¡Buenos dias! The crazy gusty winds yesterday peaked at 34 mph at the campground…the highest so far this season. Satellite-derived winds of 30 knots were widespread over the southern Sea of Cortez around midnight, with a few 35 knot readings north of Cerralvo. Model forecasts show the norte easing today, and with some mid-level clouds now forecast to creep into the area, it looks like our local winds will be much tamer than yesterday. The strong surface high centered over the 4-corners area of the U.S. this morning is forecast to weaken rapidly this evening and be replaced by low pressure on Thursday, with light winds the result here. Weak north flow will begin to return on Friday, but at this point it looks like it’ll be too weak to fully jump-start our local wind machine. Pacific high pressure will then build back into the western U.S. on Saturday and bring a fresh surge of north flow to BCS. Solid north flow is forecast to continue for several days as high pressure holds to our north, so we may see an extended period of solid wind through much of next week…stay tuned.
- Today…Mostly sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Thursday…Mostly sunny. Northeast wind 10-12 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. Northeast wind 12-14 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Sunday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Monday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.