October 22, 2019 Summary: Strong upper level high pressure is centered just off the central coast this morning with the eastern side of this high covering California and much of Nevada. The freezing level has jumped to 15,600 feet, which could be a summertime reading, and with a very weak off shore flow, the marine…
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October 21, 2019 report
October 21, 2019 Summary: Today will see the beginning of a new pattern which will bring us into a classic Indian Summer regime. Upper level high pressure is centered off the northern California coast with northern and central California on the eastern flank of the high under a north/northwest flow aloft. The freezing level is…
October 19, 2019/report
October 19, 2019 Summary: Clouds are increasing over north central California this morning ahead of a fast moving trough of low pressure which has spread precipitation over the Pacific Northwest. Light showers are spreading into the northern one-fourth of the Golden State. This system will spawn yet another dry, cold frontal passage tonight and early…
October 18, 2019/report
October 18, 2019 Summary: The trough of low pressure and its associated dry cold front which moved through early yesterday has zipped eastward and is now moving into the Rocky Mountain region. The freezing level over Oakland overnight dropped down to 9,800 feet, roughly a 3,500 foot drop from the previous day. Behind the trough,…
October 17, 2019/report
October 17, 2019 Summary: A dry cold front moved through central California during the pre dawn hours. The trough of low pressure responsible for the front stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to southern California. Surface pressures will rapidly fall today over the interior west with high pressure over the eastern Pacific Ocean. This…
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October 16, 2019 Our internet service went down yesterday morning and is expected to be back up and running by this evening. I’m using public wifi at McDonald’s to send out this notice. If all goes as planned, reports will resume tomorrow morning. Thank you for your patience. John and Trudy
October 14, 2019/report
October 14, 2019 Summary: This upcoming week will simply be a matter of temperature forecasting as no active weather is anticipated for central California. Currently, a ridge of upper level high pressure is just off the California coast. It extends northward into British Columbia. A little benign upper low is over southeast California and is …
October 12, 2019/report
October 12, 2019 Summary: At the upper levels of the atmosphere, weak upper level high pressure has taken over. The robust off shore flow at the surface the past few days is almost over as pressure differences between the Great Basin and off shore California begin to equalize. The freezing level over Vandenberg taken overnight…
October 11, 2019/report
October 11, 2019 Summary: At the surface, there is still a steep difference in pressure between the interior west and off shore central and southern California. At last report, Salt Lake City was reporting a pressure of 30.43 inches of mercury while LAX was reporting 29.98. Obviously, a strong off shore flow continues which affects…
October 10, 2019/report
October 10, 2019 Summary: A dry cold front moved through central California roughly 12 hours ago. A cooler air mass has spread in from the north. Readings this morning are generally 4 to 9 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. A potent wintertime storm is centered over Wyoming this morning and will dump into the…