San Diego Weather

A ‘dangerous Storm’ Is Crashing Into Southern California. Here’s The Forecast

... Sat eve. Coast/valleys 2-6" with south facing foothill/mtns 5-10". #CAstorm #CAflood #LArain __link__/cp VJ 436 Ok J. To the south, from around Laguna Beach to San Diego, generally about one to three inches is forecast. Of particular concern is that the extreme rain falling over high terrain won’t stay there. It’s going to flow down the mountainsides with the potential to trigger mudslides and flash flooding. A flash-flood watch is in effect for a large area of Southwest California , including the San Diego and Los Angeles areas. “There will probably be widespread urban roadway flooding, along with potential flooding of small streams and creeks,” the Weather Service in Los Angeles wrote Thursday. “There will also be a significant threat of rock and mudslides across all of Southwest California, especially near canyon roadways.”. Recent burn areas will be particularly susceptible to flash flooding and debris flow. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department issued ...

For February Golfers, Chicago Weather ‘on Par’ With San Diego

... Fisher. The club held more than 350 rounds of golf combined on Saturday and Sunday, raising enough funds to cover the lack of snow for the cross country ski program also held at the facility. Pine Meadow Golf Club also had hundreds of golfers play last weekend, according to general manager Dennis Johnsen. Johnsen said the money raised gives course officials a sense of security should there be cold weather in March. Since the grass is still thawing, there was some concern that courses would be soft and the turf would be damaged going into spring. Johnsen said the grounds crew at Pine Meadow took preventative measures by top dressing and firming the greens. He reported there were no major problems with the course following the weekend even though carts were allowed on the grass. Sydney Marovitz is open year round weather permitting, and had nearly 900 golfers over the weekend. Crew members heavily fertilized the course at the end of the ...

Warm February Doesn't Guarantee A Sweaty Summer

... Those have instead been due to dramatic El Niño and La Niña cycles, Downs added, while climate change tracks persisting trends over longer chunks of time. These small but significant alterations are much subtler and more difficult to perceive and conceptualize. “In the short-term, it’s hard for people to relate to things that happen over the course of their lifetimes,” Downs said. Meteorologists sometimes use analogue forecasts, which compare current weather to similar situations in the past, to predict future months. Nese said that “sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t,” and he and his colleagues have other tools in their toolkit. That’s not to say that it won’t be hot in a few months — Weather BELL is predicting an early warm summer that may taper into cooler days after July. But that depends on El Niño, not the storm passing through this week. US Teens Disillusioned, Divided by Politics: Poll. Neverthelss, given recent events, it may be time to fire furry favorite Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog that predicted another six weeks of winter earlier this month. The U. S. Climate Prediction Center forecasts ...

Winter Weather Brings More Rain To San Diego

... Diego. Photo by Erik Anderson / KPBS. Above: Storm hits Imperial Beach, Feb. 27, 2017. Monday, February 27, 2017. By City News Service. The second of two storms to pass through Southern California this week doused the San Diego area today with heavy rainfall, causing scattered flooding problems and traffic hassles across the county. The downpours, which followed a period of lighter precipitation over the weekend, were expected to bring totals of about an inch of moisture along the coast and up to 3 inches in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service. — San Diego Police (@San Diego PD) February 27, 2017. A flash-flood watch for local coastal, inland-valley and mountain areas below 5,000 feet was slated to be in effect through this evening. Over a 12-hour period ending at noon, the unsettled atmospheric system dropped 3.08 inches of rain at Palomar Observatory; 2.68 in Mesa Grande and on Otay Mountain; 2.59 on Birch Hill; 2.45 in Pine Hills; 2.41 at Lake Cuyamaca; 2.11 at Henshaw Dam; 2.08 at Miramar Lake; 2.07 in Julian; and 2.04 in Descanso. Other precipitation tallies included 1.96 inches in ...

Weather On Steroids’ Exhibit Takes Two-pronged Approach To Climate Change

... by Marcela Paz Luna Rossel, on display at “Weather on Steroids.”. A portion of one of the three panels in “Dust, Dissolution, Ablaze” by Marcela Paz Luna Rossel, on display at “Weather on Steroids.” (Courtesy photo). Martina Schimitschek. With climate change once again at the forefront of political discussions, the La Jolla Historical Society’s new exhibit offers a fresh perspective on the issue through a collaboration of artists and scientists. “Weather on Steroids: The Art of Climate Change Science” pairs scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography with local artists (except one from the Bay Area) to visually portray the effects of our changing climate. The result is a collection of work from 11 artists in a range of styles, including sculpture, mosaic and photography. Each piece comes with two panels of text — one from the artist and one from a scientist. “The idea was to bring artists ...

A River Ran Through Us

... where they are now anchored, said operations specialist David Froning. In North County, crews were working Saturday morning to restore vehicle access to The Strand at Oceanside, which had been closed to cars around midnight on Friday following a big storm surge. Stay connected to local news and issues through this new community reporting app.  Through the app, we send campaigns based on what is happening in San Diego County. The answers you send are completely anonymous, and we may contact you to get more information.  See something that needs fixing? . (Union -Tribune). RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH 3 p.m Saturday: La Jolla, 2.07”; Escondido, 1.60”;  Oceanside, 1.53”; Del Mar, 1.53”; Carlsbad, 1.46”; Miramar Lake, 1.46”; Palomar Observatory, 1.43”; Tijuana Estuary, 1.42”; Encinitas, 1.41”; Mt. Woodson, 1.41”; San Onofre, 1.39”; San Ysidro, 1.38”; Rancho Bernardo, 1.33”; Bonsall, 1.30”; Elfin Forest, 1.29”; Valley Center, 1.29”; La Mesa, 1.27”; Kearney Mesa, 1.25”; San ...