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Amidst Welcome California Rain, Dangerous Flooding Possible

A substantial, repetitive atmospheric river (AR) event will likely impact the West over the next couple weeks. As we’ve discussed, the pattern will be largely beneficial, with substantial rain likely …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 10/20/2021/ No Comments/

Let it Rain, Let it Rain, Let it Rain!

It was a dry season nearly without precedent. Following two of the driest ‘wet’ seasons in regional memory, the West’s six-month summer has been exceptionally hard, marred by extreme heat, explosive …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 10/18/2021/ No Comments/

Western Trough Brings Heavy Snow, Damaging Wind, Fire Weather

An active pattern continues today, as the longwave responsible for widespread severe weather yesterday moves into the Midwest while another, even more intense midlevel system plunges into the Great Basin. Link …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 10/11/2021/ No Comments/

Wildfires Explode Across Parched West Coast

The mega-drought hounding the West has chased the region into a series of increasingly catastrophic wildfire seasons over the last five years. In a fiery, catastrophic culmination, the increasingly intense …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/05/2021/ No Comments/

Significant Impacts Expected As Atmospheric River Hits California

An atmospheric river event of somewhat uncommon intensity and duration will landfall in California today, with copious precipitation and significant wind impacting much of the state. Extreme snowfall will make …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 01/26/2021/ No Comments/

An Unusual California Storm Brings Strong Winds to Much of State

Good morning! Aside from some pretty intense lake effect snow ongoing downwind of Erie and Ontario (which I wrote about on Saturday) , the US east of the rockies is rather …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 01/19/2021/ No Comments/

Fire Weather in the West; Lake Effect in the East as High Pressure Dominates

Good morning! The surface system beneath an upper level low that brought significant weather from coast to coast will clear New England today, and high pressure will dominate much of …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 01/16/2021/ No Comments/

Heavy Rain, High Winds Continue Over Northwest As Significant Atmospheric River Shifts Inland

Potentially significant sensible weather is set to intensify today and tomorrow across the Pacific Northwest, as the most impressive atmospheric river event of the year continues to bring an onslaught …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 01/12/2021/ No Comments/

Late-Season Fire Weather Again Threatens California

I feel like I’ve written the same blog about SoCal fire weather twice (1, 2) in the last two weeks, and this is about to make it an even three. …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 12/06/2020/ No Comments/

Extreme Fire Weather Returns to Southern California

It seems interesting weather tends to happen all at once, doesn’t it? All eyes are currently on a storm set to impact the northeastern US this weekend, a challenging forecast …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 12/03/2020/ No Comments/

Yet Another Trough, This One Bringing Fire Threat to SoCal

Now that the wave train has started, it seems intent on continuing ad infinitum. This next wave will become bottom-heavy early, taking on an extreme positive tilt before closing off …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 11/25/2020/ No Comments/

Storm Brings Strong Winds, Precipitation to West Coast

A relatively calm November weather pattern will exist today across the United States. This is because a giant ridge is pushing our troublesome trough out to sea over the east …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 11/17/2020/ No Comments/

Major Storm To Impact Oregon And California Tomorrow

Hello everyone! A major storm system will impact Oregon and California tomorrow with torrential rain, strong winds, and heavy snow for the mountains. This storm will be notable because of …

by Jack Sillin/ 11/25/2019/ No Comments/