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Thursday, Sept. 15

Weather West: Much needed & beneficial (and possible September record-breaking!) rain in NorCal this weekend! Then…warm and dry conditions resume.

Wednesday, Sept. 7

Weather West: Extreme heat continues in NorCal as Hurricane Kay approaches from south, with significant SoCal impacts possible

Tuesday, Aug. 30

Weather West: Severe, dangerous, and likely record-breaking heatwave over Labor Day weekend

Thursday, Aug. 11

Weather West: ARkStorm 2.0: Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood

Friday, July 15

Weather West: Slow-building heatwave across interior; possible very hot end to July with fire season accelerating

Tuesday, June 21

Weather West: Pre-monsoonal moisture surge to bring scattered thunderstorms to southern/central CA, w/dry lightning threat in some areas

Wednesday, June 8

Weather West: Relatively brief but intense (inland) heatwave this week, then fairly quiescent conditions for 1-2 weeks thereafter

Tuesday, May 17

Weather West: Much warmer and drier second half of May, and some thoughts about summer to come

Wednesday, April 13

Weather West: A taste of April amelioration? Recurving West Pacific typhoon may help direct some substantial late-season precip to parts of NorCal, though SoCal remains dry

Thursday, March 24

Weather West: A modest “one and done” storm early next week, but trend toward re-strengthening drought continues

Wednesday, March 9

Weather West: Some light to locally moderate NorCal showers to come, but a “Miracle March” it is not

Friday, Feb. 4

Weather West: A record dry January in some spots, with no precipitation currently on horizon for first half of February

Monday, Jan. 10

Weather West: As persistent West Coast ridge builds, California (mostly) warms up and dries out

Monday, Dec. 20, 2021

Weather West: Active pattern through end of year, with heavy mountain snowfall and low elevation snow possible in some (unusual!) spots

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021

Weather West: Significant pattern change underway; wetter & cooler conditions likely through at least mid-December

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021

Weather West: Following record-wet October in NorCal, much drier & warmer conditions to persist for foreseeable future

Friday, Oct. 22, 2021

Weather West: Strong atmospheric river to bring fire season-ending and drought-mitigating heavy rain to NorCal, but also high risk of burn area flooding/debris flows

Friday, Oct. 15, 2021

Weather West: Substantial, fire season-mitigating late-October precipitation in NorCal? Plus: present drought breaks new records in CA

Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021

Weather West: Some beneficial North Coast rain this weekend, though wind-related fire weather concerns elsewhere. Plus: thoughts about the rainy season to come…

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021

Weather West: Heat and possibly some dry lightning in NorCal to ring in autumn

Monday, Aug. 9, 2021

Weather West: Another major heatwave for PacNW & interior NorCal; rising fire weather concerns due to heat, then possible lightning, then possible wind

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Weather West: Major monsoonal moisture surge to bring fairly widespread California thunderstorms (wetter south, drier north), with NorCal fire weather concerns

Friday, July 16, 2021

Weather West: Dry lightning event possible across portions of California Sun/Mon; significant fire weather concerns across interior

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Weather West: Yet another major heatwave for the California interior, though the coast will be spared (again!)

Friday, June 25, 2021

Weather West: California dodges worst of historic Pacific Northwest heatwave, but long-duration heatwave still likely inland. Plus: significant monsoonal surge next week?

Monday, June 14, 2021

Weather West: Severe heatwave across California interior and broader Southwest this week

Friday, May 28, 2021

Weather West: Major early-season heatwave across interior NorCal early next week; extreme drought continues to worsen

Monday, May 10, 2021

Weather West: California drought continues to intensify; Cooler temperature and robust marine layer to offer some temporary relief

Friday, April 23, 2021

Weather West: Some modest April showers this weekend, but overall trajectory toward worsening drought continues

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Weather West: The Ridiculously Resilient Ridge returns…again

Friday, Feb. 19, 2021

Weather West: Despite cool and occasionally unsettled conditions in NorCal, unusually dry conditions to persist into March

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021

Weather West: Wild weather week ahead: widespread heavy rainfall with fire scar flood threat, plus epic Sierra Nevada snowfall

Friday, Jan. 15, 2021

Weather West: Topsy-turvy weather pattern to bring record warmth and strong winds, but then big shift to colder/wetter conditions

Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020

Weather West: Semi-active winter pattern likely across NorCal, but magnitude of pattern change uncertain (and good riddance to 2020)

Friday, Dec. 11, 2020

Weather West: Welcome precipitation across NorCal, but not enough to keep pace; SoCal remains dry

Monday, Nov. 23, 2020

Weather West: Very dry weather across California through mid-December

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020

Weather West: Partial fire season relief, at last: cold storm arrives in California Friday

Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020

Weather West: Very strong offshore wind event to bring extreme wildfire risk Sun/Mon, esp. NorCal