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…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Here in Southern California we are once again in a very unusual pattern for summertime as we watch the flow from the south bring up subtropical moisture. All week Dolores, now a Tropical Storm, has been followed closely as the models have shown her moisture to be heading our way. …
by Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson May grey and June gloom has turned into more of the same, now that we have hit July . The marine clouds that are a regular feature of Southern California’s weather in early summer are persisting into July. Call it whatever you want it sure doesn’t feel like the middle of…
By Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Happy 4th of July everyone. I am sure most of you spent the evening celebrating by watching a fireworks display. This is what I saw this evening near my home here in Southern California. After about 15 minutes people started complaining because they could no longer see the fireworks through the…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Today we have been watching as a Catalina Eddy has developed. This morning we had hints that there was some circulation brewing just off Catalina. The conditions are right with moderately strong Northwesterly winds being pushed over the Santa Ynez range and a strong but shallow inversion. With this strong inversion…
By Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson This morning the satellite got a great shot of a small eddy that formed just south of Santa Cruz island. With the seasonal marine clouds that have covered the Bight this morning it is easy to see the wind flow in the clouds. Watch the “cinnamon roll” shaped cloud band spiraling…
by Weatherflow forecasters Kerry Anderson and Mike Godsey San Diego beaches saw a big build in the winds today. As the sun rose this morning winds were already out of the NW in the low teens and by the end of the day Mission Bay had seen gusts top 20 mph. Not your typical day!…