WEATHER: Heat could snap records this week
Mid-October is going to feel more like mid-July.
The high pressure system that arrived in Southern California over the weekend will linger, pushing temperatures as much as 15 degrees above normal in San Diego. There also will be periods of dry offshore winds and low humidity, which not only raises the wildfire danger but makes many people irritable. The National Weather Service hasn't issued a fire weather advisory, but you can expect that do happen if the heat, winds and low humidity comes together at once.
Average daily high in mid-October: San Diego, 73; Oceanside Airport, 74; Ramona, 80; Campo, 81.
Shore thing: Sea surface temperatures remain higher than normal. Solana Beach and Mission Beach both reported water temperatures of 68 degrees on Sunday.
Rain update: San Diego's Lindbergh Field has recorded 4'' of rain since January 1. That's 3.42'' below normal.
Huh? I've seen an unfamiliar term in weather forecast advisories this weekend: rex block. Wikipedia says these blocks are "large-scale patterns in the atmospheric pressure field that are nearly stationary, effectively "blocking" or redirecting migratory cyclones. They are also known as blocking highs or blocking anticyclones." You live, you learn.
Not so dreamy: I was reminded this evening that, in a sense, rain isn't always a welcome thing. I called my sister to ask about the fall foliage. She lives on the coast of Maine. She said the color of the leaves in the Bar Harbor area has been fairly dull this fall due the temperature scheme, and they're been getting lots of rain, which has torn a lot of leaves off trees. Bummer.
Related: nctimes.com weather
