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Warm, dry conditions continue on Sunday as high pressure builds over the area. Without the stronger offshore gradient, however, we’ll likely see a…
Continue ReadingDann Cianca is the chief meteorologist at KION News Channel 5/46.
Warm, dry conditions continue on Sunday as high pressure builds over the area. Without the stronger offshore gradient, however, we’ll likely see a…
Continue ReadingFire danger will remain high into Saturday as an extremely dry air mass settles into the region. Dry, offshore winds will continue, but slowly ease…
Continue ReadingWeather conditions will result in critical fire danger into Friday. Dry, gusty winds out of the north-northeast could help fires spread rapidly if…
Continue ReadingNorthwest flow will follow Wednesday’s weather system and it will be gusty at times into early Thursday. Then, in response to a system moving in…
Continue ReadingA weak frontal system will pass by on Wednesday, but besides passing clouds, there won’t be much to get excited about. There is a teeny tiny chance…
Continue ReadingExpect tranquil weather for the next couple of days as a weak weather system approaches from the northwest. It’ll pass by on Wednesday with a few…
Continue ReadingWe’ll enter the work week with relatively quiet weather. High pressure to the south will gently nudge in, pressing down on and ultimately…
Continue ReadingA weather system passing by will increase moisture levels and thus drizzle chances into early Sunday. The humid air mass will then slowly dry out…
Continue ReadingCooler weather continues into the weekend as a weather system brushes by to the north. It will help deepen the marine layer Friday into Saturday and…
Continue ReadingCooler, more seasonable weather will persist into the weekend as the weather pattern becomes more progressive. The dominant ridge(s) of high pressure…
Continue ReadingIt will remain hot away from the coast Monday, but cooler temperatures will slowly arrive for all this week. After a warm start, a stronger sea…
Continue ReadingUnseasonably warm temperatures continue on Sunday with a big ridge of high pressure to our southeast dominating our weather. We’ll continue to also…
Continue ReadingWe’ll be cooler (but still warm) on the coast this weekend while excessive heat continues inland. High pressure remains in control off to our…
Continue ReadingExpect slightly cooler but still well-above-normal temperatures on Friday. With a ridge of high pressure to our southeast, southerly flow will keep…
Continue ReadingTemperatures will cool slightly for Thursday as the strong ridge moves to our southeast. Cooler air aloft along with a slightly more developed (but…
Continue ReadingExcessive heat continues into Wednesday with a strong ridge of high pressure stretched across the state. Mountaintop temperatures rise another 1-3ºF…
Continue ReadingA strong ridge of high pressure will settle in over the West Coast for the next few days. Its position, just to our north, will continue to drive the…
Continue ReadingA strong ridge of high pressure builds in from the west-northwest as we head into the work week. Clockwise flow around the high is turning our winds…
Continue ReadingAn area of low pressure nearby will keep the marine layer deep into early Sunday which will mean widespread low clouds across the region. The low…
Continue ReadingTemperature swing back upward on Thursday as ridging rebuilds from both the east and the west. The marine layer will slowly compress, so some coastal…
Continue ReadingThe cooldown will continue into Wednesday as the marine layer deepens further. A trough of low pressure passing by will absorb the previously cut-off…
Continue ReadingTemperatures will cool slightly on Tuesday as the strong ridge to our north weakens and moves east. A cut-off low will migrate north, passing us by…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure builds in from the west into Monday. Compression of the marine layer will cut back on coastal clouds and allow for warmer temperatures…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure builds in from the west Sunday into Monday. Compression of the marine layer will cut back on coastal clouds and allow for warmer…
Continue ReadingAfter an unsettled week, we’ll transition to a warmer, dryer pattern through the weekend. Don’t expect any coastal heat on Friday, though! The…
Continue ReadingAn upper level low will swing to our south overnight, pushing moisture back in across the KION coverage area from the south and east. We mainly face…
Continue ReadingThe next weather system moves in on Wednesday and will stick around through Thursday. Deep, moist onshore flow should be enough to get the drizzle…
Continue ReadingThe next chance for early season rain is on the horizon, but we’ll be mostly dry on Tuesday—you can never rule out a little drizzle in the low…
Continue ReadingA few light showers will be possible around our area early in the day Monday. Instability within the post-frontal environment along with a deep…
Continue ReadingAn early season storm system will bring rain and cooler than normal temperatures to our region out of the weekend. An upper level low will deepen out…
Continue ReadingTranquil weather will return for the next few days as light northwest flow ensues. The overall pattern will remain active, however, with the next…
Continue ReadingA passing weather system will bring gusty winds to the region on Wednesday. Winds could gust up to 40mph in exposed areas and in the valleys. Some…
Continue ReadingThe cooling trend will continue for the next day or two as high pressure to continues to weaken to our southeast. Overall troughing will develop on…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure will weaken into the work week. The weakening ridge will allow the marine layer to slowly deepen early in the work week which will…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure will begin to weaken on Sunday, but temperatures will still remain warm for this time of year. Expect another hot day inland and nice…
Continue ReadingWeak high pressure stretching east toward the West Coast will strengthen a big on Tuesday, sending inland temperatures higher and closing in on 10ºF…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure to our west will dominate our weather for the coming week. As it expands and contracts and wobbles around, we’ll see impacts on our…
Continue ReadingNow that the dry lightning threat has come to an end, it’s back to the usual summer weather. Warmer than normal temperatures will continue into the…
Continue ReadingMonsoon moisture will move into our area on Friday, bringing the threat of dry lightning. An “easterly wave” moving around the monsoonal ridge…
Continue ReadingAs high pressure builds in from the east, a wave of monsoon moisture will rotate clockwise around the high and into our area on Friday. We’ll see…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure will continue to build in from the east which will warm inland areas, but it’ll be “more of the same” on the coast for the next…
Continue ReadingExpect a gradual warming trend across the region as we head toward next weekend. We won’t notice it much on the coast for the next few days as…
Continue ReadingAfter a weekend of cooler than normal temperatures, we’ll begin to trend warmer with the start of the work week. The monsoonal high, which has been…
Continue ReadingTemperatures cool down into the weekend as the big monsoonal high moves farther away from our area. Troughing on the West Coast will reinforce the…
Continue ReadingTemperatures will begin to cool off as we head into to the weekend, but we’ll squeeze one more hot one out inland on Thursday.High pressure will…
Continue ReadingInland heat will continue for the next few days with slightly warmer than normal but comfortable temperatures on the coast. The big monsoonal ridge…
Continue ReadingTemperatures head back upward into the workweek—both for the coast and inland areas!High pressure to our east pushes back into California and will…
Continue ReadingCooler temperatures will continue on Sunday as weak troughing off the West Coast keeps the marine layer relatively deep and the onshore flow strong.…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure eases a bit on Saturday allowing for the deepening of the marine layer and cooling aloft. Clouds will be more likely around the bay and…
Continue ReadingInland areas will experience bouts of heat over the coming week. The massive monsoonal high to our east is trying to migrate to the west and will…
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