breezes. I imagine the nearby hills of PV also contribute, much like Westwood lies at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

From heatwave to the last gasp of winter in the space of a week. April is a month of change after all.

[Reg]

Temperature dipped all the way down to 40F here this morning, coldest night since March 12.

[Anti Marine Layer]

45 was the low for KFUL this morning, but it's better than Graypril.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Inversion is on vacation, but we still have onshore flow.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Warmer night last night.

[Anti Marine Layer]

What happened to the Cold reaction?  

[AquariusRadar]

Lotsa moisture streaming over the coast. Moderate Rain for North/ Central Cal Friday afternoon through Saturday predicted. When ya need a strong beefy low- all we get is a whimp of a circulation. 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Back to our regularly scheduled programming here. Cold wind, but thankfully no real inversion.

[Anti Marine Layer]

The full moon cometh soon.

[Anti Marine Layer]

SSTs are below average and the northwest flow ain't helping. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Low clouds are making a comeback. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Downtown LA unable to reach 70 the last few days, even with lots of sunshine.

[AquariusRadar]

In addition to the current little bowling ball low headed for the north coast, as described by Dan Swain at weatherwest, more and better rain expected 21-23 April. North of Monterey he says.

Maybe today/tonight's little low will prove more than a whimp. Moving southeast so maybe some of the SOCAL will get a drop.

[Thunder98]

I hate these cold nonstop NW winds this time of year.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Don't be fooled by cool temperatures.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

9 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

SSTs are below average and the northwest flow ain't helping. 

They were a bit above average last week but all that inside slider wind erased the progress in short order. 
 

Pretty normal for mid April overall. Tis the season for chilly seas and lots of breeze.

[Anti Marine Layer]

70 F finally reached at KCQT today. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

It's coming 

[Thunder98]

Starting to drizzle again in Orcutt. The plants and grass needs this moisture! 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Not a nice day for Easter Eve.

[AquariusRadar]

Bowling ball low hit a strike for the NorCal and central coast. Eelriver had 1.82 inch last 24hr. High Sierras good had 5.43 inch Donner Pass dam. A helpful rain event. Next time a little further south please. Correction..... Mr. ML is right- the 5.43 is an unverified snow report and does not show up when looking at QC'd verified reports. So maybe .54 inches of water which is near all others in that area.

Edited April 16, 2022 by AquariusRadar
the 5.43 is unverified snow report-not QC'd.

[Anti Marine Layer]

[Anti Marine Layer]

Getting nice now. Tis the season for onshore flow.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

So far we’ve got passing clouds but not a drop of rain down here. At least the Sierras are getting some late season love.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Dusty in the desert, according to desertweather.com webcams.

[Thunder98]

Just had 0.01” of drizzle at KSMX.

[Anti Marine Layer]

36 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

Just had 0.01” of drizzle at KSMX.

Drought buster

[Anti Marine Layer]

Reverse clearing is the synopsis. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

No wonder the desert is hot.

[Anti Marine Layer]

70 degrees is hard to come by this time of year near the coast

[Anti Marine Layer]

Low clouds have obscured the full moon.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Quietude 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Happy Easter weather mavens. From beautiful Manhattan Beach where an average January day had a warmer high than we have now

[Anti Marine Layer]

Strongly breezy to lightly windy.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Overall near normal. Away from the coast we’re seeing mid-high 70s.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

The stinging gust of the sea breeze betrays the rising heat in the deserts, another sign of us inching closer to summer.

91 in Lake Havasu City where one of my friends bought an Airbnb. She’s living it up poolside as I write this.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Only 67 again for Downtown LA as the strong sea breeze blew away all day.

[Thunder98]

We are only 2 months away from the Southwest Monsoon Season!!!!!

[Pn1ct0g3n]

A little warmer today with less wind and the marine layer playing hooky from my area. A nice spring day.