Apr. 25-26 Southwest (So. Cal) Late Winter Storm, Unusually strong late winter storm could bring heavy rain Wed. night Options

[Beck]

Pretty good rotation:

[alxz310]

Wow, 73 in San Diego and Santa Monica was up to 69. That's the warmest weather those two places have had in a week!!! Probably won't be too long (over the next few weeks) before the next inland heat wave puts the beaches in the freezer again.

Will they one day say "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Santa Monica"?

For this past summer/winter that was definitely true . It really is as if the seasons got switched by accident

[Jet Developer]

Marine layer seems to have vanished for now, but given the time of year, we cannot expect it to be gone for too long. Even with the overcast high clouds late this afternoon, it was much pleasently warmer than yesterday's chiller.

[LALEO]

I have a feeling were going to get rain bands well before the actual front moves through tomorrow afternoon/Evening. You can definitely smell the rain coming outside. Atmosphere is rather moist, So I would not be surprised with rain tonight. Not like this storm has limited moisture.

[Beck]

Cloudy this morning with a small chance of showers, but it's not likely that we'll get anything until this afternoon or evening. Up to half an inch is predicted here.

[Jet Developer]

What is going on with the weather this week?

Last weekend they said this Monday was supposed to be warm. It ended up being one of the COLDEST days of the entire winter/spring from the coast to the mountains. Then the 3000 foot thick marine layer which was about as extreme as a marine layer can get just mysteriously vanished.

Today when it was supposed to be cold, some areas in Orange County not too far from the coast are already in the mid 70s this morning. No wonder they say "Cutoff lows are the weatherman's woe"

[LALEO]

HAHA, You gotta love So Cal. Low 80's during the afternoon and Heavy Rains by rush hour traffic, LMAO!

This post has been edited by LALEO: Apr 25 2012, 02:05 PM

[LauraQ]

I don't get it, it's 75 and gorgeous here in north San Diego County. I know a storm is coming, but what a beautiful afternoon!

[LALEO]

WOW - I wonder If I can hit 90F before the Heavy Rains hit by Rush Hour, Haha, Oh my goodness.

[Jet Developer]

Fullerton up to 88 now. This is just crazy.

[Mike1014]

96 and overcast here...lovely!

[LALEO]

I'll be honest with you I can't remember the last time this happened. I mean it's warming up fast. We're almost up to 90. On top of that, There is very high solid cloud deck, Yet temps continue to rise....Yet it's going to be dumping by this evening.

[Jet Developer]

In Hawaii, rain can be fun because it's usually warm. In California, rain is annoying because it's almost always cold.

Must be having some unexpected offshore flow ahead of that cutoff low. Not sure how this will affect the heavy rains.

[LALEO]

Humidity is down, But there ain't a spec of wind here at all..Just warm.

[LALEO]

And the Extreme's continue. Temp has plummeted 12 degrees in the last hour to a comfortable 74 Degrees. Humidity has also leaped up to 52%, Up from 28%. Winds have also picked up from the SSW. All within the past hour.

[socalstormlover]

And the Extreme's continue. Temp has plummeted 12 degrees in the last hour to a comfortable 74 Degrees. Humidity has also leaped up to 52%, Up from 28%. Winds have also picked up from the SSW. All within the past hour.

Wow this weather you guys are having sounds very odd indeed! It is 64 in eureka right now with rain offshore...feels downright tropical outside (for our standards )

[Artisane]

The radar is really lighting up off shore.

[Beck]

This type of scenario was very common during many of the winters in the 1980s and 1990s. Warmth often would not leave until the very last second before a storm. The last winter to feature many of these events was 1999-2000, and it has been practically non-existent since then.

Anyway, this cutoff low is getting a pretty good subtropical fetch right now. Hard to believe it'll be here in just a few hours. You sure wouldn't know it by going outside.

[alxz310]

80F today with scattered showers... really? LMAO.

Also rain into a freak shower about an hour ago in Oxnard! Heavy rain, blowing dust, and strong wind . From there on, scattered moderate showers until Santa Monica. Quite an interesting day weather wise.

[alxz310]

Explains the freak dust storm that occurred on the PCH

"Getting reports in Ventura county and western LA county of wind gusts in excess of 35 mph associated with a gust front that passed through the area in the last hour. The winds were transported to the surface from mid levels where weak convection was occurring. These winds also brought the surface temperatures from the mid 80s in a few locations back down into the 60s."