Weather West
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Thursday, Aug. 15
Weather West: A (relative) mid-August reprieve for CA, but peak of fire season may be yet to come
Thursday, Aug. 1
Sunday, July 21
Weather West: More inland heat before late July reprieve amid record-hot summer to date & escalating Western wildfires
Sunday, June 30
Weather West: Long-duration and in some cases record-breaking heatwave across much of CA in early July
Friday, May 31
Weather West: Complex weather pattern to bring notable early-season heatwave across West, including parts of California
Friday, May 17
Weather West: Quiet spring conditions persist in California, but late summer/autumn could look quite different
Tuesday, April 23
Weather West: Mild spring pattern to continue across California through early May. Plus, thoughts on summer to come…
Wednesday, March 27
Weather West: Colder system will bring widespread CA rain this weekend, with modest flood risk SoCal
Thursday, March 21
Weather West: Active, wetter and cooler pattern to return to CA for late March
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Weather West: Cold storms headed for CA, including including rare blizzard conditions in Sierra Nevada Fri-Sat
Friday, Feb. 16
Weather West: Additional storms to bring renewed flood risk to parts of CA
Saturday, Feb. 3
Monday, Jan. 29
Wednesday, Jan. 10
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
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023
Weather West: Climate change is narrowing and shifting prescribed fire windows in the western United States
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
Friday, Aug. 18, 2023
Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023
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
Monday, April 10, 2023
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
Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
Weather West: Substantial (very) low elevation snowfall possible later this week in CA as cold and active weather pattern develops
Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
Weather West: After a very active Dec-Jan, a (much) calmer start to Feb
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023
Weather West: Very wet pattern continues, with another high-impact storm centered on Central CA Mon-Tue; hints of moderation in medium term?
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023
Weather West: Major NorCal storm Wed; potentially high impact storm/flood pattern to continue for 10+ days
Monday, Dec. 26, 2022
Weather West: Active weather pattern with prolonged East Pacific winter storm sequence into early January
Friday, Dec. 9, 2022
Weather West: Stormy and cold pattern across California, and the broader West, through mid-December.
Monday, Nov. 21, 2022
Weather West: A warm, dry (and windy, for some) Thanksgiving in California, but a pattern shift in early Dec?
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022
Weather West: Wet and cool November pattern coming up, with abundant mountain snowfall
Friday, Oct. 21, 2022
Weather West: Significant pattern change, though not necessarily significant precipitation, across California this weekend
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022
Weather West: Extreme heat continues in NorCal as Hurricane Kay approaches from south, with significant SoCal impacts possible
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022
Weather West: Severe, dangerous, and likely record-breaking heatwave over Labor Day weekend
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022
Weather West: ARkStorm 2.0: Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood
Friday, July 15, 2022
Weather West: Slow-building heatwave across interior; possible very hot end to July with fire season accelerating
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Weather West: Pre-monsoonal moisture surge to bring scattered thunderstorms to southern/central CA, w/dry lightning threat in some areas
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Weather West: Relatively brief but intense (inland) heatwave this week, then fairly quiescent conditions for 1-2 weeks thereafter
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Weather West: Much warmer and drier second half of May, and some thoughts about summer to come
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Weather West: A modest “one and done” storm early next week, but trend toward re-strengthening drought continues
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Weather West: Some light to locally moderate NorCal showers to come, but a “Miracle March” it is not
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
Weather West: A record dry January in some spots, with no precipitation currently on horizon for first half of February