Tuesday, March 12, 2024


TODAY’S WEATHER DISCUSSION AND FORECAST

..Today’s Weather Outlook:
..Good Morning.
..This morning Fog and clouds have moved into the area. This is from a Trough of Low pressure to our North that will be passing through the PAC-NW today.
..There will be a chance for Drizzle and or a Sprinkle along and below the foothills today and Tomorrow morning. By Wednesday night all of this will have moved East and we will pick up winds from the North East. For late Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon, strong and gusty NE winds can be expected locally.
..HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 75 mph possible.
..After the winds pass, another weather change will begin locally. An area of Low pressure will drop South out of the Great Basin Region towards SoCal as an Inland Slider. This will develop form a passing Trough to our North will spawn this compact Low that will eventually set up over the Colorado River Basin by Friday. As this develops, it will bring the possibility of scattered showers along with a chance of Thunderstorms to the San Bernardino Mountains especially the Big Bear, Green Valley Lake, and the Running Springs areas, for Friday through Sunday. This compact Low will be centered to our East, putting us on the Western side, so we may or may not see any moisture from this depending on where it actually ends up. This is a Cold Core Low, so there could be snow flurries associated with this as well for the higher elevations, again, depending just exactly where this Low ends up.
..A could hundred miles either way will make a big difference.
..As this Low sits over the Colorado River Basin, it will slowly fill and warm by Sunday, then move to the South then East from there Sunday night.
..CRYSTAL BALL OUTLOOK:
..Looking into the Crystal Ball, After all of this mess moves out late Sunday or Monday morning, a Ridge of High pressure will slowly move in from the Pacific for the remainder of the work week next week. So as always, Spring brings a variety of weather to the local mountains. I’m always wary of these compact systems that drop South out of the PAC-NW this time of year. They have a tendency to strengthen rapidly as they approach SoCal. So as always, keep and eye on the sky!
..That will do it for today. Have a nice day and enjoy our unique mountain weather. RC