HAPPINESS
IS A WARM CUP
August 17, 2018, 10:18 PM PDT
Southern California Overview:
- Temperatures will begin increasing and humidity decreasing by mid period as an area of high pressure centers over California and surpresses both onshore and monsoon flows.
- Temperatures will vary between near normal this weekend and above normal next week.
United States Overview:
- Slight risk of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding for the Northeast with heavy rainfall impacting areas from the Mid-Atlantic to the Southeast.
- Monsoonal rains may lead to flash flooding across the Southwest.
- Fire Weather Concerns continue across the western U.S. through tonight.
Local/State Headlines
Nat’l/Int’l Headlines
- People evacuated from rooftops after floods in Indian state of Kerala kill 164.
- Quakes rock southern Italy, alarmed people sleeping outdoors.
- 19 dead elk found in Oregon were likely killed by avalanche, biologist says.
- More Heavy Rain for an Already Soggy Northeast.
- Florida's red tide: Scientists seek solution to toxic algae crisis.
- NOAA’s September Outlook – Warmth and Wetter.
- Nation Likely to Experience Above Average Temperatures for Next Three Months.
- Heat advisory in effect across NY, NJ as storms approach tri-state area.
- CHICAGO, IL: Moisture-laden atmosphere to fuel scattered Friday downpours—some thundery; funnels reported to the west Thursday; sun-filled Air & Water Show weather; Summer 2018 temps ranked 16th warmest in 148 years.
- DENVER, CO: Chance of thunderstorms returns; cooler and wetter for the weekend.
- Air quality alert in effect for northern Minnesota through Sunday.
- TWIN CITIES, MN: Smoky skies starting today and this weekend.
- Examining Cirrus Clouds Above the Anvil in Severe Thunderstorms.
- Sprawling galaxy cluster discovered 'hiding in plain sight'.
- NASA admits $400M Mars Opportunity rover could be lost forever.
- Oldest galaxies in the universe found.
NOAA Weather
Fort Irwin/Barstow, Bicycle Lake Army Airfield, CA
Last Updated on Aug 17 2018, 9:55 pm PDT
Weather by NOAA
Current Conditions: A Few Clouds
Temp: 90°F
Wind: South at 13mph
Humidity: 22%
Heat Index: 87°F
On this day – 8.17.1977
Hurricane Doreen tracked north northwestward along the west coast of Baja California, dissipating over the coastal waters. Most areas received at least two inches of rainfall with up to eight inches in the mountains from 8/15 to this day. This occurred during the El Niño of 1977-78. An incredible 7.45 inches of rain fell at Mt. San Jacinto, 4.9 inches fell at Mt. Laguna, 4.5 inches at Borrego Palm Canyon, four inches at Palomar Mountain and Lake Henshaw, 3.26 inches at Borrego Springs (2.53 inches in six hours on this day, a 100 year event), and more than two inches in Palm Springs and in Riverside. 4.5 inches fell at the Salton Sea in just a few hours. 2.06 inches fell in LA, the wettest August day on record. Four died and $25 million in damage in Southern California resulted. Debris flows and flooding from Henderson Canyon into the Borrego Springs De Anza neighborhood damaged 100 homes. Mud flows grew to five feet deep. Flooded roads resulted in desert areas. Floods and crop damage was incurred at the Salton Sea. On this day 2.73 inches of rain fell in Borrego Springs, the all-time greatest daily amount on record. 2.13 inches fell in San Diego on 8/16 and on this day, the wettest 24-hour period on record for August. On this day 1.79 inches of rain fell in Santa Ana, the greatest daily amount on record for August.