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Forecast Discussion page says it’s moving up from the south, odd for this time of year.
Popular parade might get soggy flowers on TV.
“Take in those clear blue skies today because you may not be seeing
them much this week...! An area of low pressure approximately
1,000 miles southwest of San Diego will begin to move northward
Monday evening into Tuesday. Subtropical moisture associated with
this system in the form of mid/high-level clouds will begin to
overspread the area during this time. The temperature forecast
will be a bit trickier with this as extensive cloud cover may
limit peak daytime heating on Tuesday, though still fairly
confident in seeing highs in the 70s west of the mountains and in
the lower deserts late Tuesday morning/afternoon with the day
being mainly dry.
As the system moves further north on Wednesday, chances for
mainly light showers will increase throughout the day. Around New
Year`s Eve, chances for measurable rainfall increase near 60-80%
along and west of the mountains to near 40-60% across the desert
regions. There continues to be low confidence on exact rain
amounts but there is increasing confidence the heaviest rain will
fall sometime late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Global
models are beginning to agree on shower chances lowering by late
Thursday into Friday as the system passes to the east and another
low pressure system delays off the coast. NBM chances for precip
are near 50% at this time but would not be surprised if these
lower some in the coming days` forecast as some areas may see very
little to no rain during this time. The details about the low
pressure system off the coast by late week still remain uncertain.
Models show a fairly northerly track with this feature, so
chances for the heaviest rainfall will be closer to the LA Basin
by late Friday or Saturday.”
Watching the drama unfold here in the satellite view:
www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov
Popular parade might get soggy flowers on TV.
“Take in those clear blue skies today because you may not be seeing
them much this week...! An area of low pressure approximately
1,000 miles southwest of San Diego will begin to move northward
Monday evening into Tuesday. Subtropical moisture associated with
this system in the form of mid/high-level clouds will begin to
overspread the area during this time. The temperature forecast
will be a bit trickier with this as extensive cloud cover may
limit peak daytime heating on Tuesday, though still fairly
confident in seeing highs in the 70s west of the mountains and in
the lower deserts late Tuesday morning/afternoon with the day
being mainly dry.
As the system moves further north on Wednesday, chances for
mainly light showers will increase throughout the day. Around New
Year`s Eve, chances for measurable rainfall increase near 60-80%
along and west of the mountains to near 40-60% across the desert
regions. There continues to be low confidence on exact rain
amounts but there is increasing confidence the heaviest rain will
fall sometime late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Global
models are beginning to agree on shower chances lowering by late
Thursday into Friday as the system passes to the east and another
low pressure system delays off the coast. NBM chances for precip
are near 50% at this time but would not be surprised if these
lower some in the coming days` forecast as some areas may see very
little to no rain during this time. The details about the low
pressure system off the coast by late week still remain uncertain.
Models show a fairly northerly track with this feature, so
chances for the heaviest rainfall will be closer to the LA Basin
by late Friday or Saturday.”
Watching the drama unfold here in the satellite view:
GOES-West CONUS - Sandwich - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
Near real-time publication of GOES-East and GOES-West images from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
