Leon Dabbs


  • Weak offshore flow and above average temperatures inland will

    continue elevated fire weather conditions today. By Sunday,

    onshore flow will be increasing, pushing the marine layer deeper

    into the valleys. […]

  • Well above normal temperatures, low RH today. Much cooler during the coming week***  

    A few areas of light offshore flow will continue through the morning hours. Northeast winds are generally in the 10-20 mph […]

  • Continued very warm and dry through Saturday***
    The area of high pressure that was over California has weakened and is now allowing the region to cool down after several days of record heat. However, daytime highs will still be above normal with 70s in the mountains and 80s to low 90s in the valleys. With a return of onshore flow, there will be…[Read more]

  • DAILY FUELS/FIRE POTENTIAL:

    Strong offshore winds along with record heat and single digit humidity will cause the potential for large fire to be high across Southern California from the mountains westward […]

  • ***Hot and very dry Monday and Tuesday***

    Strengthening high pressure aloft over California will bring significant warming to the region through Monday, with record heat Monday and Tuesday. Maximum temperatures […]

  • Strong north winds across Santa Barbara County and the Grapevine this morning***

    ***Gusty offshore winds across Southern California early next week***

    ***Hot and very dry early next week***

    Surface high […]

  • ***North winds possible Thursday night through Friday night***

    ***Offshore winds and warmer temperatures this weekend***

    The cooling trend that began yesterday will continue through Thursday as temperatures […]

  • The cutoff low pressure area which brought cool weather to the region is lifting northeastward which will be replaced by high pressure aloft and offshore pressure gradients. This will lead to a strong warming […]

  • A low pressure system developing over the interior western states

    will bring stronger onshore flow with periods of gusty west winds

    in the mountains and deserts…deepening of the marine

    layer…and a […]

  • Breezy and cooler this weekend***

    Northwesterly flow aloft will increase the next few days as a deep trough develops over the Northern Rockies and Great Basin. While any precipitation associated with this […]

  • A low pressure area may drop into Central California early next week, resulting in even cooler weather. By Monday and Tuesday, highs in the San Joaquin Valley may only reach the lower to mid 70s. Winds should be […]

  • A ridge which has been lurking off the coast the past few days will move ashore, bringing light winds, clear skies and above normal temperatures today. Highs will range from the 70s at the coast to the lower to […]

  • ***Local offshore winds this morning***

    ***Warmer and drier Thursday and Friday, then cooler for the weekend***

    A low pressure area which has been stationary over the Southwest will lift out of the area, […]

    • Leon, scary times when the Santa Ana winds whip those wild fires out of control. From here, way over on the other side of the states, sometimes it seems as if your whole state is on fire. I know that isn’t true, but boy…when a couple of them start blazing and we see those frightening scenes of people blocked off from x-ways because the fire is racing over it…not good.
      Stay safe.

  • ***Gusty offshore winds across Southern California through Wednesday morning***

    ***Warm and dry through this weekend***

    Surface high pressure over the Great Basin will bring local offshore winds of 15 to 25 […]

  • ***Gusty offshore winds across Southern California Monday through Wednesday***
    High pressure approaching the West Coast from the Pacific will bring a warming trend along with minimum humidity in the teens to the region through next weekend. Maximum temperatures will warm to near or a little below normal today, with 60s to low 70s across the…[Read more]

  • ***Very windy in the Sierras and across desert today***

    ***Much warmer and drier conditions with light offshore winds beginning Sunday***

    A front will sweep through the district today, bringing strong winds […]

  • ***Very windy in the Sierras and across desert today***
    ***Much warmer and drier conditions with light offshore winds beginning Sunday***
    A front will sweep through the district today, bringing strong winds and light rain showers during the afternoon. Gusty west winds of 30-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph will be possible across the Sierras and the…[Read more]

  • INLAND EMPIRE (CAZ248):

    .MONDAY…

    Sky/weather………Cloudy…becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in

    the morning.

    Max temperature…..80 to 87.

    24 HR TREND……Up 4 degrees.

    Min humidity……..30 to 40 percent.

    24 HR TREND……Down 5 percent.

    WIND (20 FT)……..Variable 3 to 6 mph becoming west 6 to 11…[Read more]

  • DAILY FUELS/FIRE POTENTIAL:
    Cool and humid conditions will keep the potential for large fire low across the region through the end of this week. The offshore wind event across Southern California looks weak and will most likely not increase the large fire threat much next weekend. Light initial attack activity will continue across the region…[Read more]

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