Southern California Weather Force

Issued Zones:  Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego Mountains … Antelope Valley and Metro High Desert areas … Kern Deserts EDW/Mojave … Site:  Southern California Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective now through the evening … Date:  8/17/20 at 11:00am PT Forecast: A very healthy southeast to northwest mid-level flow with moisture in […]

Level 4 Heatwave conditions are expected for the SCV, Inland Empire, and inner Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern County valleys on Tuesday along with widespread humidity conditions across Southern California in what may be a record breaking event for the combination for the month of August.  Read more for details … You think the heat is something and […]

In addition to the high heat, the high heat will work with the monsoon moisture to cause a risk of showers or thunderstorms anywhere in the forecast area, but lets concentrate on the current atmosphere today through Sunday so read on for details. A weather advisory is in effect for area in Los Angeles north and westward through today and […]

Issued Zones:  North/East Inland Empire … San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego County Mountains … The High Desert and Morongo Basin, including JTNP Site:  Southern California Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective now through this evening … Date:  8/15/20 at 8:55am PT Forecast:  Monsoon moisture is streaming across the region as noted by the mid/upper level clouds today and […]

Issued Zones:  Western half of LA County … LA Desert … Kern, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara County … Site:  Southern California Weather Force has issued a Weather Advisory effective now through the weekend … Date:  8/15/20 at 8:35am PT Forecast: Monsoon moisture is streaming across the region as noted by the mid/upper level clouds today and as […]

Moisture from Hurricane ELIDA is making its way into Southern California overnight tonight and this combined with some upper lifting will bring the risk of fire starting dry lightning hazards for Los Angeles north and westward then and through some of Thursday.  A heatwave is expected Friday into the Weekend so for the detailed areas, read on … The moisture […]

Issued Zones:  Western half of LA County … Kern, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Santa Barbara County … Site:  Southern California Weather Force has issued a Weather Advisory effective tonight through Thursday … Date:  8/12/20 at 5:35am PT Forecast: Tropical Moisture from Hurricane ELIDA will stream northward overnight tonight and into Thursday for areas Los Angeles County north and westward […]

On May 9th, 2020 I issued a La Nina Watch.  I stated that  “Other agencies expect this to be a hiccup and that we will likely see a neutral season coming up, which is neither La Nina or El Nino. However, trends on my calculations are certainly showing up as much stronger of a La Nina signal and this will […]

Southern California Weather Force has issued a High Heat Warning.  July has been average in temperatures so far in the region thanks to the cooler periods, however the coming heatwave will push the end result to above average in temperatures, in-line with the official July 2020 forecast released here.  Just how will it be with this next heatwave, read on […]

The easterly wave brought flooding to the Tucson metro areas yesterday (Thursday) with storms today as well, and a weakening trend over the weekend, before a stronger monsoon flow is expected as we hit August.  Read on for details … On July 11th I stated that the monsoon would ramp up this month with the arrival of the easterly wave […]