Root for oscillation. Its easier to manage fires when they blow back onto burn scars.

Yeah, I’ve always wondered what weather to root for to help the firefighters east of the crest this time of year. Maybe weak ridging is actually best? Troughs always stir up the winds and it’s nearly impossible to get Pacific rain over the crest this time of year. Maybe best case scenario is for some rogue monsoonal moisture to come up out of the desert SW…

Those are some deep blues and purples for what will probably amount to a partly sunny day with highs in the low 70s. Midsummer climo…

18z with a little heat spell next week. Models continue to take away this weekend rain totals, per usual.