Category: Forecast

November 7, 2019 Summary: Yet another carbon copy day is on tap.  The only subtle difference this morning is the fact the surface flow is actually a bit on shore for a chance.  The depth of the marine layer at Monterey is 1,600 feet, which is still quite shallow.  The freezing level remains unchanged at…

November 6, 2019 Summary: As of 1:00pm, both Bakersfield and porterville were at 79 degrees while at Castle Air Force Base at Merced showed a temperature of a balmy 81.  Dew points continue to creep up as they range in the mid 30s to even the lower 40s in some cases, so most locations in…

November 6, 2019 Summary: There are actually some high clouds dotting the sky this morning to break up the hazy, clear skies we’ve been accustomed to.  These clouds are simply caught up in the northwesterly flow aloft and mean nothing as far as active weather is concerned.  The freezing level is right where it was…

November 5, 2019 Summary:Temperatures as of 1:00pm were already approaching the 80 degree mark in the warmest locations.  Strong upper level high pressure has not budged from its position over the eastern Pacific with a big ridge up into the Gulf of Alaska.  California isn’t the only region experiencing stagnant weather.  In fact, there are…

November 5, 2019 Summary: I look at various parameters of the atmosphere to try to find things I can talk about under this unusually stable weather pattern we’re under.  I feel like I’m grasping at straws.  The freezing level taken over Oakland overnight was 13,300 feet while the marine layer has deepened a tad to…

November 4, 2019 Summary: Temperatures this afternoon are running about 2 to 3 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.  As of 1:00pm, readings were already in the mid 70s so the warmest locations will no doubt reach the 80 degree mark.  Dew points are roughly the same, generally in the low to mid 30s north…

November 4, 2019 Summary: The current weather pattern is about as stable as you’ll ever see.  At the upper levels of the atmosphere, a large ridge of high pressure covers the eastern Pacific with a ridge jutting northward into the Gulf of Alaska.  At the surface, weak high pressure remains over the Great Basin for…

November 3, 2019 Summary: Upper level high pressure remains in place over the eastern Pacific Ocean and the western one-fourth of the U.S.  One exception is a benign upper low centered west of San Diego.  This system has flung some high clouds over southern California.  Of  interest also are a few showers that developed over…

November 2, 2019 Summary: A broad area of upper level high pressure remains over the eastern Pacific and the western one-third of the U.S.  Freezing levels are around 12,700 feet this afternoon, which isn’t incredibly high but we are in November.  A weak upper air disturbance is located just west of San Diego.  The counterclockwise…

November 2, 2019 Summary: Pressure continues to be higher over the interior west than off shore southern California.  The latest reading in Salt Lake City was 30.45 while at LAX the pressure was 30.06.  That is a significant difference in pressure, however the off shore flow itself is fairly week due to the fact winds…