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Saturday, Dec. 6

Weather West: Under a resilient ridge, prolonged tule fog episode brings cold and damp weather to the Central Valley but anomalously warm/dry weather elsewhere

Friday, Nov. 14

Weather West: Southern California weekend storm looking increasingly powerful, with growing flood threat for LA Basin & beyond

Monday, Nov. 3

Weather West: After anomalous late Oct warmth, a sooner-than-expected shift back toward wetter conditions in (at least) NorCal

Sunday, Oct. 26

Weather West: Following a cool and wet October, a much warmer and drier November to come across California

Wednesday, Oct. 8

Weather West: Hurricane Priscilla remnants to bring widespread Southwest rain/thunderstorms (including far SoCal); more widespread precipitation possible with colder NorCal system by mid-Oct

Monday, Sept. 15

Weather West: Wild weather week possible in California as humid heat transitions to potential dry-to-wet thunderstorm outbreak thanks to tropical storm remnants

Saturday, Aug. 30

Weather West: An unusual weather pattern to bring extreme British Columbia/PacNW heatwave, with lesser CA heat (and the potential for a few surprises)

Tuesday, Aug. 19

Weather West: Major heatwave to bring increased wildfire risk, and (finally!) a substantive monsoonal surge to California & Southwest

Tuesday, July 22

Weather West: What’s up with the usually cool start to NorCal coastal summer vs anomalous inland heat? Plus: cool everywhere this week, but heat rebuilds into August

Sunday, July 6

Weather West: Hotter temperatures ahead for California heading into mid-July as fire season heats up

Thursday, June 19

Weather West: A chillier and windier solstice with increased lower elevation fire risk; All signs still point to more widespread and anomalous heat later in summer

Tuesday, May 27

Weather West: June Whiplash to come: Brief surge of record NorCal heat before sudden cooler/unsettled shift–then notable heat returns again?

Thursday, May 15

Weather West: As progressive ridge-trough pattern shifts toward more persistent ridging, rising heat in CA and the Southwest likely in late May

Monday, April 28

Weather West: Mild and occasionally unsettled spring conditions to persist into mid-May, with hotter/drier conditions still likely thereafter

Monday, April 7

Weather West: As wet & cool late-winter pattern departs, growing signs of unusually warm & dry spring across CA & broader West

Thursday, March 6

Weather West: An active pattern to continue across California, with mainly beneficial precipitation through mid-Mar

Wednesday, Feb. 12

Weather West: Major storm to bring high risk of debris flows in SoCal wildfire zones, with some flood risk elsewhere

Friday, Jan. 31

Weather West: Warm, wet atmospheric river to soak NorCal, w/mostly modest flood risk; SoCal likely to see at least some additional rain

Friday, Jan. 24

Weather West: Widespread rain in SoCal to temporarily alleviate fire concerns by Sunday; SoCal drought still likely to expand rest of winter

Wednesday, Jan. 15

Weather West: Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth

Sunday, Jan. 12

Weather West: Following historic wildfire disasters in Southern California, a statewide dry spell intensifies and extreme fire weather conditions persist in the south

Saturday, Jan. 4

Weather West: As extreme California precipitation dipole persists, a high-end offshore wind/fire weather event may unfold in SoCal this week

Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024

Weather West: Warm and “wet north/dry south” pattern to continue in California

Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Weather West: Another swing of the precipitation pendulum in NorCal; Meanwhile, Santa Ana winds & wildfire risk in SoCal

Monday, Nov. 18, 2024

Weather West: Sudden shift to very wet conditions in NorCal with strong & very slow-moving atmospheric river poised to soak region in coming days; flooding likely in north

Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024

Weather West: “Inside slider” systems to bring drier and windier conditions into mid-Nov, with rising SoCal wildfire risk

Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024

Weather West: Relatively dry and warm autumn pattern likely to continue into early November

Monday, Sept. 30, 2024

Weather West: Major autumn heatwave to continue streak of record heat in interior Southwest; Warm to hot in California for foreseeable future

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024

Weather West: Early-season low pressure system to bring brief shift to much cooler & moister conditions

Monday, Sept. 2, 2024

Weather West: Unusually hot weather returns to the West, with major heatwave & fire weather escalation after Labor Day

Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024

Weather West: A (relative) mid-August reprieve for CA, but peak of fire season may be yet to come

Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024

Weather West: After hottest July on record across most of California, more modest heat to come through mid-Aug (plus some monsoonal thunderstorms)

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Weather West: More inland heat before late July reprieve amid record-hot summer to date & escalating Western wildfires

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Weather West: Long-duration and in some cases record-breaking heatwave across much of CA in early July

Friday, May 31, 2024

Weather West: Complex weather pattern to bring notable early-season heatwave across West, including parts of California

Friday, May 17, 2024

Weather West: Quiet spring conditions persist in California, but late summer/autumn could look quite different

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Weather West: Mild spring pattern to continue across California through early May. Plus, thoughts on summer to come…

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Weather West: Colder system will bring widespread CA rain this weekend, with modest flood risk SoCal

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Weather West: Active, wetter and cooler pattern to return to CA for late March

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024

Weather West: Cold storms headed for CA, including including rare blizzard conditions in Sierra Nevada Fri-Sat

Friday, Feb. 16, 2024

Weather West: Additional storms to bring renewed flood risk to parts of CA

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024

Weather West: Rapidly strengthening Pacific storm to bring damaging windstorm to Central California, major flash flood risk to SoCal, and a big Sierra snowstorm

Monday, Jan. 29, 2024

Weather West: Pair of major “Pineapple Express”-type atmospheric rivers to affect California Wed-Mon; elevated flood and wind risk (especially from storm #2)

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024

Weather West: Stronger cold storm this weekend in NorCal, then warmer and quieter weather to follow. Plus: seasonal outlook and El Niño update…

Friday, Dec. 8, 2023

Weather West: After frustrating false starts, strong indications of a major Pacific jet extension & active pattern by late Dec

Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023

Weather West: Warm Thanksgiving ridge pattern will likely transition toward progressively wetter pattern around early Dec

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023

Weather West: Major early-season storm to affect CA by mid-Nov; Plus, new thoughts on implications of still-strengthening El Niño for CA winter

Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023

Weather West: Climate change is narrowing and shifting prescribed fire windows in the western United States

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023

Weather West: Fall-like weather pattern for CA as El Niño continues to strengthen; Odds of a second consecutive wet winter rise (though with caveats!)

Friday, Aug. 18, 2023

Weather West: Potentially historic summer storm event to unfold in SoCal this weekend as weakening Hurricane Hilary threatens to move ashore as tropical storm–causing severe flood risk in SE desert region