by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson The Marine Layer has been the starring attraction of our forecasts the last few days. I know I have devoted a lot time determining the depth of the layer, how far it will move inland and when it will burn off and then a of print space communicating that information…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson Springtime for Southern California is of course marked by flowers and blossoms like most locations but it also spells a return of the prevailing NorthWesterlies. Mike Godsey detailed the formation of these winds a few weeks ago so I won’t go in more depth than to say that as the SubTropical…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson When I was in college there was a running joke with the other departments with regard to when to schedule their annual picnic. It was said that if you wanted to have the best chance to enjoy sunshine at the picnic then don’t schedule it on the same day as the…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson Winds are steadily climbing across Southern California with high winds sweeping in from the north. And these speeds look to go even higher which is not the way things usually work with our winds. Usually, at this time of the year, our wind speeds max out in the mid afternoon when there is…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson We all know what a river looks like; a flow of liquid water encased by a bank of soil. Well there is another type of river that you need to know about this weekend if you live in Northern California. You won’t find it near the ground but way up in the…
By Meteorologist Kerry Anderson My forecast shift at Weatherflow ended on a Tuesday. Just 72 hours ago I made sure to check the Mexican Tropics to see if there was any possibility of a storm that might develop that could bring sub tropical moisture up into Southern California. There was a small disturbance that the…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Today my headline said “Weak gradients = weak winds” instead this is what beachgoers experienced. So I got the forecast right up until about noon and then everything hit the skids. It is unusual to see Leo Carillo hit 20 let alone go to the mid 20s. How did this forecast…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson It has been a busy morning keeping up with forecasting the winds for San Diego. That is not typically a statement that we would make here at Weatherflow. Usually San Diego is known for mild winds and we spend our time determining whether winds will peak sub teens or faint low teens. Well…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson This morning one of our spotters on Catalina Island took the following series of photographs of the marine layer and reported that from his position at Two Harbors that it appeared that the marine layer was moving southward and he wanted to know if there was an eddy. Actually it is…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson With drought conditions worsening here in the southwest the hope is that the strengthening El Nino portends the onset of significant rainfall this winter. I have heard talk about the “double El Nino” and I have been asked, “so just when will El Nino arrive?” Sorry folks El Nino will not arrive…