by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Each day when we create a forecast for winds we use many different tools, surface and upper observations, numerical forecasts models, soundings, wind profilers to name a few. For today’s forecast the most important tools have been the upper air soundings and satellite pictures because in order to determine how strong…
by Weatherflow Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson After completing my morning forecast I went for a hike here in the Conejo Valley. The hike started at about 800 feet and as expected I was above the marine layer. The marine layer has been scarce this season and what has formed has been shallow. This was the case…
by WeatherFlow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson We’ve all been watching for the last 72 hours as parts of Upstate New York are being buried under mounds of snow. Nearly 36 inches have fallen in the past 72 hours. While this has been an incredible storm, lake effect snow is part of everyday winter life for those…
by Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piq0_1cPE1o] Here is an incredible view of Super Typhoon Vongfong as the Internation Space Station passed overhead on October 9, 2014. At that time the storm was at the height of its strength with reported sustained winds of 178 mph and gusts to 190 mph. Notice how perfectly symmetrical…
by Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson The first thing I did this morning was go outside on my deck and check to see if the marine layer was back. I know that is pretty atypical but as a meteorologist I want to check whether my forecast is accurate. My friends know that I don’t always care…
By Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson California had a taste of fall this weekend as a Northern Pacific Low made a quick dip into the area. This ended the firm grip that the subtropical High has had on the area. Or has it? Actually the above map is the forecast streamlines for Thursday showing High Pressure…
We don’t talk much about hurricanes here in So Cal, until this year that is. Usually we leave all the talk about tropical storms to our forecasters on the eastern seaboard. But this year the Eastern Pacific has been particularly active, producing 14 named tropical systems and we have felt their effects here in the…