Weather West
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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
Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
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
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
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021
Weather West: Heat and possibly some dry lightning in NorCal to ring in autumn
Monday, Aug. 9, 2021
Sunday, July 25, 2021
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
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