What stays of Tropical Storm Eugene — a system that started spiraling off Mexico‘s western coast this weekend — is now shifting up the Baja Coast, anticipated to carry remoted showers and a spike in humidity to the Southland.
The cloud system is forecast to carry “typical tropical circumstances” to the area that may linger at the very least till Thursday, mentioned Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the Nationwide Climate Service in Oxnard.
“We’ve acquired possibilities for some showers and perhaps even some remoted thunderstorms beginning later tonight and thru Thursday,” Wofford mentioned Tuesday morning. There’s a couple of 30% probability of showers over the subsequent few days, with a barely decrease probability for thunderstorms.
Whereas the clouds and rain will make temperatures drop barely all through the area, Wofford mentioned larger humidity will doubtless cancel out any semblance of cooling.
The marginally cooler climate follows a number of weeks of excessive temperatures within the area, caused by a “warmth dome” that has baked the whole Southwest.
The chance of dry lightning sparking wildfires will stay heightened by Wednesday earlier than the moisture strikes in.
“Anytime you get these programs that are available, particularly earlier than lots of the moisture arrives, someday you get some lightning strikes not accompanied by a lot rain,” Wofford mentioned.
The best probability for rain, which incorporates the potential for heavy downpours, will likely be Wednesday night by Thursday morning.
Tropical Storm Eugene shaped off the coast of Mexico this weekend, however remained comparatively far offshore, so its excessive winds didn’t have any main results on land.
The system is anticipated to maneuver farther north by Thursday, bringing the identical cooler temperatures and showers to the Central Coast by midweek.
