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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

Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023

Weather West: Heat, humidity, and some thunderstorms to come as cut-off low sets up shop south of blocking ridge. Plus, some brief thoughts on the Maui wildfire disaster.

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Weather West: Major and prolonged heatwave develops by this weekend over CA & Southwest; Record temperatures possible in San Joaquin Valley

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Weather West: Significant, though not extreme, heatwave in California for the holiday weekend

Monday, June 5, 2023

Weather West: Unusually unsettled June pattern this week, and relatively cool pattern to continue through mid-month

Friday, May 12, 2023

Weather West: Much warmer conditions and mountain thunderstorms return to CA as extreme blocking pattern develops over western Canada

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Weather West: “The Big Melt” has arrived as early season heatwave spikes flood concerns; Cut-off low to bring cooling trend but also possibly thunderstorm outbreak next week

Monday, April 10, 2023

Weather West: Spring has sprung (finally) in California, and with warmer temperature, major snowmelt flooding looms. Plus: El Niño is rapidly developing…

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Weather West: Another strong storm may bring even more substantial and widespread flooding & wind-related impacts late Mon-Tue

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Weather West: Strong “Pineapple Express” atmospheric river to bring heavy rain, snowmelt, and a wide range of impacts to northern California