Weather

Much needed & beneficial (and possible September record-breaking!) rain in NorCal this weekend! Then…warm and dry conditions resume

Extraordinary and ongoing heatwave brings all-time record heat to Northern California as western wildfires surge.

There have not been extreme heatwaves across the state this past month, but these steadily elevated temperatures have yielded what will ultimately be another much warmer than average month in California. 

In recent years, California has experienced historically severe drought, water scarcity, and wildfires. But delving back farther into the historical and geophysical record, the region is also highly susceptible to very large flood events.

Daniel Swain from Weather West reports a slow-building heatwave is on its way across California's interior with a possible very hot end to July, accelerating fire season.

Daniel reports a pre-monsoonal moisture surge will bring scattered thunderstorms to southern and central California with a dry lightning threat in some areas.

Daniel Swain reports a relatively brief but intense inland heatwave will happen this week, then fairly quiescent conditions for 1-2 weeks thereafter.

Daniel Swain reports the second half of May should expect much warmer and drier conditions, and shares thoughts on the summer to come.

The National Weather Service is predicting "Impactful Gusty Winds" through Wednesday night this week.

Recurving West Pacific typhoon may help direct some substantial late-season precip to parts of NorCal, though SoCal remains dry.

The National Weather Service reports rain with the possibility of thunderstorms to continue Monday.

Much of California, as well as adjacent states, are on track for the driest Jan-Mar period on record, despite a small impending storm.

Driest Jan-Feb period on record for most of California I don't think it's any surprise to anyone the past couple of months has been astonishingly dry across nearly all of California. 

Edhat readers share photos of the snow dusting on Santa Barbara's mountain tops.

The coldest storm of this winter season is so far on track to bring snow and icy road conditions to many low elevation passes across Southern California through Wednesday.

Joe shares photos of rain clouds over Santa Barbara on Tuesday.

It was a record dry January in some spots with precipitation currently on the horizon for the first half of February. 

Strong Santa Ana Winds are expected to begin Friday night through Saturday in parts of SCE’s service area and may produce Red Flag Warnings and High Wind Watches.

For the Water Year to date, most of California is in pretty good shape when it comes to precipitation.

After a lull, an active weather pattern (gradually) picks up steam again this week with heavy mountain snowfall and low elevation snow possible.

Extremely wet October in NorCal, then an extremely dry November...and a severe Western "snow drought" It has been a pretty interesting autumn, weather-wise, across much of North America.

Following record-wet October in NorCal, much drier and warmer conditions to persist for the foreseeable future.

A strong atmospheric river to bring fire season-ending and drought-mitigating heavy rain to NorCal, but also a high risk of burn area flooding/debris flows.

Offshore winds and high wildfire risk in recent days, but also some mountain snow.

Due to recent rainfall, the Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services Division wants to remind residents about potential health risks associated with storm water runoff at countywide beaches.

There's some beneficial North Coast rain this weekend, though wind-related fire weather concerns elsewhere, plus thoughts about the rainy season to come.

A summer of unrelenting heat (if you're inland or at elevation) or of...quite mild conditions, if you're along the coast It was a Tale of Two Summers this year in California.

Another major heatwave is heading for the Pacific Northwest and interior Northern California with rising fire weather concerns due to heat, then possible lightning and wind.

Major monsoonal moisture surge to bring fairly widespread California thunderstorms (wetter south, drier north), with NorCal fire weather concerns.

A dry lightning event is possible across areas of California on Sunday and Monday, while significant fire weather is of concern across the interior.