2022-2023 California and Southwest Weather Thread

[Mr Marine Layer]

Welcome to July. It's a low cloudy morning.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Apart from the beaches there were no days this past June where the low clouds hung around all day. Pretty unusual for June.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Eureka should remain clouded over again today.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Not much to say about today. Pretty much a standard, run of the mill July day.

But at least it’s not No-sky July. Yet…

[Mr Marine Layer]

Somewhere out there the mockingbird is singing.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Nice mild July evening. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Feels a bit cooler out there tonight.

[Thunder98]

Before you know, it will be October again and maybe we will see some rain again.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Deep low clouds have once again covered the Eurekan landscape. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Down our way, low clouds have not reached the Inland Empire this morning. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Delta intrusion

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Weak eddy is back, helping to clear out west facing beaches in the morning while south facing ones are cloudier. That usually shifts as the day wears on and the sea breeze develops.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Most of the Central Coast had little or no marine layer throughout the spring while eddies kept it going down here. Today it's thickest from Pt Conception northward.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Hope our buddy Thunder98 isn’t too depressed yet. The last few years have been rough for Central Coasters.

[Reg]

Almost 1 PM and only 90F here. Coolest its been in weeks.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Eureka is overcast and in the 50s as usual. No surprise they have lots of drug addiction there.

Santa Maria not looking that great either today. 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Today and tomorrow should be the troughiest days. 
 

Noticed a big difference even inland: I was in Burbank and there was a cool breeze all the way out there even at 10am. Coastal areas should not exceed the low 70s. Nights could dip widespread into the mid-upper 50s.

Enjoy this respite from the heat while it lasts.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Semicoastal areas (about 2-15 miles inland, on the coastal plain) have seen the biggest drop in highs so far. Anaheim is a good example, their first day to stay below 80 in some time.

Immediate coasts are breezier than normal but not much different otherwise. Hottest interior locations still scraped up some 90s today, but that’s still a pretty sizable drop from 104+

[IMoveALot_Weather]

The past couple of nights in the Inland Empire have had a nice cool breeze, almost felt like I was on the coast. Daytime still kinda sucked but cooler than I'd expect at this time of year.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Tis the time for idiots to shoot off ILLEGAL fireworks and make all the dogs go crazy.

[Mr Marine Layer]

 Very deep marine layer over Central and Northern California again. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

My oh my!

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Check out that higher level stuff coming in up north. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Only 70 in Ukiah right now. 

[Reg]

Almost 2 PM and only 85F. 

[Thunder98]

Oy 64F right now, this is the avg high for December and January!

[Mr Marine Layer]

AFDMTR

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The silver linings to all this are: low fire risk due high humidity and
easing winds, the marine stratus still looks beautiful lit up by
firework displays, and its still a holiday to enjoy - clouds or
not.

 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Breezy out there

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Already down to 67 here. The 4th should be pretty mild and on the cool side of average this year, even inland, due to the passing trough and plenty of ocean air brought in with it. Barbecue goers will enjoy 70s and 80s, rather than 90s and 100s.

Warming trend coming mid week, but it won’t be a heatwave, just a return to form.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Around noon today.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Low clouds moved in already. 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

The Pacific has its own way to celebrate the 4th: the eddy spins like its very own Catherine wheel, and instead of sparks, it throws off clouds.

Shouldn’t stick around too long but will keep things more comfortable during the festivities and tamp down the fire risk when the Chinese sky candy comes out to play.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Happy 4th. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Looks like it is raining in Yreka (not Eureka).

[Pn1ct0g3n]

We used to have our backyard fireworks at my grandparents’ place in Winnetka. Some years it was mild like this,(sometimes even calling for a sweater once the sun went down) but I can remember some real scorchers when it was 100+. 2018 had a pretty significant heatwave around that time and 2020 gave us a toasty 4th before the Bummer Summer set in.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Super late season Pacific low swirling around off the NorCal/Oregon coast.

[Mr Marine Layer]

It's July, and something very abnormal is happening in Redding over this holiday weekend

[Pn1ct0g3n]

It’s cool, but thankfully not enough to approach record cool “where’s summer?!” territory. This isn’t 2010.

[Mr Marine Layer]

2 hours ago, Pn1ct0g3n said:

It’s cool, but thankfully not enough to approach record cool “where’s summer?!” territory. This isn’t 2010.

I guess sea surface temperatures do make a difference although there's occasionally been times when the ocean gets very warm and we still get a deep and stubborn marine layer.

[Mr Marine Layer]

People already shooting fireworks well before dark. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Low clouds not as quick to move in tonight. 

[Thunder98]

On 7/3/2022 at 6:14 PM, Mr Marine Layer said:

Around noon today.

A month from now, the sun will be below that wall.

[Thunder98]

1 minute ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Low clouds not as quick to move in tonight. 

The clouds came in at 6pm here.

[Thunder98]

Its a mild 61F with marine layer clouds. Only went down to 59F at around midnight. The low is 10F warmer than yesterday.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Low off the coast is still spinning. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Beach clearing looking less likely today.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

No-sky July. Maybe…

Frequent eddies have helped nudge the ocean along the Bight Zone out of “endless gloom” range, so I’m hopeful.

[Mr Marine Layer]

26 minutes ago, Pn1ct0g3n said:

No-sky July. Maybe…

Frequent eddies have helped nudge the ocean along the Bight Zone out of “endless gloom” range, so I’m hopeful.

Looks like lots of upwelling in the 29 to 30 range.

[Mr Marine Layer]

[Mr Marine Layer]

Another beautiful day, but hope to see the monsoonal moisture return sometime next week.