High Wind Warning
...high Wind Warning Remains In Effect From 10 Am This Morning To 10 Pm Pst This Evening... ...wind Advisory Remains In Effect From 10 Am This Morning To 10 Pm Pst This Evening... * Winds...south To Southwest 35 To 45 Mph With Gusts Of 60 And Up To 70 Mph At Higher Elevations In The Warning Area. South To ...Read More.
Effective: December 18, 2018 at 10:00amExpires: December 18, 2018 at 10:00pmTarget Area: Modoc County
HAPPINESS
IS A WARM CUP
December 18, 2018, 3:40 AM PST
Southern California Overview:
- High pressure aloft will build in over the region the next several days.
- A warming and drying trend will develop through Thursday with temperatures warming to above seasonal levels from Wednesday to Friday.
- A cool down is likely Friday, becoming more pronounced over the weekend.
United States Overview:
- Continued unsettled in the West today with strong winds into Oregon.
- Increasingly wet through the Gulf Coast Wednesday.
Local/State Headlines
- State Utility Regulators Delayed Implementing Law Aimed at Preventing Wildfires.
- Rainfall totals from Sunday/Monday storm.
- Coast Guard issues safety warning as massive waves hit the Central Coast.
- Dangerously High Surf Causing Safety Concerns At Southern California Beaches.
- Advisories in Place for L.A., Ventura Counties as High Surf Pounds California Coast.
- Big surf, possible flooding and erosion, as massive swell hits the coast this week.
- High surf hits San Diego coastline.
- Photos: Powerful Pacific swell brings big San Diego surf.
- IMPERIAL BEACH: Beach closures lifted after sewage spill.
- CENTRAL COAST REGION: Storm exits and winds and temps crank up.
- West Basin water district to give away 2,000 rain barrels.
Nat’l/Int’l Headlines
- CHICAGO, IL: Mild pattern to dominate the rest of December.
- 7th day here with 40s and an 8th straight day above normal; temps to flirt with 50-deg Wednesday; windy Pacific storm to jump the Rockies and redevelop on the Gulf Coast; its powerful winds to rake Chicago Thursday night/Friday.
- CHICAGO, IL: Temps in the high 40s Tuesday, a cool down later this week.
- DENVER, CO: Wind, cooler temperatures, and some snow for the state this week.
- TWIN CITIES, MN: Warm weather, sunshine expected Tuesday.
- NASA's InSight Mars Lander 'hears' Martian winds, shares images of Red Planet and other accomplishments.
NOAA Weather
Riverside Municipal Airport, CA
Last Updated on Dec 18 2018, 2:53 am PST
Weather by NOAA
Current Conditions: Fog/Mist
Temp: 52°F
Wind: North at 0mph
Humidity: 97%
Dewpoint: 51.1°F
On this day – 12.18..2008
A snowstorm of a magnitude that hadn't occurred since 1979 descended on the mountains and high deserts from 12/15 to this day. Impressive snow totals include 54 inches at Big Bear, almost 36 inches at Wrightwood, 20 inches at Pinon Hills, and 16 inches at Hesperia, Idyllwild and Julian. Interstate 15 was closed from San Bernardino to the Nevada state line for many hours.