Leslie Lopez Weather Discussion – Tuesday, August 5, 2014

So long, muggy days!! Things sure have changed in a hurry – at least when talking about humidity! Today we saw a huge drop in relative humidity. Yesterday at 6 a.m. our RH for the local mountains was at 96%. This morning at the same time our RH dropped to 11%.

The reason for this change is a low pressure system hovering over California, pushing away the monsoonal moisture up to the Northeast. The satellite-radar is nicely showing a section of the Southwest being cleared by this low, with a whole lot of monsoonal moisture up to the North.

This drier weather pattern will cause our mornings to be cooler. The warm, humid air mass kept us insulated during the mornings, but since that has retreated, the drier morning air will be several degrees cooler. Areas of patchy fog are also expected, along with a thicker marine layer. Although we start out our mornings cool, the afternoons this week are expected to be warm and clear.

Expect this to last until Friday when a ridge of high pressure brings in further warming followed by another round of monsoonal moisture for Monday and Tuesday. Mountains and deserts at this point have a slight chance for rain and thunderstorms early next work week.

7-day outlook issued by the National Weather Service as of Tuesday 11:30 a.m.

TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 73 TO 78 NEAR THE COAST TO 79 TO 84 INLAND. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 58 TO 66. AREAS OF WINDS NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 72 TO 77 NEAR THE COAST TO 76 TO 81 INLAND. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 58 TO 66. AREAS OF WINDS WEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 74 TO 79. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 59 TO 66.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 71 TO 76 NEAR THE COAST TO 76 TO 81 INLAND.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 60 TO 67.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 72 TO 77 NEAR THE COAST TO 76 TO 81 INLAND.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 61 TO 67.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 73 TO 78 NEAR THE COAST TO 79 TO 84 INLAND.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 63 TO 68.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 74 TO 79 NEAR THE COAST TO 80 TO 85 INLAND.