¡Buenos dias! Our local wind machine was in overdrive yesterday, as the wind gauge at the campground recorded 10-minute sustained winds of 20-24 mph from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm, then winds peaked at around 26 mph with gusts into the mid 30s until around 3:00 pm. An ASCAT satellite pass last evening measured 15 knot winds over the southern Sea of Cortez just east of Cerralvo, and all of the latest numerical model forecasts show the surface pressure gradient tightening a bit today with NNW background flow increasing. Infrared satellite loops early this morning showed some very thin, high clouds streaming into BCS from the west, and although we may see increasing high clouds later this afternoon, we should see ample sunshine to bring us another good thermal boost. The latest windy stretch will come to a crashing halt on Monday as the surface pressure gradient becomes very weak and we see only light onshore breezes. Surface high pressure will begin building into the Baja Peninsula from the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, with north flow increasing through the afternoon. Models are in good agreement that reinforcing surface high pressure will then build into the interior west of the U.S. on Wednesday and create classic norte conditions here. The norte will likely subside on Thursday, then long-range model forecasts show light winds once again returning next Friday. A relatively weak pulse of north flow may reach us next Saturday, but at this point confidence is low.
- Today…Mostly sunny. North wind 22-26 mph.
- Monday…Sunny. Northeast wind 10-12 mph.
- Tuesday…Sunny. North wind increasing to 20-24 mph.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. North…northwest wind 22-26 mph and gusty.
- Thursday…Mostly sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Friday…Mostly sunny. East wind 10-12 mph.
- Saturday…Mostly sunny. North wind 14-16 mph.