2022-2023 California and Southwest Weather Thread

[Thunder98]

90F with a dew point of 65F in Santa Maria!

 

 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Technically correct is the best kind of correct — it was cooler today with a high of 82. But higher humidity kinda offset that. 
 

also: has Smoketember arrived?

[Reg]

108F here today, a little cooler than yesterday. Still some light smoke drifting around from yesterday's Fairview Fire.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

5 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Even that may not help much with the high dewpoints. I remember a time in 2006 when the marine layer deepened into the coastal slopes but dewpoints remained in the low 70s with overnight lows in the mid 70s and daytime highs in the upper 80s.

Sometimes you get that with a passing tropical remnant that lifts and modifies the marine layer, making it gloomy but very warm and humid.

[Thunder98]

Seabreeze is lacking once again today, temps are holding steady near 90F with humid dew points

[Thunder98]

The official high today was 89F again. 

 

High's since Saturday:

Saturday: 89F/55F
Sunday: 95F/58F
Monday: 89F/63F
Tuesday: 89F/63F

[SpaceRace22]

I can't believe how little talk there is in here of Hurricane Kay! It looks more likely than not at this point that nearly all of SoCal is going to get some pretty significant rain from this. It maintains tropical status shockingly far north, and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if San Diego County ends up under a Tropical Storm Watch. I know this is a total nothingburger by East Coast standards, but when is the last time that CA has had a tropical storm churning this close to the coast? That one in the 70s?

 

 

[Reg]

Smoke still rising from the Fairview Fire not far from here this afternoon.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Smoketember has arrived. Hopefully we can get some rain this weekend. 

[Thunder98]

7 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Smoketember has arrived. Hopefully we can get some rain this weekend. 

We need a pineapple express

[Thunder98]

The marine layer is rapidly marching east.

 

 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

The main deck is closing in but may not come all the way ashore. Already seeing some gunk here, but it’s supposed to be squashed back out tomorrow?

[Anti Marine Layer]

We got a blasting, screeching Amber Alert about conserving electricity today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

7 hours ago, Pn1ct0g3n said:

Sometimes you get that with a passing tropical remnant that lifts and modifies the marine layer, making it gloomy but very warm and humid.

They are mentioning a modified marine layer in the forecast discussion.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Dewpoint is up to 72 F in San Diego this morning. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I was looking at Bishop CA. They have had 8 months on record with a mean of 80+. 5 of those have come since 2017, 7 since 2003. 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Predictions are holding for Kay to ride up the Baja coast and stay intact enough to bring us real rain. I sure hope so. Take the edge off of fire season at least.

[Anti Marine Layer]

How tall is that house out the window?

[Minny_Weather]

13 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

We got a blasting, screeching Amber Alert about conserving electricity today.

Amber alerts are for missing children, they have nothing to do with conserving energy.

I did get a wireless emergency alert on my phone though saying something similar.

[Thunder98]

56 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

How tall is that house out the window?

2 centimeters 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Hot and smoky again. 

[Pn1ct0g3n]

A bit cooler and breezier this afternoon where I’m at. The Pacific is trying to fight back.

Its all relative, as we still had a high of 82-85 depending on your closeness to the water.

[Reg]

Half of the sky here is dark brown due to smoke still billowing from the Fairview Fire.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

[Pn1ct0g3n]

That’s not marine clouds — it’s smoke.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

31 minutes ago, Pn1ct0g3n said:

That’s not marine clouds — it’s smoke.

We have gotten very used to that up here over the years. 

Tomorrow is the 2 year anniversary of having to evacuate our home for 8 days. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Power being cut tomorrow night at midnight for the Santiam Canyon.

[Thunder98]

High today was 88F, highs started to drop at around 1:30, unlike yesterday where it stayed in the upper 80's until 4PM.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Smoke is staying high up, so it doesn't smell.

[roadtonowhere08]

I am very much looking forward to a nice brush with Kay later this week.  Any ideas on any convective action we can expect?  Last fall had two awesome light shows in Orange County.

[SpaceRace22]

Several extremely wet members of the Euro Ensembles at the moment. Really wouldn't be surprised if most of OC south gets 1-2" out of this.

[Reg]

Smoke making for an interesting sunset.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Could see a blood moon tonight. 

[Reg]

Raining ashes here in Murrieta right now. A bunch of it in my hair from standing outside for only a minute.

[Minny_Weather]

5 hours ago, roadtonowhere08 said:

I am very much looking forward to a nice brush with Kay later this week.  Any ideas on any convective action we can expect?  Last fall had two awesome light shows in Orange County.

It should primarily be a shower event. There will be CAPE but any lightning should be isolated.

[Minny_Weather]

Waking up to some training thunderstorms passing over. This is a pleasant surprise. 80°F.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sprinkling 

[Minny_Weather]

51 minutes ago, Chris said:

This would be nice.

Euro getting on board is huge, it was originally the biggest naysayer. 

This should hopefully help with the fires. I could see the Radford fire on the 91 driving home from work last night.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Kay churns far to the south, stirring up memories of 2015. 76-78 with a weak offshore right now.

[Pn1ct0g3n]

Just turned onshore. Mid-upper 80s looking like our high.

My area always seems to get shafted during rain events, so I’ll believe it when I see it.