San Diego Weather

A River Ran Through Us

... 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 Marcos, 1.22”; Dulzura, 1.22”; Solana Beach, 1.20”; San Diego Sea World, 1.19”; Mission Beach, 1.14’; Chula Vista, 1.14”; Montgomery Field, 1.14”; Santee, 1.10”; San Diego International Airport, 1.10”; Fashion Valley, 1.05”;  Vista, 1.04”; Lakeside, 0.92”. WIND GUST SAMPLE: Palomar Mountain, 75 mph; Carlsbad, 61 mph; ...

Warm February Doesn't Guarantee A Sweaty Summer

... coast, not a larger trend, according to Nese and other meteorologists. “You do not want to draw a line between the unusual warmth that we’re seeing this week and climate change. Instead, you need to take a much broader look at trends over a period of years and decades,” Nese said. 911 Call: Alleged Bar Shooter Said He'd Killed 'Iranians'. The south also got some heat. Dallas and Houston enjoyed steamy temperatures in the 80 s, and Austin and San Antonio were a smoldering 90 degrees long before university kids head to nearby beaches for spring break. NBC Dallas-Fort Worth meteorologist Brian James crunched the numbers on what a warm winter means when summer comes around — plenty of people have been asking him if "we'll be baking our butts off in the summer," he said. Space X to Send 2 Citizens to Moon in 2018: Elon Musk. Turns out there's not much of a correlation at all. This is North Texas's warmest average winter so far. But the next warmest winter only led to the area's 14 th warmest summer, back in 1999-2000, James found. The third warmest winter was 100 years ago, and that turned into the 86 th warmest summer on record. "You don't ...

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

... this particular storm could become one of the strongest cyclones in this region by pressure — the lower the pressure, the stronger the storm. The lowest February pressure recorded in San Diego was 984.4 millibars in 2010. If this powerhouse cyclone comes in (as some models suggest) near 988 mb, it would rival the lowest pressures ever recorded in the region __link__/iue Dvk 1 y Pc. — Greg Postel (@Greg Postel) February 16, 2017. As the storm moves onshore, low-level winds will come out of the south. This will basically scoop up warm, Baja moisture and transport it to the Southern California coast. Wind gusts will likely be severe in some areas, which will bring down branches and perhaps trees and lead to power outages. Damaging south winds expected to bring down numerous trees/powerlines on Fri. Here are projected wind gusts. #LAwind #CAstorm #LAWeather __link__/FRRa XYGrxc. — NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLos Angeles) February 17, 2017. This storm is another Pineapple Express moisture setup — named for its Hawaii origin — which California has become very familiar with this ...

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

... on that phenomenon happening,” Fox said. Warming waters and the rising ocean is also the topic of a sculpture by Lilleane Pebbles, titled “Tipping Point Climate Change.” A blue-gray marble globe is perched tilting on a sloped slab of marble. The Earth’s landmasses are carved so they are lower than the ocean. A wire-framed man who is stepping on a book has his hands on the globe. “This means different things to different people,” Gershunov said. The man can be seen either as humanity trying to keep the Earth from tipping over, or as a representation of greed, ignoring facts and pushing the world past the point of no return. “Dust, Dissolution, Ablaze,” three mosaic panels, each of a human silhouette, depicts global warming, drought and flood. Artist Marcela Paz Luna Rossel uses found materials, such as sand, pebbles, animal bones, ceramic shards, and glass and slate pieces from the 2007 wildfires to set the tone through color and texture. “Her work is really visceral,” Gershunov said. “It transforms the global climate issue into a human experience.”. Other artists take a direct approach to their subjects ...

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

... 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 fall so that it would be ready when the weather warmed up, according to Paul Foley, an employee at the course. “It’s not like a normal course, but it’s perfect for February golf,” Foley said. While there were golfers that did not love the shape of courses, like Novak, they enjoyed just being able to play. “[The grass at ...

Winter Weather Brings More Rain To San Diego

... 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 La Mesa; 1.8 in Barona and Santa Ysabel; 1.79 in Poway; 1.77 in Goat Canyon; 1.76 in Harbison Canyon; 1.74 in Granite Hills; 1.68 in Ramona; 1.62 in Valley Center; 1.58 in Smuggler's Gulch; 1.57 in Alpine; 1.52 in Rancho Bernardo; 1.47 in Escondido; 1.46 in Kearny Mesa; 1.45 on Mount Laguna; 1.42 in Flinn Springs; 1.34 in Santee; 1.32 in Deer Springs; 1.27 in Campo and Goose Valley; 1.24 in Carlsbad and Mission Valley; 1.04 at Lindbergh Field; 1.02 ...