Leslie Lopez Weather Discussion – Thursday, January 29, 2015
There is some rainfall on the way, so if you are trying to plan your weekend, here is the break down. Rain will mostly been seen in our mountain and deserts areas. The remainder of the county, which includes our coast and inland/valleys, are expected to see less.
The reason for the tropical air-mass is we have a low pressure system coming from the southwest of Baja California, which is wrapping rain around to the East portion of our county. It is also moving towards the Northeast, so over the course of the next 36 hours Arizona, New Mexico, then Utah and Colorado are due to receive some rain and snow. The Rockies are looking forward to some snow!
This afternoon, the mountains and deserts will get most of the rainfall. It will start out light and by the late evening hours, hopefully when most of us are tucked away and asleep, the more moderate downpours will arrive. This will be on and off through Saturday.
Slowly, some of that rain will migrate from the East to the West, affecting our inland/valleys, then our coast. The best chance for this happening will be late tonight into tomorrow morning, then becomes less likely into Saturday. The further to the Northwest you are, i.e. Carlsbad, Oceanside, Fallbrook, Vista, etc., the less rain you will receive.
Unfortunately, rainfall totals for the beaches and inland areas are not impressive – .10″-.25″ and if we are really lucky, maybe, .50″. The mountains have a better shot of getting greater totals – fingers crossed for 1.00″, but that is pushing it.
Since this is a tropical system, there will not be any snow for our local mountains with our highest peaks hoovering around 6,000 feet. Big Bear may get a dusting as snow levels will be above 7,000 feet.
What about SUPER BOWL SUNDAY? Well, things are shaping up to be beautiful! The atmosphere will dry out nicely and most coastal and inland/valley areas will see the thermometer reach the low 70’s. Enjoy great BBQ-ing weather. I’m rooting for the 7-layer dip! Go Team!
7-day outlook issued by the National Weather Service as of Thursday 2:30pm:
TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 49 TO 58. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
FRIDAY – CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS 63 TO 68. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 48 TO 55. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
SATURDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 63 TO 68. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 53. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 65 TO 70 NEAR THE COAST TO 72 INLAND.
SUNDAY NIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 53.
MONDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 64 TO 69 NEAR THE COAST TO 71 INLAND.
MONDAY NIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 44 TO 53.
TUESDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 63 TO 68 NEAR THE COAST TO 67 TO 72 INLAND.
TUESDAY NIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 44 TO 53.
WEDNESDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 65 TO 70 NEAR THE COAST TO 69 TO 74 INLAND.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 44 TO 54.
THURSDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 68 TO 73 NEAR THE COAST TO 73 TO 78 INLAND.
