¡Buenos dias! Although an Oceansat pass last evening measured similar background NNW flow to what we’ve enjoyed the last several days, infrared satellite loops this morning showed a band of thickening high clouds was creeping northward into our area, and this will likely at least partially dampen our local thermal today. A couple of the model forecasts do show some thin spots may form this afternoon in the cloud shield, so I’ll be optimistic that we can get just enough filtered sunshine to give us a rideable day. Most of the high clouds should move off to the east on Sunday, and model forecasts show just enough north background flow will continue to bring us a windy afternoon. Similar conditions are expected on Monday, but we may see a few more high clouds returning. Strong surface high pressure is forecast to build into the southwestern U.S. on Tuesday and send a surge of north wind down the Sea of Cortez, with norte conditions expected here. The norte should subside a bit on Wednesday, but we will still likely see another windy afternoon. Long-range model forecasts disagree on the amount of north background flow that will remain on Thursday and Friday, but a couple of them do show enough to continue our streak of windy days.
- Today…Partly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Sunday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Monday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 22-26 mph and gusty.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Thursday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.