Lake Los Angeles, CA Weather

Synopsis

25/1036 PM.

Dry and warm conditions will continue through the first half of this week. Cooler conditions will follow, with a growing potential for a moderate to strong storm system towards next weekend.

Long Term (thu-sun)

25/1240 PM.

Northwest flow aloft will transition to the southwest with a digging trough just to our west. Light rain may begin as early as Thursday night for Friday in response to this pattern change. Either way cloud cover will be on the increase, contributing to continued cooling with highs only in the 60s to near 70 by Friday.

Guidance is trending slower and stronger with the potential weekend storm. While confidence is growing, it still remains below normal, especially for Santa Barbara and San luis Obispo Counties. There is a 90 percent chance of widespread rain SOMETIME between Friday and Monday, again focused Saturday (Halloween) or Sunday. We have a decent (30-60% chance) shot of a moderate storm (0.5-1.5 inches except 1.5-3 inches south facing mountains/foothills) and slight (10-20%) chance of a strong storm (2+ inches except 4+ inches mountains/foothills). Odds of both of these scenarios are highest for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, lowest San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties) due to the best moisture and possible track of the storm focused towards the south. Other significant impacts such as strong winds and coastal flooding are possible in the strong storm scenario.

Snow levels will generally be high, although light snow may occur at high elevations on the backside of the storm.

Again just to repeat, confidence remains low on this time period and may remain low, especially on forecast details, for another couple of days.

An active weather pattern may continue behind next weekend, with a 50-60 percent chance of above normal precipitation into the following week.

Aviation

26/0536Z.

At 0505Z at KLAX, there was a surface-based inversion. The top of the inversion was 1300 feet with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius.

For the 00Z TAF package, high confidence in CAVU TAFs for KSBA, KOXR, KCMA, KBUR, KVNY, KPMD and KWJF.

For KSBP there is a 30% chance of LIFR/VLIFR conds, and a 30-40 percent chance that LIFR/VLIFR conds do not affect KSMX or KPRB. For KLAX, KLGB and KSMO, there is a 10-20% chance of LIFR/VLIFR conditions 08Z-16Z.

KLAX...High confidence in TAF. There is only a 20% chance of 2SM BR OVC004 conditions 12Z-17Z. No significant easterly wind component is expected.

KBUR...High confidence in CAVU TAF.

Marine

25/926 PM.

For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. This afternoon through Wednesday, high confidence in winds increasing to SCA levels. On Thursday and Friday, there is a 50-60% chance of SCA level winds continuing.

For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. For this afternoon and evening, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA level winds. For Tuesday through Friday, there is a 30-50% chance of SCA level winds each afternoon and evening.

For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Through Friday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels for most of the southern Inner Waters. The only exception will be the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel with a 50-60% chance of SCA level winds in the late afternoon and evening hours Monday and Tuesday, then again on Friday.

Dense fog is likely to form over portions of the coastal waters over the next 48 hours, but low confidence on exactly when and where.

A significant storm system will impact the area sometime in the late Friday through early next week timeframe. There is a wide range of outcomes, but there is at least a low threat of a 12-24 hour period of strong winds and step seas.