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Weather News for Wildomar, California

February 1, 2012 January dry inland; February too? - posted 9:18 AM January, as predicted, turned out to be another disappointing month for those who like to see rain and mountain snow. For the sunshine buffs it was a winner, with many sunny days and clear nights ...   January 24, 2012 Storm totals: January 23rd-24th, 2012 - posted 11:19 AM The second storm in the past week was much like the first, dropping between a tenth and 0.64" of rain in Southern California's inland valleys. Light rain began falling early Monday morning, and ...   January 23, 2012 Second storm will still leave rainfall well under normal - posted 7:26 AM Seasonal rainfall totals have languished in the past couple of months in Southern California's inland valleys, and the most recent storm, due Monday, won't make much of a dent in that deficit. F ...   January 22, 2012 Storm totals: January 21st, 2012 - posted 12:20 PM The second storm of what has been a dry January reached southwards and dumped widely variable rainfall on Southern California's inland valleys Saturday. The storm was fast-moving, with most of t ...   January 19, 2012 Rainy... or just "drippy" this weekend? - posted 8:25 AM A strong ridge that has been keeping us dry, for the most part, since December has started to retreat southward. In its place, a strong Pacific jet stream has allowed an "Atmospheric River" of ve ...   January 16, 2012 Storm totals: January 15th-16th, 2012 (updated) - posted 11:15 PM Scattered showers from a cutoff low led to the first rainfall of the new year in Southern California's inland valleys over the weekend. Rainfall totals varied, as always, with totals ranging fro ...   January 14, 2012 First rain of the year on tap Sunday and Monday - posted 3:18 PM A low pressure area which has been parked off the coast west of San Diego the past few days will begin move onshore this weekend. As it does, it will yank some moisture northward and bring a chan ...   January 10, 2012 San Bernardino "rain" a case of the shakes - posted 7:32 AM Those who follow WeatherCurrents closely, and the San Bernardino WeatherCurrents station in particular, may have noticed that 1.52 inches of rain was reported at one point this past Sunday mornin ...   January 6, 2012 Inside Slider signals a windy Sunday - posted 1:06 PM Get ready for more dry, cool offshore winds this weekend, as January continues to look like this past December. A cold high pressure area will move into the Great Basin region by the end of the ...   January 4, 2012 Riverside warmest in the nation Monday and Tuesday; warm weather through Thursday - posted 6:55 AM A couple of locations in Riverside were the hottest in the nation Monday and Tuesday, as Southern California's inland valleys remained in a winter warm wave. The National Weather Service reporte ...   January 1, 2012 On a warm New Year's Day, Temecula the warmest in the nation - posted 10:11 PM 2012 was greeted with warm temperatures in Southern California's inland valleys, including the warm spot in the nation: Temecula. Data from WeatherCurrents' Temecula station, like 14 others in t ...   December 31, 2011 Top inland valley weather events of 2011 - posted 1:40 PM In what turned out to be a very interesting weather year in Southern California's inland valleys, we were cooler than normal for the second year in a row, La Nina made two appearances, there were ...   December 26, 2011 Fair and mild for at least a week - posted 12:49 PM A dry week is ahead for the last week of December, with no rain predicted until at least the first week of the new year. The latest forecasts have temperatures running generally in the 70's this ...   December 21, 2011 More gusty northeast winds coming Thursday, Friday - posted 2:00 PM Following last Friday's wind blast through Southern California's inland valleys, surface level high pressure is poised to make conditions problematic again. Current forecasts are calling for win ...   December 20, 2011 Christmas: Mild, breezy? - posted 8:15 AM The storm system that brought our light rain to the coast and some inland valley areas is moving into the Baja and away from southern California. However a cold trough of low pressure moving thro ...   December 19, 2011 Weekend wrap up: more scattered showers - posted 6:55 AM Scattered showers and unsettled weather continued Saturday and Sunday as a low pressure system that let loose most of its moisture Thursday and Friday hung around to the south. Additional rainfa ...   December 18, 2011 Web site maintenance scheduled Sunday night - posted 3:28 PM The WeatherCurrents web site will be unavailable for a short time Sunday night while we perform necessary maintenance. The maintenance will take place between 10pm and midnight, and will involve ...   December 16, 2011 Storm totals: December 15th-16th, 2011 - posted 11:28 AM The latest inside slider storm generated scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday night into early Friday morning in Southern California's inland valleys, leading to rainfall totals from zero ...   December 13, 2011 Storm totals: December 11th-12th, 2011 - posted 5:22 PM A moderate storm, the first of a normally wet December, brought up to an inch of welcome rain, and inches of mountain snow, before traveling into northern Baja Tuesday night. Only a few light sho ...   December 9, 2011 Winter storms headed for the Southland - posted 1:47 PM It looks like southern California weather is about to see a pattern shift for the next one to two weeks...from a cool, dry pattern to a stormy, cool, wet one. The winds aloft are beginning to ...   December 6, 2011 Frost advisory for Wednesday morning - posted 9:56 PM Another night of freezing temperatures is predicted for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, along with a frost advisory. A series of low pressure systems to the east has left clear, dry conditi ...   December 5, 2011 Gusty offshore winds today through Wednesday - posted 8:07 AM An area of cold high pressure is located at the surface over the Great Basin. North and northeast winds aloft on the back side of a trough of low pressure are helping to push this cold air into s ...   December 4, 2011 Frost advisory for Monday morning - posted 9:43 PM A second night of freezing temperatures is predicted to lead to frost in wind-sheltered areas on Monday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for Monday morning. A h ...   Dry air leads to freezing temperatures; coldest morning since February - posted 1:53 PM Sunday morning was the coldest in many months in Southern California's inland valleys, especially in Southwest Riverside County. Temperatures at some WeatherCurrents locations fell into the 20's. ...   November 30, 2011 High Wind Warning for Northern Inland Empire - posted 9:51 AM A significant Santa Ana wind event continues to develop for the Inland Empire, especially the northern portions. This will be the strongest event of the season to date, and possibly the strongest ...   November 29, 2011 Inside Slider means wind woes for the Inland Empire Thursday - posted 10:45 AM The first significant Santa Ana wind event of the fall season, and possibly the strongest event in several years, is expected to develop across the Inland Empire. A storm system is forecast to t ...   November 28, 2011 Cold, windy storm to affect region Thursday/Friday - posted 8:41 AM After several days of near-record temperatures in the 70s and 80s, an abrupt end to the warm weather is forecast at the end of the week The storm system type is named an "inside slider" by forec ...   November 25, 2011 A few days of warm and dry - posted 11:02 AM A Thanksgiving Day storm passed by with no measurable rainfall in Southern California's inland valleys, and weather has quickly transformed to sunny skies today. High pressure aloft and surface ...   November 22, 2011 Changes ahead for Thanksgiving weekend - posted 10:58 AM After temperatures rebound from the cool, rainy weekend, rain will be back for Thanksgiving. The next in a series of storms will move toward southern California. Right now, the computer forecast ...   November 21, 2011 Storm totals: November 20th-21st, 2011 (updated) - posted 6:30 AM The strongest storm of the season to date exceeded predictions Sunday and dumped between a half and an inch and three quarters of rainfall on Southern California's inland valleys. The storm was ...   November 19, 2011 Saturday leaves just a few raindrops; Wet Sunday afternoon and evening ahead - posted 3:46 PM The first of two storms passed with just some raindrops and gusty winds on Saturday. The second, stronger storm is right behind it, and should arrive by Sunday afternoon. That one is sliding dow ...   November 17, 2011 Ocean Discovery Institute wins Presidential Award; WeatherCurrents to donate weather station - posted 1:06 PM The Ocean Discovery Institute (ODI), located in San Diego, will receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. The Ocean Discovery Institute ha ...   November 14, 2011 Nice week ahead, rain for the weekend (again) - posted 7:47 AM There will be fog and low clouds in some areas the next few mornings, but the clouds will rapidly give way to sunny skies. Temperatures will warm to the upper 60s to lower 70s through Thursday. ...   November 13, 2011 Storm totals: November 11th-13th, 2011 - posted 11:26 AM Southern California caught one side of a storm that slid down the west coast this week, with most of it going into Mexico. Rain totals were widely variable across Southern California's inland val ...   November 10, 2011 Update: Saturday's storm is sliding south; may miss Southern California - posted 7:37 AM What had all the makings of a wet, early-season weekend storm has now been cast in doubt by the latest forecast models. Over the past day, disagreement in three forecast models used primarily to ...   November 9, 2011 Wind advisory for the Banning Pass - posted 8:32 AM Winds began to blow across portions of the Banning Pass overnight Tuesday, and the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for that area through Thursday afternoon. Winds have bee ...   November 8, 2011 First big storm of season inbound: Heaviest rain since last winter forecast - posted 6:35 PM A slow moving storm system will affect southern California on the weekend, bringing the heaviest rain since February across the Inland Empire and north San Diego County. The moisture will str ...   WeatherCurrents in the news: Monday, November 7th, 2011 - posted 4:02 PM We got a couple of mentions in the press this morning. The first story is about La Nina conditions, which have re-appeared in the equatorial Pacific. Last year was the wettest La Nina year on re ...   November 7, 2011 Storm totals: November 6th-7th, 2011 - posted 7:30 AM The second of two storms resulted in another rainy day on Sunday, leaving between 0.15" and 0.61" inches of rainfall in Southern California's inland valleys. The storm started with a band of lig ...   November 6, 2011 Stormy weather for Sunday in inland valleys - posted 8:48 AM After a brief, cool Saturday respite, a second storm is beginning to arrive in Southern California's inland valleys Sunday. Like Friday's storm, this one is a cold front from the northwest, but ...   November 5, 2011 Storm totals: November 4th-5th, 2011 - posted 7:07 PM The rain season is off to an early start this autumn, with a winter-like storm dropping between a third and an inch of rain in Southern California's inland valleys. Rainfall was mostly light to ...   November 3, 2011 Cold winter-like storm a comin' - posted 7:25 AM Following a brief bout of dry Santa Ana winds, a couple of storms should lead to rain and showers Thursday night and Friday, and again on Sunday. Friday's cold front is a classic example of the ...   November 2, 2011 Santa Ana Winds peak in the Inland Empire, Santa Ana Montains - posted 10:49 AM Santa Ana winds arrived early this morning across the northern portions of the Inland Empire and the Santa Ana Mountains . Some isolated gusts of 50 to 60 mph were reported, mostly in favored are ...   November 1, 2011 Increasing winds and fire danger Wednesday - posted 8:41 AM The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch and a High Wind Warning for Wednesday across all of the Inland Empire, as well as the nearby San Jacinto Mountains. Cold air will be ...   October 27, 2011 Red Flag Warnings cancelled. - posted 2:26 PM The National Weather Service has cancelled the Red Flag warning for the Inland Empire. Highest gusts this morning that were observed is 44 mph at Fremont Canyon, a notoriously windy spot in the ...   Red Flag Warning in effect for Inland Empire - posted 9:24 AM The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning through 2 pm this afternoon Monday for the Inland Empire. This mean gusty Santa Ana winds and relative humidities at or below 10 percent ...   October 23, 2011 Showers might greet Monday morning commuters - posted 7:56 PM Unstable moisture from off the coast Mexico, unusual for this late in the season, could make for a wet Monday in coastal and inland Southern California. A couple of low pressure systems are inte ...   October 19, 2011 Wednesday morning fog could be locally dense - posted 6:32 AM The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory through 10am Wednesday morning for some of Southern California's inland valleys, which could make for dangerous driving conditions. A ...   October 15, 2011 Mid-October heat blast - posted 1:44 PM Strong high pressure led to triple-digit heat this past week in Southern California's inland valleys, something that isn't unusual, but was last seen three years ago, in 2008. Wednesday and Thur ...   October 9, 2011 Santa Ana winds coming Tuesday night through Thursday...fire risk? - posted 2:39 PM Weak high pressure has given the Inland Empire a quick rebound from the middle of last week, when very cool temperature and widespread rain moved across the Inland Empire and the slopes of the Sa ...   October 5, 2011 Wednesday Storm Update at 2:30 pm - posted 2:34 PM NWS radar shows rain continuing across the entire Inland Empire at 2:30 pm. The heaviest rainfall extends from the Santa Ana Mountains north of Mission Viejo across the area from Wrightwood...Ont ...   October 4, 2011 Storm Update for Tuesday - posted 5:16 PM The strong fall storm is beginning to target the Inland Empire. Showers have fallen in most areas, with the following totals through 3:30 pm in the WeatherCurrents network... Lake Elsinore 0.2 ...   October 2, 2011 First Pacific Storms of the Season Inbound This Week. - posted 11:04 AM The first significant storm system is heading toward southern California. The next weather maker is a developing system that will move down the coast beginning Tuesday and give us a first taste ...   September 23, 2011 First day of Fall brings a variety of weather - posted 9:41 AM Fall officially began at 2:04 am this Friday morning, but many typical summer weather patterns are still lingering. You've probably noticed the longer nights being a bit cooler, even when the ...   September 19, 2011 Monday's Camp Pendleton fire due to fatal helicopter crash - posted 9:48 PM A downed helicopter in the northeast portion of Camp Pendleton killed two Marines and sparked at 50 acre fire on Monday afternoon. According to Reuters, the 50 acre fire resulted from a helicopt ...   September 13, 2011 Severe thunderstorms east of Temecula - posted 4:03 PM A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is now in effect until 4:15 pm for the area just east of Agunga to Cahuilla to Anza. The National Weather Service is warning of the possibility of quarter size hail, ...   Severe thunderstorms across the Inland Empire! - posted 3:11 PM A severe thunderstorm has built rapidly near Perris. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 3:45 pm. Expect hail up to quarter size. The storm is building to the south along the Elsi ...   September 11, 2011 Yesterday's showers and thunderstorms strike Orange County, Ventura County, upper deserts - posted 11:52 AM An unusual round of upper level subtropical moisture drawn into Southern California by low pressure resulted in rainfall in the northern areas, and also in Orange County, even while low clouds an ...   September 10, 2011 Thunderstorms ... and a hint of Fall ahead this weekend? - posted 11:10 AM An area of low pressure near Point Conception will remain there much of this weekend. This will lead to sharply cooler temperatures, with some places ten to fifteen degrees below normal for this ...   September 8, 2011 Massive power outage takes Fallbrook station offline - posted 9:46 PM A massive power grid failure affecting the San Diego region took WeatherCurrents' Fallbrook weather station offline Thursday afternoon. The Fallbrook weather station transmitted its final update ...   September 7, 2011 What happened to the Forecast Sunday Night and Monday? - posted 8:11 PM You may have seen the Temecula forecast for Sunday night and Labor Day... Tonight: Mostly clear and breezy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy, low around 65 degrees F. Labor Day: Partly c ...   September 5, 2011 Labor Day thunderstorms bring scattered rainfall - posted 9:22 AM Monday morning brought measurable rain in many inland locations, as thunderstorms pushed west past the mountains overnight. By mid-morning, clouds had spread across Southern California's inland ...   August 31, 2011 More heat, humidity forecast for Labor Day Weekend - posted 9:44 PM Following a muggy weekend that featured the hottest days of 2011 to date, mother nature is poised to deliver another round of triple digit heat and monsoonal moisture for the upcoming Labor Day w ...   August 28, 2011 Flash Flood Warning for Riverside and San Bernardino County - posted 4:01 PM The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for a portion of Riverside County until 5:30 PM Sunday. NWS Doppler Radar indicated the potential for flash flooding from an area ...   August 26, 2011 Strong Storms, with heavy rain and hail moving into Riverside County - posted 3:16 PM As of 315 pm Friday... An area of strong storms is moving off the Palomar Mountains into Riverside County. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory until 5 pm for these storms. ...   August 23, 2011 Heat Wave Dead Ahead - posted 9:15 AM Temperatures are rising this week in what will be the hottest weather since the first week of July in Southern California's inland valleys. Current predictions are for a multi-day warmup, peakin ...   August 21, 2011 Why has this summer been cooler than usual? - posted 3:36 PM Past the middle part of the summer season, with only minor heat waves to date, 2011 stubbornly remains below normal. "The dome of high pressure that's been over the great plains for much of this ...   Murrieta and Menifee equipment refresh and changes - posted 2:34 PM WeatherCurrents' Murrieta and Menifee locations received new weather equipment Saturday as part of an equipment replacement program. Both locations have been upgraded from Peet Bros. Ultimeter 2 ...   August 14, 2011 This week: warmer inland - posted 10:24 PM Following the first half of August, which has run slightly under normal, this coming week will feature slightly above normal heat in Southern California's inland valleys. High pressure has been ...   August 6, 2011 Outlook: August probably cooler than normal - posted 12:38 PM It's been a while since we've had a warmer than normal month in Southern California's inland valleys, and based on the latest outlooks from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, that streak is likely ...   August 1, 2011 Strong Storms Northeast LA County... - posted 4:51 PM ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM PDT... AT 443 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NOR ...   Flash Flood Warning in effect for Mountains! - posted 3:22 PM Flash Flood Warnings are now in effect for the mountain areas in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. The greatest risk of flash flooding in Riverside County is in the San Jacinto and Santa Ro ...   Storm totals: July 31st, 2011 - posted 8:33 AM It was the second round of monsoonal storms to send rainfall down on Southern California's inland valleys this summer, but Sunday's thunderstorms produced the first widespread precipitation of th ...   July 31, 2011 Morning thunderstorms dump over a third of an inch - posted 11:15 AM Numerous thunderstorms developed overnight and made for a very busy morning in Southern California's inland valleys, with the first significant rain of the summer falling. Scattered showers and ...   July 30, 2011 Apple Valley Storm Report 1:39 PM - posted 1:50 PM NWS spotters indicate a wind gust to 60 MPH at Apple Valley at 1:39 pm. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect.   Warnings in effect for LA and SB County Mountains 2:30 pm - posted 1:09 PM A Flood Advisory is in effect for the Antelope Valley until 4:30 pm Numerous Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Warnings are in effect for the San Bernardino High Desert area from Victorville ...   Severe Thunderstorms in High Desert!! - posted 1:04 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HES ...   Storm Update for Apple and Lucerne Valleys in San Bernardino - posted 12:59 PM SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1251 PM PDT SAT JUL 30 2011 CAZ060-302200- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 1251 PM PDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .NOW... THUNDERSTORMS WILL B ...   NWS Flash Flood Warning update for San Bernardino County Mountains - posted 12:45 PM ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM PDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... AT 106 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY RAIN ...   Storm Update From NWS Oxnard Saturday 12:39 PM - posted 12:08 PM LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1228 PM PDT SAT JUL 30 2011 .NOW... TWO MODERATE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY ...   Flash Flood Watches in effect Saturday - posted 11:55 AM The National Weather Service offices in San Diego and La/Oxnard have issued Flash Flood Watches for the mountain areas. Slow moving thunderstorms will develop in the very moist air, most likely i ...   July 28, 2011 Could Tropical Storm Don be a drought buster for Texas? - posted 4:57 PM One of the big weather stories for Thursday is Tropical Storm Don and its effects on the epic drought in Texas. According to the National Weather Service, Don now looks on target to make landfall ...   July 25, 2011 Cooler and drier weather to mark mid-week - posted 10:02 PM Another round of low pressure along the west coast will lead to a cooler middle of the week in Southern California's inland valleys, pushing monsoonal moisture south for a few days and vanquishin ...   July 24, 2011 Eagle Fire in Northern San Diego County exceeds 10,000 acres - posted 11:34 AM The Eagle Fire, burning east of Warner Springs in a remote area of San Diego County, has continued to grow. As of 10 am Sunday morning the fire is just a bit larger than 10,000 acres and is only ...   Forecast Update for Sunday July 24: Mountain and desert thunderstorms - posted 11:23 AM Update as of 11:25 am A surge of monsoonal moisture is heading from the Gulf of California into Imperial County, eastern San Diego and eastern Riverside Counties this morning. This morning's vis ...   July 22, 2011 Wildfire burns through 2,850 acres near Warner Springs - posted 6:28 PM A brush fire that started Thursday evening swiftly charred a large area of the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation, east of Warner Springs, on Highway 79 South, in San Diego County. The fire was abou ...   Meteorologist Jim Purpura joins WeatherCurrents! - posted 3:36 PM Hello to all the fans of WeatherCurrents. My name is Jim Purpura. I am a Temecula resident, and have just joined John Toman on WeatherCurrents.com as a Consulting Meteorologist. I will be contr ...   July 17, 2011 Almost normal summer week ahead - posted 1:34 PM With the weather see-sawing between cooler than normal and hot so far this summer, the next week offers an almost normal experience in Southern California's inland valleys, according to the lates ...   July 16, 2011 French Valley fire briefly knocks out weather station power - posted 5:09 PM A wildland fire near Lake Skinner knocked power out to the French Valley neighborhood where the French Valley weather station is located on Saturday afternoon. "[The fire] knocked out our power ...   "Adventures in weather" talk, part II video and audio online - posted 2:03 PM This past Tuesday, John Toman, the founder of WeatherCurrents, continued a talk on his experiences in the last decade. The talk was at the Temecula Sunrise Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday morning, ...   July 11, 2011 Welcome Jurupa Valley, the newest WeatherCurrents community - posted 8:46 PM With the official launch of the Jurupa Valley weather station, the Inland Empire and WeatherCurrents gain another community weather site and local resource. WeatherCurrents' network of sixteen ...   Heat takes a vacation - posted 12:16 AM Well, it will though at least Friday in Southern California's inland valleys. Following a week of subtropical moisture, sticky heat, and isolated thunderstorms, the current forecast calls for a c ...   July 6, 2011 Rolling through; another day of thunderstorms - posted 7:08 PM Lightning and thunder were on display Wednesday afternoon as another thunderstorm series rolled through Southern California's inland valleys. Of WeatherCurrents' 14 stations in the area, only Pe ...   July 4, 2011 Thunderstorms bring July 4th rain, wind and sprinkles (updated) - posted 6:32 PM Despite a few thunderclouds drifting west of the mountains on Monday, little if any measurable rainfall was recorded at WeatherCurrents' fifteen stations in Southern California's inland valleys. ...   July 3, 2011 Retrospective: June starts mild, ends warm - posted 2:21 PM Capping the end to what has been a wet winter and spring, weather in the month of June in Southern California's inland valleys was cooler and slightly wetter than normal. The month began mild an ...   July 2, 2011 Friday and Saturday sizzle under highest heat of year - posted 6:17 PM Summer has wasted no time asserting itself, as a heat wave sent many inland communities over the triple digit mark Friday and Saturday. Wildomar's Saturday mark of 107°F was the hottest of ...   Inland valley areas, WeatherCurrents gain decorated meteorologist - posted 5:49 PM WeatherCurrents welcomes Jim Purpura, formerly Meteorologist-In-Charge at the National Weather Services' San Diego Weather Forecast Office, to its community-oriented weather network in Southern C ...   June 28, 2011 It could be the Salton Sea's fault - posted 9:41 PM A new scientific study, examining the fault structure of the southern San Andreas fault zone, has found that recent human regulation of the Colorado River may have delayed a major earthquake alon ...   June 27, 2011 A few degrees dip for us; out-of-season storm to the north - posted 12:44 PM The wettest La Nina rain season on record is all but behind us, but to the north, they're not done just yet. On Wednesday and Thursday, the inland valleys of Southern California will see warm te ...   June 24, 2011 Calendar and weather match up for the weekend - posted 8:42 PM Following a week where a few inland communities broke triple digits for the first time this year, the weekend ahead is looking normal for late June. That means some morning low clouds and fog in ...   June 21, 2011 Beat the heat, check the backseat - posted 8:28 PM Five children tragically died after being left in hot cars in just the past week, according to the Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, bringing this year's total in the Uni ...   June 20, 2011 Triple digit heat makes late June entrance; more on way - posted 5:44 PM Hot weather has been non-existent all spring in Southern California's inland valleys, but made an entrance Monday on the season's final full day. With summer just a day away, Lake Elsinore regis ...   June 19, 2011 "Adventures in weather" talk video, audio and slides online - posted 11:15 AM The video and audio version of John Toman's talk on the WeatherCurrents story last week for the Temecula Sunrise Rotary Club is online for those that would like to view and listen to it. The vid ...   June 18, 2011 Deciding between spring and summer - posted 1:23 PM As the spring season wanes, mother nature is having trouble deciding which season it ought to be. Southern California's inland valleys, normally warm and dry by this time of year, are instead be ...   June 8, 2011 WeatherCurrents founder to speak at Temecula Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting - posted 9:55 PM John C. Toman, WeatherCurrents founder, owner, operator, and editor will be giving a talk early next Tuesday morning, June 14th, at the weekly meeting of the Temecula Sunrise Rotary Club. The pr ...   June 6, 2011 Rare June rainfall makes for a wet morning - posted 11:51 AM It's been about two years since the last June storm. Although a low pressure system was mainly to the north, scattered showers brought some significant rainfall to Southern California's inland v ...   June 5, 2011 Outlook: June near normal - posted 3:59 PM Although the first week of June has mirrored the cooler-than-normal trend we've seen for a while in Southern California's inland valleys, the outlook for the rest of the month, according to NOAA' ...   June 1, 2011 Southerly jet stream yields cool, blustery May - posted 11:04 PM Did it seem as if a new system was arriving each weekend this past month? That's because it was. The main culprit of the cooler, windier than normal weather we experienced over the last month in ...   May 29, 2011 Sunday's light showers pad May totals in western inland valleys - posted 10:54 PM Yet another late season storm sprinkled the inland valleys with some rainfall on Sunday morning. The latest disturbance left measurable rainfall in Temecula (0.13"), Fallbrook (0.13"), De Luz (0 ...   May 27, 2011 Hot summer ahead? - posted 9:16 PM Remember the summer that wasn't from last year? According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the cooler than normal temperatures of 2010 aren't likely to repeat in Southern California's inland ...   May 22, 2011 Latest bout of weather to again mix drizzle, gusty winds - posted 8:44 PM The latest in a long series of late-season systems had arrived Sunday, bringing with it deep marine layer, patchy drizzle, and gusty winds. Wind gusts reached over 20 mph Sunday evening in Murri ...   Storm totals: May 17th-18th, 2011 - posted 7:11 PM Unsettled weather in the wake of a wet rain season continued into the middle of May. May's second batch of rainfall in the inland valleys of Southern California led to moderate results, and put m ...   May 18, 2011 Showers to taper off Wednesday morning; isolated by this afternoon - posted 7:50 AM Isolated light showers later this afternoon will be all that's left of a couple of fronts, the last of which is rolling through the region early Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service s ...   May 17, 2011 Two rounds of showers for Tuesday and Wednesday; late season snow predicted in the mountains - posted 7:54 AM A cold, late season storm is poised to bring a couple of rounds of showers to Southern California's inland valleys Tuesday and Wednesday, along with gusty winds, cloudy skies and much cooler than ...   May 16, 2011 Weekend rain totals; more on way - posted 7:30 AM The second cool, gusty weekend in a row featured some light rain in Southern California's inland valleys. Some communities just received raindrops but not enough to measure, but others recorded ...   May 9, 2011 Some light rain and gusty winds (updated) - posted 12:20 PM The arrival of a low pressure trough this past weekend in the inland valleys drove temperatures down, filled the skies with clouds, and led to some light rain and gusty southwest winds. As of no ...   May 7, 2011 Light rain or drizzle for Mother's Day - posted 8:38 PM Expanding low pressure over the Great Basin area will deliver clouds, lower temperatures, gusty winds and perhaps some light rain or drizzle Sunday through Monday morning. Drizzle or light rain ...   May 4, 2011 Outlook: May likely to be warmer than normal - posted 7:51 AM The month of May has started with some very warm temperatures, and that could be a hint of what may be in store for the rest of the month in Southern California's inland valleys. The latest pred ...   May 2, 2011 Winds waning; heat revving up through Wednesday - posted 10:58 PM With a three-day round of offshore winds winding down Monday, a heat wave is set to give Southern California's inland valleys a summer preview through the middle of the week. Peak wind gusts Mon ...   April 23, 2011 Light showers and drizzle possible Saturday night into Easter - posted 2:21 PM Overnight showers and drizzle are possible tonight and Sunday morning in Southern California's inland valleys, as a moist system enters the region from the northwest. A band of moist clouds was ...   April 18, 2011 'May Gray' shows up early, and will stay a while - posted 1:25 PM After a warm few days, deep marine layer has settled into the region, and it won't be leaving anytime soon. A series of low pressure systems this week will keep the marine layer more robust than ...   April 11, 2011 Storm totals: April 6th-9th, 2011 - posted 9:51 PM A pair of storms, one very weak and the other cold and very much like a winter storm, led to the first rainfall of April in the inland valleys of Southern California. The storms followed a wet Ma ...   April 9, 2011 Storm ends with frosty morning, snow in Beaumont - posted 11:17 PM As a slow-moving storm departed the region Saturday morning, the cold air mass left behind produced something unusual for an April morning in the inland valleys: frost. Frost was present in many ...   April 2, 2011 Heat to end for a while - posted 6:13 PM March's finish and April's entrance was a preview of summer weather to come in the inland valleys of Southern California, producing temperatures into the 90's Thursday and Friday. It's early spr ...   March 28, 2011 Final storm of March slightly pads month totals (updated) - posted 9:20 PM The last storm of the month didn't amount to much as it passed through Southern California's inland valleys Sunday, leaving only up to 0.05" of rainfall. Many of the 15 WeatherCurrents communiti ...   March 25, 2011 Storm totals: March 25th, 2011 (updated) - posted 8:50 PM The third storm of the week arrived Friday morning in the inland valleys and left by the middle of afternoon. Showers didn't start until after midnight, and several around affected the northern ...   WeatherCurrents in the news: Friday, March 25, 2011 - posted 12:07 PM The new San Bernardino station and community site was featured today in an article Thursday in The San Bernardino Sun. We'd like to thank our friends at the Sun, especially Josh Dulaney, for he ...   March 24, 2011 Another two storms through the weekend - posted 4:53 PM Spring is off to a wet start. The third storm of the week was on approach Thursday afternoon, getting ready to deliver what is predicted to be a quarter to a half of an inch of rain through Frida ...   Storm totals: March 23rd-24th, 2011 (updated) - posted 1:41 PM A fast-moving storm, the second of a young spring, blew through the region Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Two more storms are due before the unsettled weather lifts early next week. ...   March 23, 2011 More rain on the way: Wednesday evening, again Thursday night, again Saturday night ... - posted 12:30 AM Another couple of storms are set to pile on to what has become a wet end of the month. The jet stream is still churning through our area and directing systems into Southern California. The patter ...   March 22, 2011 Storm totals: March 20th-22nd, 2011 - posted 11:37 PM The first storm of the spring was cold, blustery and winter-like and left up to two inches of rainfall in Southern California's inland valleys. It was also the first major storm of March, follow ...   March 19, 2011 Last rain of the winter barely registers - posted 11:47 PM The first part of a storm straddling winter and spring swept through the inland valleys of Southern California Saturday morning, leaving rainfall of a twentieth of an inch or less. Most inland l ...   March 18, 2011 Spring will start with rain - posted 6:16 PM A two-pronged storm this weekend will leave up to an inch and a half of rainfall in Southern California's inland valleys, transforming what's been a dry March into something of a normal one, at l ...   March 13, 2011 Showers a possibility for next weekend - posted 5:54 PM Spring-like conditions, including mild, seasonal temperatures are set to continue through much of the next week in Southern California's inland valleys, with a cooling trend beginning Thursday an ...   March 12, 2011 Spring ahead - Daylight Saving Time returns Sunday - posted 7:38 PM Time to move those clocks ahead one hour; Daylight Saving Time is nearly here for 2011. This year, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. and Canada begins on Sunday, March 13th, at 2am. We'll give th ...   March 8, 2011 Storm totals: March 6th-7th, 2011 - posted 7:58 PM March storms have been stingy in recent years, and the first storm of the young month was no exception. Scattered showers fell in the inland valleys, and there were a fair amount of clouds, but r ...   Hurricane force winds hit desert areas Monday - posted 6:42 PM The worst winds were near Burns Canyon, in San Bernardino County, not far from the Banning Pass, where National Weather Service reports had gusts of up to 73 mph. The very high winds were confin ...   March 6, 2011 Light rain, drizzle and gusty winds through Monday - posted 8:56 PM The southern part of a winter storm will tease the inland valleys with some light rain, drizzle and potentially gust winds before exiting Monday afternoon. As of Sunday night, drizzle was alread ...   March 4, 2011 Warm weather through Saturday; storm Sunday night and Monday - posted 4:00 PM A round of warmer weather will be the rule through the next week in the inland valleys, interrupted by a March's second storm system Sunday night and Monday. In the wake of a weak storm that cam ...   March 3, 2011 Outlook: March probably cooler, drier than normal - posted 6:21 PM A month ago, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center had a similar outlook for February, one that turned out to be partly wrong when the second half of the month turned wet. For March, there's a 33% ch ...   March 1, 2011 Retrospective: February warm and dry, then cold and wet - posted 6:39 PM February began with bouts of Santa Ana winds and warmer than normal temperatures, then flipped into a cold, wet period that covered the final two weeks of the month. NOAA's Climate Prediction Ce ...   February 27, 2011 Arctic storm photos: snow, hail, and a swollen creek - posted 11:20 PM Below are some pictures from this past weekend's cold storm, the coldest since Valentine's Day in 2008. The storm featured between one and two and a quarter inches of rain in the inland valleys, ...   Storm totals: February 25th-27th, 2011 (updated) - posted 12:22 PM The coldest storm in two years delivered an arctic blast to Southern California's inland valleys, along with heavy rain, periods of hail, and snow down to the 1,300 foot level, and widespread fro ...   February 26, 2011 Add hail to the mix; frosty night ahead; snow levels may fall to 1,000 feet tonight - posted 3:47 PM There have been several reports of hail and graupel on this chilly Saturday in the inland valleys, but little measurable rainfall this afternoon. Hail was reported in Moreno Valley in the noon h ...   Rain overnight is heavy; showers, thunderstorms and snow potential for the rest of Saturday - posted 12:17 PM The cold front of an arctic storm has moved east, leaving heavy rainfall of an inch to two inches or more in the inland valleys, and snow of up to two feet in the local mountains. There was a re ...   Snow reports for Beaumont / Cherry Valley, Idyllwild, Wrightwood, Palomar Mountain - posted 11:49 AM Snow was reported Saturday morning down the 2,400 foot level this morning in parts of the Cherry Valley / Beaumont area, with some accumulation above 2,800 feet. In the San Jacinto mountains in ...   February 24, 2011 Arctic storm set to deliver snow levels down to 1,500 feet Saturday night - posted 6:15 PM A storm on approach could be the coldest in at least two years in Southern California's inland valleys. According to the latest predictions, the storm is set to deliver rainfall of between half a ...   February 22, 2011 Snowfall this weekend in inland valleys? - posted 4:45 PM The latest forecasts for a very cold winter storm expected this coming weekend include a possibility of snow at very low elevations (down to 1,000 feet) that could bring light snowfall to places ...   February 21, 2011 Storm totals: February 19th-20th, 2011 - posted 6:44 PM Another strong, cold winter storm pelted the inland valleys with rain, then showers and even some hail in two waves over President's Day weekend. Totals from the storm ranged from just under an ...   February 19, 2011 Each storm system has its own "personality" - posted 1:53 PM And that includes the current weekend storm gusting through Southern California, according to Jim Purpura, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service's San Diego office, which covers ...   February 18, 2011 Heavy rain falling Friday night; more on Saturday night with second cold front - posted 10:32 PM A strong winter storm arrived Friday evening in the the inland valleys, with heavy rain and winds on Friday night, another strong wave Saturday night, and showers and thunderstorms possible betwe ...   Storm totals: February 16th-17th, 2011 - posted 11:14 AM A cold, swift winter storm came and went through the inland valleys Wednesday, with small amounts of rainfall trailing into Thursday morning. It was the first storm of what has been an otherwise ...   February 15, 2011 Storms won't be the equal of December's seven day event - posted 11:09 PM The two well-publicized winter storms coming in from the Gulf of Alaska won't match the magnitude of December's record seven days of rain. They won't even come close, although we could get measu ...   February 13, 2011 Storms brewing: second half of week to be wet and cold - posted 10:22 PM Following a dry spell that's lasted most of the last month and a half, the pattern is changing and two storms are aiming for Southern California's inland valleys. The return of onshore flow is e ...   February 7, 2011 Big change in weather pattern coming this weekend - posted 11:04 PM Wet weather, absent for much of the last month and a half, looks poised to return to Southern California's inland valleys by early next week, according to the most recent weather model forecasts. ...   February 2, 2011 Outlook: February probably drier, cooler than normal - posted 2:05 PM The latest outlooks from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center have been issued, and they show lower than normal rainfall probabilities and temperatures, lasting through the rest of the winter. The g ...   Strongs winds problematic Wednesday morning, especially to the north - posted 1:32 PM Strong, chilly Santa Ana winds caused a few problems in the Inland Empire Wednesday morning, with winds up to 60 mph in the San Bernardino pass areas. In the inland valleys of San Diego and Rive ...   January 31, 2011 Storm totals: January 30th-31st, 2011 (updated) - posted 10:52 PM Following a dry spell that lasted almost four weeks, a fast-moving storm left up to three quarters of an inch of rainfall in Southern California's inland valleys to close out January. The storm ...   January 28, 2011 Santa Ana winds selective again; light showers by Monday? - posted 12:14 AM Offshore winds came once again Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, like they have several times this month, to the inland valleys. The lastest round should be the last for a week, as l ...   January 23, 2011 Sunday morning's wind gusts affect some communities, not others - posted 9:59 PM Santa Ana winds blew once again in the inland valleys Sunday, although they were moderate and there were no reports of damage. The winds were at their most intense from early morning to noon, co ...   January 21, 2011 Thursday's Santa Ana winds milder than expected - posted 12:46 AM Despite predictions of dry wind gusts of up to 50 mph in some locations for Thursday, the offshore flow that did show up was much milder in the inland valleys, a trend that is likely to continue ...   January 18, 2011 Outlook: Rest of January dry, warmer than normal - posted 9:22 PM Based on the latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center, we can expect the rest of the month to be mainly dry and warmer than usual. The latest outlooks show a 33% chance of warmer than n ...   Monday's temps (up to 90°) warmest since early November - posted 2:08 AM Monday turned into the warmest day of five consecutive warm days, with temperatures in the inland valleys reaching 90°F (in Riverside). It was the warmest day since a heat wave that occurre ...   January 15, 2011 Warm Friday to be followed by a few more warm days - posted 12:40 AM Southern California was busy getting a break from wet winter weather Friday, basking instead in sunshine and warm temperatures. The latest forecast predictions have the warm weather extending to ...   January 9, 2011 Outlook: Variable high clouds, warming trend, no rain next week - posted 9:41 PM The latest forecasts from the National Weather Service show a relatively uneventful week ahead, giving the inland valleys another week to dry out from a series of storms that ended January 3rd. ...   January 6, 2011 Light showers possible Thursday night, Friday morning; cool weekend ahead - posted 11:34 AM A weak system currently off the coast could generate some light scattered showers Thursday night and Friday morning in the inland valleys, and a drier, follow-on system will keep the weather cool ...   January 5, 2011 Outlook: January probably wetter than normal - posted 1:48 PM The latest outlooks from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predict a wetter than normal January in the inland valleys and throughout Southern California, with temperatures near normal. Following ...   January 4, 2011 Storm totals: January 2nd-4th, 2011 (updated) - posted 11:50 AM The first storm of 2011 didn't take long to arrive, and left up to an inch of rainfall in the already soggy inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties. The system was a cutoff low, and l ...   January 2, 2011 December rain puts many locations above season averages; more on way by Sunday evening - posted 11:54 AM The very wet month of December resulted in many WeatherCurrents locations being above their season averages. And, of course, we're not done yet. January and February are typically the wettest mo ...   January 1, 2011 Another morning of freezing temperatures and frost Sunday - posted 11:37 PM The latest in a series of cold mornings is set once again to bring freezing temperatures and frost to many of the inland valleys Sunday. Frost could affect Wildomar (predicted low of 30°F), ...   2010 coolest in more than a decade (in most inland valley locations) - posted 9:23 PM There was story after story this past year about cooler than normal weather, from spring all the way through summer and fall, and when it was done, 2010 was the coolest year in WeatherCurrents hi ...   December 31, 2010 More frost and freezing morning temperatures to greet New Year - posted 11:30 PM Another round of freezing temperatures and areas of frost are expected in the inland valleys for the morning of New Year's Day, although not quite as cold as those of New Year's Eve. Some of the ...   December 30, 2010 Freeze and frost for New Year's Eve - posted 10:32 PM The last day of the year is set to be a cold one, with freezing or near-freezing temperatures and frost set to spread across the inland valleys Thursday night and Friday morning. Here's a sample ...   Storm totals: December 29th, 2010 (updated) - posted 11:37 AM A cold winter storm whisked through Wednesday, and soaked the already wet Southern California inland valleys with rain that totaled over an inch in some communities. Ground was already wet from ...   December 28, 2010 Storm photos: rain, rivers and flooding (updated) - posted 12:05 AM The following are reader-contributed photos of some effect of a six day storm that featured the heaviest rainfall since WeatherCurrents began ten years ago. Many of the photos are from the final ...   December 27, 2010 Storm totals: December 25th-26th, 2010 - posted 11:36 PM A fast-moving storm ended a tranquil Christmas day with overnight rain in the inland valleys, departing by Sunday afternoon as quickly as it came, and padding soggy December rainfall totals. Est ...   December 23, 2010 Final storm totals: December 17th-23rd, 2010 - posted 9:02 PM Another day of very heavy rain inundated the inland valleys Wednesday, with most of it falling in the early morning hours. Scattered showers continued into Thursday from the remnants of the storm ...   We won't get long to dry out; rain due again Saturday night - posted 3:01 PM And, in addition, another storm could be inbound by the middle of next week, padding what have been outsized rainfall totals for December. Fortunately, it looks like the amount from the upcoming ...   December 22, 2010 Murrieta rain gauge repaired (temporarily) - posted 8:07 PM Sometime later this week we're going to replace the Murrieta rain gauge. Tuesday night's clog turned out not be a clog at all, but the result of debris blown into the gauge and preventing its in ...   Murrieta rain gauge clogged again - posted 8:47 AM The latest clog appears to have happened last night, before midnight or so. We'll be going out this morning to get and debris out of it, pour the water through, and adjust the rainfall if necessary.   December 21, 2010 Storm totals update: December 17th-21st, 2010 - posted 7:21 PM Heavy rain continued Tuesday as a long, strong, broad storm continued to lash Southern California's inland valleys. Rain continued to fall without pause Tuesday. The continuing rain caused numer ...   December drier than normal forecast swept downstream - posted 12:48 PM Before the start of each month, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center publishes a prediction for the month and for the next three. Since there is a strong La Nina condition persisting in the equatori ...   Storm totals: December 17th-20th, 2010 (second update) - posted 6:21 AM As a very strong, long, moisture-laden storm continued to pound the inland valleys Monday, street flooding was evident in most communities. The National Weather Service had a flash flood warning ...   December 20, 2010 Tuesday night's lunar eclipse viewing likely obscured by storm - posted 10:04 PM A total lunar eclipse, due Tuesday night on the winter solstice, will probably end up being obscured by storm clouds. The lunar eclipse, in which the earth moves between the sun and the moon, wi ...   News story roundup: Region pounded by storm - posted 5:29 PM One news story today called the current storm "The storm of the decade". Several inches of rain have already fallen in many locations and there's more to come over the next couple of days. Here's ...   Rain gauges: Murrieta and Moreno Valley back; totals corrected - posted 5:04 PM At this point all thirteen rain gauges in the WeatherCurrents network should be reporting normally. The Murrieta rain gauge was unclogged this afternoon. A couple of pictures of the clog and the ...   Rain gauge issues: Murrieta and Moreno Valley - posted 1:01 PM It became clear yesterday that we're experiencing clogs in rain gauges at WeatherCurrents' Murrieta and Moreno Valley locations, as heavy rainfall elsewhere didn't register correctly at those two ...   December 18, 2010 Storm totals: December 15th-16th, 2010 - posted 3:02 PM The first of a series of storms whisked quickly through the inland valleys Wednesday night and Thursday, leaving more than a quarter of an inch of rainfall in some locations. As reported in our ...   December 16, 2010 Thursday morning rainfall heavier than expected - posted 12:04 PM Rainfall in Thursday's early morning hours exceeded predictions, with some inland valley communities approaching a third of an inch by noontime, kicking off a week of on and off wet weather. Mos ...   December 14, 2010 Wet weather incoming; persisting and strengthening into next week - posted 11:29 PM According to the latest weather models, we're due for a run of wet weather over the next week, with most of the rainfall after the weekend. The first of three systems is due by Wednesday night, ...   December 10, 2010 Warm weekend ahead - posted 12:01 PM With warm, sunny weather on the way this weekend, it won't feel very much like winter, even though the winter solstice is only eleven days from now. Strong high pressure aloft and weak offshore ...   Apologies for Friday morning web site outage - posted 11:56 AM The WeatherCurrents.com web site was down due to a server issue from about 10:16am to 11:33am Friday morning. Everything is now operating normally again. We're investigating the cause of the out ...   December 6, 2010 Storm totals: December 5th-6th, 2010 (updated) - posted 8:51 AM The second of two weekend systems deposited up to a half of an inch of rain in the inland valleys Sunday night and Monday morning. Rainfall was heavily skewed to the north with this storm. River ...   December 5, 2010 Outlook: December warmer, drier than normal - posted 6:36 PM The latest outlook from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center forecasts that December will be warmer and drier than normal through December. The drier than normal forecast is expected to hold through ...   November 30, 2010 Less wind, warmer days through Thursday - posted 12:49 PM Offshore flow is beginning to wane, and with it, so are some of the dry winds that have been blowing about the inland valleys the past couple of days. Winds speeds peaked on Monday, and were blo ...   November 28, 2010 Storm totals: November 28th-29th, 2010 (updated) - posted 6:33 PM A fast-moving, cold storm left rainfall in its wake as it came quickly through the Saturday night and Sunday morning of a holiday weekend. The rainfall was the last predicted for the month of No ...   November 27, 2010 Storm totals: November 23rd-24th, 2010 - posted 11:03 PM The second, weaker storm of the week followed its older sibling into the region Tuesday evening and Wednesday, and left mostly light rainfall in the inland valleys. Showers were intermittent, an ...   November 26, 2010 Freeze and frost warnings for Friday morning - posted 12:55 AM A second round of freeze and frost warnings were issued for the inland valleys for Thursday night and Friday morning following freezing and near freezing temperatures Thursday morning. Predicted ...   November 23, 2010 Light showers possible Tuesday afternoon and evening, Thanksgiving sunny and dry, frost threat - posted 7:13 AM Another cold storm is approaching from the north today, and should lead to some light showers and gusty winds this afternoon and evening in the inland valleys. Cold nights and cool days will foll ...   November 22, 2010 Storm totals: November 20th-22nd, 2010 (updated) - posted 5:50 PM A strong, cold Gulf of Alaska storm, with elements of sub-tropical moisture, brought gusty winds and substantial rainfall to the inland valleys over the weekend. The rain came in two waves, the f ...   November 19, 2010 Update: Cold weekend storm packs over an inch of rain - posted 1:49 PM Skies were already overcast on Friday as a deepening marine layer portended a strong Gulf of Alaska storm's later arrival in the region. The latest predictions for the incoming storm are for two ...   November 15, 2010 Outlook: Next storm due at week's end - posted 7:10 AM After a week that marked the first (late) Santa Ana winds of the season, onshore flow makes a gradual return this week, culminating with a storm next weekend. Models are predicting that a large ...   November 12, 2010 November 11th marks first Santa Ana winds of season - posted 1:00 PM In what was a very late start to their traditional fall appearances, Santa Ana winds showed up on Veteran's Day in the inland valleys. The dry winds gusted between about 11am to 7pm yesterday, u ...   November 8, 2010 Storm totals: November 8th, 2010 - posted 2:29 PM The second stormy disturbance in as many days left the first measurable rainfall of the month in most of the inland valleys Monday morning. Predictions before the storm called for up a quarter o ...   Storm totals: October 30th, 2010 - posted 12:23 PM A fast-moving, uneventful storm delivered light rain the Saturday morning before Halloween to the inland valleys. It was done in the morning, and left conditions cool for the rest of the day. Th ...   November 7, 2010 Outlook: November right at normal - posted 8:21 PM The latest data from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center portend a normal November for Southern California's inland valleys, both in terms of temperatures and rainfall. The longer range (three mont ...   Saturday storm passes by uneventfully; Sunday night storm on track - posted 7:42 PM The first of two storms whisked through the region Saturday evening, without any measurable rain falling at any of WeatherCurrents' thirteen stations. A second storm was poised to motor through ...   Daylight Saving Time ends for 2010; turn clocks back - posted 10:59 AM This Sunday marks the end of Daylight Saving Time for the year, which began on Sunday, March 14th. Everyone should turn their clocks back one hour (the "fall back" part of the "spring forward, fa ...   November 6, 2010 Two storms on the way Saturday evening and Sunday night - posted 5:00 PM The first of two quick storms was arriving Saturday evening in the inland valleys, with a slightly stronger encore expected Sunday night. The first storm was expected to be good for a few isolat ...   November 5, 2010 November heat wave includes two 100° days inland - posted 11:46 AM The now-waning heat wave that began this month included two triple-digit days at WeatherCurrents' Riverside location in Canyon Crest. Riverside recorded high temperatures of 100.2°F and 100 ...   November 4, 2010 October finished wetter, cooler than normal - posted 11:48 AM Bucking predictions for a dry autumn, rainfall piled up in October. Temperatures were well below normal for the month, continuing a trend that's lasted most of this year. The biggest surprise wa ...   November 3, 2010 Record heat possible Wednesday inland - posted 10:35 AM Even as high pressure begins to weaken today, temperatures were set to reach well into the 90's in what would be the hottest day in a few weeks. According to the National Weather Service, "Tempe ...   October 25, 2010 Storm totals: October 18th-22nd, 2010 (fourth update) - posted 11:35 AM A slow-moving October storm left strong rain totals in many inland valley locations over this past week, reducing immediate fire risk and providing a strong start to what's been predicted to be a ...   Wildomar weather station returns; rain for most of week missing - posted 11:18 AM The Wildomar weather station returned on Saturday, but unfortunately with a five day gap of missing weather information. The cause of the problem was a failed network switch/router on the site, ...   Another week, another storm - posted 11:13 AM The unusually cool, wet weather pattern that's persisted for over a week continued Monday morning with more rainfall as another storm arrived. On Monday morning, Fallbrook and De Luz led the way ...   October 19, 2010 Pre-dawn lightning, thunder and downpours wake up Temecula Valley, Fallbrook and De Luz - posted 7:32 AM A pre-dawn lightning show, along with thunder and heavy rain, left heavy rain in parts of the inland valleys Tuesday morning. At 7:30 am, rain totals were at 1.07" in Fallbrook, 0.67" in Temecul ...   Bad switch takes down Wildomar weather station - posted 6:52 AM Network issues in Wildomar have temporarily taken down the WeatherCurrents weather station there. The cause is apparently a bad network switch. The Wildomar weather station went offline Sunday e ...   October 17, 2010 Outlook: Storm first, then below normal for the week - posted 10:30 PM Periods of showers and cloudy conditions should mark the first part of the coming week, followed by fair skies and cool temperatures for the rest of the week. Showers were expected to be light o ...   October 13, 2010 Thunderstorms back in forecast for Thursday, Friday - posted 7:21 AM Thunderstorms have snuck back into the National Weather Service forecasts for the inland valleys as this week has progressed. Mid-level moisture is expected to be funneled in tomorrow, leading t ...   October 10, 2010 Outlook: Above, below and back to normal - posted 10:14 PM Sunday was likely the hottest day of the latest heat event, and temperatures are expected to trend cooler over the next week, according to the latest predictions. But, temperatures should stay a ...   October 7, 2010 Storm totals: October 4th-6th, 2010 (updated) - posted 7:37 AM Elements of this week's storm were still around on Thursday morning, after three days of variably cloudy skies, cool temperatures, and scattered showers. Most communities had recorded at least s ...   October 5, 2010 Storm Totals: October 4th (updated) - posted 9:00 AM Scattered light showers, drizzle, clouds and wind arrived with a cold low pressure trough Monday. The early season system looked to remain in place into Wednesday, and could bring a light dustin ...   October 3, 2010 Incoming storm Monday and Tuesday could produce 0.15" of showers - posted 8:32 PM What a difference a week makes. Just one week after record hot temperatures, a cold front and showers are on the way. Marine layer arrived in the western inland valleys early Sunday night, marki ...   Outlook: Cool, dry autumn expected - posted 3:22 PM The latest predictions from the Climate Prediction Center foretell a cool, dry October, with the pattern probably lasting until at least December. For the shorter term, we're looking at below no ...   October 1, 2010 Storm totals: Sept. 30th - Oct. 1st (updated) - posted 7:20 PM A low pressure system sitting off the coast rotated subtropical moisture through the region the latter half of the week, leading to periods of clouds, thunderstorms, thunder and lightning, and sc ...   September 30, 2010 Thunderstorms lead to isolated showers Thursday - posted 11:47 AM Unstable subtropical moisture circulating in the area since Wednesday led to sprinkles, showers and brief downpours in the inland valleys Thursday. At the noon hour, WeatherCurrents stations in ...   September 28, 2010 Partly cloudy skies and isolated sprinkles replaces triple digit temperatures - posted 7:38 AM After a few days of summer in fall, mid and high level moisture is forecast to end triple digit heat today, replaced instead by a different flavor of typical summer weather: thunderstorms. Isola ...   September 27, 2010 Monday is hottest day of year in many inland valley communities - posted 3:02 PM A late September heat wave continued to scorch the inland valleys Monday, leading to the hottest day of the year in many locations. Monday was the hottest day of the year in Temecula (110°F ...   September 26, 2010 Sunday features scorching heat; one more day before cooling trend - posted 10:00 PM Another blistering day in the inland valleys featured temperatures even hotter than Saturday, and the heat extended nearly all the way to the coast. All thirteen WeatherCurrents communities, and ...   September 25, 2010 Saturday heat soars into triple digits in inland valleys - posted 4:00 PM It was hot everywhere on Saturday as an expected heat wave revved up, with 100°F temperatures recorded nearly everywhere in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties. And we may not ...   September 19, 2010 Lake Elsinore wind sensor replaced - posted 5:43 AM The anemometer for Lake Elsinore, which had been working intermittently over the past year, was finally replaced with a brand-new sensor on Friday morning. Data from the the new sensor, an impro ...   September 6, 2010 Wildomar wind sensor replaced - posted 11:38 PM Following a period where it wasn't working, the anemometer at WeatherCurrents' Wildomar location was switched out for a new one Friday morning. Data from the the new sensor, an improved Peet Bro ...   Outlook: Cooler weather contrast to first hot week of September - posted 11:30 PM After a hot start, on Labor Day September weather began to settle in for a cooler than normal run, one that is expected to continue for a couple of weeks. Last week, the inland valleys experienc ...   August 24, 2010 Monday heat not quite the worst of the year; Tuesday shaping up hotter - posted 12:00 PM For 2010, July 15th is still the hottest day to date in the inland valleys, although Monday made a good run at it and Tuesday could be hotter still as a heat wave continues to bake the region. O ...   August 22, 2010 Above normal heat set to end by next weekend - posted 11:07 PM A run of summer heat that's persisted since August 15th should wind down later this week in the inland valleys. The latest forecasts from the National Weather Services call for temperatures rang ...   August 8, 2010 Cooler than normal summer continues into August - posted 8:49 PM A cooler than normal summer in Southern California and its inland valleys extended into the first week of August, and appeared likely to go at least another week. In Temecula, July was the coole ...   July 18, 2010 Outlook: Normal July finish, August warmer than normal - posted 9:56 PM The latest monthly outlook from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predicts a hotter and drier than normal August ahead. Despite last week's heat wave, the first of the summer, July to date is bel ...   July 16, 2010 Thunderstorms run across inland valleys Thursday (updated) - posted 9:28 AM Thunderstorms surged past the mountains and dropped scattered rainfall in southwestern Riverside County and northern San Diego counties Thursday afternoon. Lightning could be seen off and on for ...   July 14, 2010 Triple digits inland as heat wave ramps up; More hot weather on the way - posted 10:28 PM The first sustained heat wave of the summer baked the inland valley Wednesday, putting ten of thirteen WeatherCurrents station above 100°F. And hot weather was expected to last through Satur ...   July 11, 2010 First monsoonal thunderstorms of the summer shower region - posted 9:50 PM Although no WeatherCurrents locations recorded rainfall on Sunday, raindrops fell in Temecula Sunday morning and another cloudburst fell on northeastern Murrieta in the afternoon. The clouds, th ...   July 8, 2010 Wednesday afternoon 5.4 earthquake latest in region - posted 7:21 AM A magnitude 5.4 earthquake in the Anza-Borrego desert struck Southern California Wednesday evening. There were no reports of damage, but the quake, like many others this year, rattled nerves and ...   July 5, 2010 June finishes mild; July begins that way - posted 4:16 PM Seasonally mild June temperatures are continuing into early July, and predictions for the month have July coming in normal, although the first week looks like more of the same. According to NOAA ...   June 20, 2010 Below normal temperatures poised to continue for at least another week - posted 3:19 PM Continuing a year-to-date trend, most inland valley temperatures in the first half of June were lower than normal. And, based on predictions from the National Weather Service and Climate Predicti ...   June 14, 2010 Strong 5.7 Monday night aftershock rattles Southern California - posted 9:40 PM An earthquake shook the inland valleys Monday night, rattling houses and buildings for a few seconds. The quake's magnitude was a preliminary 5.7 on the moment magnitude scale, and was centered ...   June 12, 2010 Twin quakes in Anza-Borrego desert shake inland valleys Saturday night - posted 9:51 PM A couple of mild earthquakes about a half minute apart in the Anza-Borrego desert were felt across Southern California Saturday night. The first was a magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale, centere ...   June 7, 2010 Tenaja wildfire contained at eight acres - posted 8:08 PM A Monday afternoon fire near the Cleveland National forest west of La Cresta scorched eight acres before it was quickly contained. The fire was reported at 2:30pm and burned some heavy brush and ...   June 6, 2010 May finishes cooler than normal in inland valleys; June could be warmer - posted 12:58 PM The month of May was a few degrees cooler than it normally is, with a greater than normal number of low pressure systems coming through and no significant heat waves. The warmest days, in fact, ...   May 31, 2010 Memorial Day wildfire threatens homes before containment in southern Menifee - posted 10:46 PM A 35 acre wildfire Monday afternoon in the southern Menifee area threatened homes before being contained around 4:30pm. The fire was reported at 3:41pm, according to the Riverside County Fire De ...   May 30, 2010 Memorial Day weekend brings first taste of summer; cooler days ahead - posted 3:08 PM Sunny skies and warm to very warm temperatures in the inland valleys Memorial Day weekend gave a taste of summer weather ahead. The pattern was set to change by Tuesday, though, with milder weat ...   May 23, 2010 Scattered showers, hail, and thunderstorms as storm blows through Sunday (second update) - posted 10:45 AM An unusually strong late-season cold front blew through the inland valleys Sunday, bringing scattered showers, hail and a chance of thunderstorms. A storm cell had left 0.23" at WeatherCurrents' ...   May 16, 2010 Late spring pattern beginning to settle in - posted 10:46 AM With some healthy doses of low clouds predicted over the next few days, the normal late spring weather pattern is beginning to settle in in the inland valleys. May and especially June are notori ...   May 2, 2010 Storm totals: April 28th - posted 10:19 PM A late-season storm caused sporadic light showers last Wednesday, in what could be the last significant rainfall of the season in Riverside and San Diego's inland valleys. Fallbrook (0.15") and ...   Outlook for May: Normal, but perhaps a little cooler in the middle - posted 4:22 PM Going into the second full month of spring, normal weather conditions are expected, except that the second week of month looks cooler than usual. Updates from the Climate Prediction Center show ...   April 14, 2010 Murrieta weather service interruption due to internet provider change - posted 7:10 AM A changeover to different internet access was in process at the Murrieta weather station Wednesday, and has interrupted the data feed to the WeatherCurrents web site. We're working to get the fe ...   April 4, 2010 Mexicali earthquake rattles inland valleys Easter Sunday - posted 11:41 PM A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake centered south of Mexicali in Baja California, Mexico was felt throughout Southern California Sunday. The quake struck at 3:40pm about 37 miles south-southeast ...   March 28, 2010 Spring's first storm due Wednesday - posted 11:41 AM A change in the weather pattern is predicted to bring a cold, gusty, winter-like storm our way Wednesday and Thursday. Following a dry March, the storm could bring the first decent rainfall sinc ...   March 24, 2010 Another Power Outage in Murrieta - posted 6:33 AM The Murrieta Weather Station is down again after another power outage took down the computer. Attempts to turn the computer back on have not been successful. We will work on getting the feed bac ...   March 19, 2010 Power Outage Temporarily Takes Down Murrieta Station - posted 8:35 AM A power outage on Thursday morning has caused a computer glitch that is causing weather data to not flow to the WeatherCurrents web site. WeatherCurrents is using a backup feed to update the mai ...   March 14, 2010 Wildflower season is here; it's a "good bloom year" - posted 4:42 PM It's the time of the year for wildflower blooms, especially after all of the recent rains that have made this the wettest year since 2007-2008 and perhaps the wettest since 2004-2005 in Southern ...   March 9, 2010 Monday night storm leads to clouds, sprinkles, wind, but not much else - posted 6:16 PM The second system of the week swept in and through from the north overnight Monday, leaving little measurable precipitation in its wake. Measurable rainfall was limited to Fallbrook, where 0.04" ...   March 8, 2010 Storm totals: March 6th-8th, 2010 (updated) - posted 10:39 PM Another in a series of weekend storms left rain in the inland valleys Saturday and Sunday, padding rainfall totals that were already above normal for the year. After some showers Saturday aftern ...   March 5, 2010 First storm of March leaves sporadic or no rainfall - posted 12:24 PM An overnight cold front left between zero and a fifth of an inch of rainfall in the inland valleys Thursday. Rainfall was heaviest to the north and the south, leaving the central areas of Rivers ...   March 4, 2010 Outlook for March: Another wet month - posted 8:07 PM As the El Nino pattern continues in the equatorial pacific, predictions have been made for a wet March. The Climate Prediction Center has forecast a 50% chance of a wetter than normal month for ...   Storm totals: February 27th-28th, 2010 - posted 4:56 PM A cold storm brought February rainfall to near normal in the inland valleys last weekend. Nearly all of the rain fell on Saturday, in moderate to heavy amounts at times, with showers trailing in ...   February 21, 2010 Storm totals: February 19th-20th, 2010 - posted 2:34 PM The third substantial storm of the month contributed moderately to season totals Friday and Saturday. Overnight rain totals in the inland valley ranged from 0.15" (East San Jacinto) to 0.68" (Fa ...   February 19, 2010 Weekend Outlook: Wet, especially Saturday - posted 8:10 AM Following what's been a week of nice weather, the weather pattern over Southern California is changing. The storm track is back. Some areas could see rain by this afternoon, although the chance ...   February 16, 2010 Dry this week, wet the next - posted 6:19 AM Enjoy the dry, sunny weather this week, because longer range forecasts are hinting that wet weather will return for the last week of February and the early part of March. With one to two and hal ...   February 11, 2010 Storm Totals: February 9-10, 2010 - posted 7:21 AM Another mid-week storm left substantial rainfall in the inland valleys Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Totals from the storm padded season totals that were already significantly above normal ...   February 7, 2010 Storm Totals: February 5-7, 2010 - posted 10:08 PM The inland valleys of Southern California received another winter soaking this past weekend, with up to two inches of rainfall dumped on our already soggy communities. The heavy rain and showers ...   February 1, 2010 Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Off Baja California Felt Inland - posted 6:33 AM A Monday morning earthquake offshore of Baja California briefly rattled Southern California. The quake shook buildings at 6:19am. The preliminary magnitude of the quake was 4.8 on the richter s ...   January 22, 2010 Storm Totals: January 20, 2010 - posted 8:12 AM The third in a series of storms arrived on Wednesday and, like the others, left substantial rainfall in the inland valleys. Riverside and San Diego counties were already quite soaked from the fi ...   January 20, 2010 Storm Totals: January 19-20, 2010 (updated) - posted 8:14 AM The second storm of the week continued wet, stormy weather on Tuesday. Although the storm was generally not as strong as Monday's storm that dumped up to 2.5" in the inland valleys and more elsew ...   January 19, 2010 Storm Totals: January 17-18, 2010 (updated) - posted 8:32 AM The first of a series of four storms soaked the inland valleys on Monday, delivering rainfall that was in line with predictions. Totals were an inch or more across Western Riverside and Northern ...   January 18, 2010 Murrieta and Lake Elsinore Rain Gauges Clogged; Unclogged Monday Night - posted 11:55 AM In what has become a familiar problem, our feathered friends have once again clogged rain gauges in Murrieta and Lake Elsinore. The normal cause of rain gauge clogs is bird poop. Birds like to u ...   Saturday Morning Earthquake Felt Throughout Inland Valleys - posted 12:17 AM A quake measuring magnitude 4.3 on the richter scale awoke many in the inland valleys on Saturday morning. The earthquake was centered near Beaumont in the San Gorgonio pass area, and was felt t ...   January 17, 2010 Four Storm Systems in Place to Soak Region This Week - posted 4:54 PM The first of at least four systems was beginning to move onshore in Southern California's northern counties Sunday afternoon. This is the first in a series of storms coming this week that has le ...   January 12, 2010 Showers Possible Wednesday, Then Wet Weather Returns This Weekend - posted 3:40 PM Except for a couple of weak storms, the dry pattern we've experienced since the beginning of winter looks set to end by this weekend. Before the weekend comes, though, another weak storm could d ...   January 3, 2010 New Year Off to Dry Start - posted 2:50 PM After a wet December, and in spite of El Nino conditions in the equatorial Pacific, the first week of January is predicted to be dry. But not the second week. Or the month. NOAA's Climate Predi ...   December 29, 2009 Weak Front May Bring Light Showers Wednesday - posted 12:43 PM Another in a series of low pressure systems could lead to some light showers to finish out the year. According to the latest from the National Weather Service, scattered clouds are predicted to ...   December 24, 2009 Wildomar Station Offline; Complications From Power Outage - posted 6:13 AM The Wildomar weather station is currently offline due to complications from a power outage on Tuesday morning. Data corruption on the computer WeatherCurrents uses to send information to the web ...   December 19, 2009 Winter Solstice is Monday; Least Daylight of Year - posted 4:37 PM Monday marks the winter solstice in earth's northern hemisphere and the sun will make its shortest appearance of the year in our sky. But not by much. The time between sunrise and sunset on Mon ...   December 15, 2009 Storm Totals: December 11th-13th, 2009 - posted 8:16 AM A series of fast-moving fronts drenched the inland valleys over the weekend, especially Saturday, causing few problems but leaving between a half and two inches of rain. The first storm entered ...   December 12, 2009 Murrieta Rain Gauge Clogged Saturday - posted 6:45 PM Based on rainfall not keeping up to other local reports on Saturday, we suspect the rain gauge is clogged at WeatherCurrents' Murrieta site. Rainfall for today, to about 6:30 pm, is likely actua ...   December 9, 2009 Showers by Friday, Then Rain Saturday Night and Sunday - posted 12:33 PM According to the latest forecasts, timing and intensity of the next couple of storms are firming up. The next system is weaker, warmer and less windy than Monday's storm. According to the Nation ...   December 8, 2009 Storm Totals: December 7th, 2009 (updated) - posted 9:27 AM A cold winter storm caused lots of trouble Monday in the inland valleys, bringing strong winds and heavy rain of more than two inches in some spots. The soaking began in the early morning, befor ...   November 29, 2009 Storm Totals: November 27th-28th, 2009 (updated) - posted 8:52 AM A post-Thanksgiving weekend storm gave the parched inland valleys some much needed rainfall late Friday and Saturday, with the amounts varying from a tenth of an inch to six tenths of an inch. A ...   November 22, 2009 Very Dry Weather Could Lead to Humidities in the Teens Tuesday through Thursday - posted 11:29 AM A weak offshore flow event predicted for early this week looks poised to deliver low relative humidities in the middle of the week. Despite low predicted humidities in the teens for most of the ...   Misconfiguration Takes Web Site Offline Sunday Morning - posted 11:18 AM WeatherCurrents.com was not available for about six hours Sunday morning after a misconfiguration caused the site to be unreachable. The problem was traced to changes in the configuration of the ...   November 16, 2009 Database Upgrade Breaks Sunday Totals; Restoration Later Monday - posted 6:19 AM As a result of a database upgrade Sunday night, about a day's worth of weather data is currently missing from the site. There are two backups, however, and the correct totals will be restored to ...   October 31, 2009 Daylight Saving Time Ends For 2009 on Sunday - posted 12:10 PM Remember to turn your clocks back Saturday night and enjoy an extra hour of sleep - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am. As a result of DST ending, sunrise times will move back to near 6am, and sun ...   October 28, 2009 Windy Day Wednesday; Less Windy Thursday - posted 10:04 PM Northwest winds gusted through the inland valleys Wednesday, more intense than Tuesday's winds, but did not reach dangerous levels sometimes seen this time of year. Wind gusts in Fallbrook peake ...   October 1, 2009 Malfunction at Lake Elsinore Weather Station - posted 6:26 AM The Lake Elsinore weather station suffered a malfunction Thursday morning that brought it offline. Spurious data was backed out of the system later on Thursday morning. The cause of the problem ...   September 24, 2009 La Cresta Wildire Burns 25 Acres Thursday (photos) - posted 6:15 PM Swift action Thursday afternoon by firefighters knocked down as a fire started just above the Bear Creek area in northwest Murrieta. The fire was reported at 11:58am. As of 2:40pm, the fire had ...   September 20, 2009 Hot, Dry Week Expected to Greet Autumn's Beginning - posted 10:17 PM Santa Ana winds are one the curses of fall in Southern California, and the first event of the season is expected Tuesday through Thursday. Temperatures in the inland valleys will top 100°F ...   Vail Ranch Wildfire Burns 340 Acres, 6 houses destroyed (updated, photos) - posted 4:06 PM A wildfire quickly burned 340 acres east of Temecula Saturday afternoon, taking twelve structures and several vehicles with it, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Highway 79 Sout ...   September 6, 2009 Wildomar Weather Station Temperature Sensor Repaired - posted 12:41 PM Repairs to the temperature/humidity sensor and wiring were completed yesterday in Wildomar. The problems had stemmed from wiring that was bitten through about a year ago and then patched. Tempe ...   September 3, 2009 Wednesday Thunderstorms Lead to Showers in Moreno Valley and Hemet - posted 6:01 AM Some eastern inland valleys received their first measurable dose of thunderstorms for this summer on Wednesday afternoon. In Moreno Valley, 0.14" of rainfall was recorded, mostly in the 3pm hour ...   August 29, 2009 WeatherCurrents in the News: Thursday, August 27, 2009 - posted 3:08 PM Temperatures from WeatherCurrents' Temecula, Fallbrook and Lake Elsinore stations were mentioned in an article Thursday in The North County Times, by Dave Downey. The article focused on electrici ...   Reminder: Wildomar Temperatures Inaccurate - posted 3:01 PM Problems stemming from squirrel-bitten wiring a year ago in Wildomar are causing erratic temperatures readings. While the rest of the inland valleys have registered in the lower 100's the past f ...   August 25, 2009 Triple Digit Heat Set to Return - posted 9:25 PM Strong high pressure building into the region will lead to a triple-digit heat wave in the inland valleys that is set to last into the upcoming weekend. Predictions are for all WeatherCurrents s ...   August 23, 2009 Mid-level Moisture Brings Only Light Showers, Sprinkles Saturday - posted 10:51 AM Monsoonal moisture, absent for much of the summer, showed up suddenly Friday and Saturday, with mostly disappointing results in the parched inland valleys. Sprinkles, light rain and elevated hum ...   August 16, 2009 Longer Term Outlook: Average Fall, Wetter Than Usual Winter Predicted - posted 10:55 AM Longer term predictions from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center show a normal fall ahead, followed by a better than average chance at a wet winter. The major factor cited i ...   August 7, 2009 Inconsistent Wildomar Temperatures - posted 6:38 AM A problem probably related to bad wiring has led to fluctuating temperatures from the Wildomar weather station this summer. We will be troubleshooting and replacing wiring and other affected equ ...   July 31, 2009 WeatherCurrents in the News: Tuesday, July 27, 2009 - posted 7:07 AM An article in The Californian Tuesday by Michael J. Williams mentioned temperatures recorded by WeatherCurrents' Lake Elsinore station. Temperatures have run a couple degrees above normal this su ...   July 1, 2009 Wildomar Weather Station Offline - posted 8:50 AM The Wildomar weather station, which has had periodic problems, has been offline since Sunday morning, June 28th. Although most of the recent problems have been due to the weather computer crashi ...   June 28, 2009 How Often Do Triple-Digit Days Occur? - posted 5:22 PM As summer ramps up in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties, the season of sweltering triple-digit heat waves is here again. With a couple of hot days just recorded at the end o ...   June 4, 2009 Wednesday Thunderstorms Douse Inland Valleys; More Friday? - posted 6:19 AM A rare June thunderstorm brought lightning, thunder, some rain and hail to the inland valleys Thursday morning. Most of the action was in the 11am hour, with rainfall reported in Riverside, Teme ...   May 17, 2009 Sunday Evening 4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Inland - posted 10:18 PM A moderate earthquake near Hawthorne in Los Angeles County was widely felt Sunday evening in much of Western Riverside and Northern San Diego counties, as well as across Southern California. The ...   Second Day of Hundred Degree Temperatures Sunday in Lake Elsinore, Menifee - posted 7:40 PM After a first round of triple-digit heat Saturday, two communities in the middle of Western Riverside county topped the century mark again on Sunday. Menifee led the way on Sunday, with a high t ...   Triple Digit Heat Saturday in Lake Elsinore, Menifee and Hemet - posted 12:10 PM Thermometers topped 100°F in the inland valleys Saturday as a high pressure system fueled hot temperatures. Lake Elsinore led the way with 102°F. Menifee was next, recording a high tem ...   May 14, 2009 Extended Outlook: After Next Week, Rest of May Cooler - posted 7:16 PM After a warmer than normal first half of May, longer term weather models indicate that conditions, especially temperatures, will snap back to seasonal norms after Wednesday or so next week. Dry ...   May 6, 2009 April Recap: Average Despite Extremes But Generally Dry - posted 10:00 PM Despite some hot days exceeding one hundred degrees and a few cold mornings in the inland valleys, on average, April turned up average. Except that the month was dry, continuing a trend that beg ...   April 29, 2009 Grass Fire Burns 205 Acres in French Valley - posted 7:43 AM A grass and brush fire in French Valley burned 205 acres Tuesday afternoon, closing Winchester Road before being contained later the same afternoon. The fire was reported in the 2pm hour and qui ...   April 24, 2009 Power Outage Affects Western Riverside County - posted 6:49 AM A power outage Thursday evening took out power to about 268,000 Edison customers, according to a Valley News story. The affected areas in Riverside County were Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake ...   April 21, 2009 Records Fall Under More Triple Digit Temperatures Monday - posted 7:47 AM An April Heat wave produced its hottest temperatures yet in inland communities Monday. Once again, Riverside led the way among WeatherCurrents stations, with a high of 103.2°F. Temecula rec ...   Wildomar Weather Feed Down - posted 5:51 AM The Wildomar Weather feed has been offline since Saturday night for reasons we're investigating. We hope to have it back up as soon as possible, and appreciate your patience!   April 20, 2009 April Heat Wave Expected to Continue Monday; Temperatures top 100 in Riverside Sunday - posted 6:15 AM Uneven heat scorched the inland valleys one week after Easter. WeatherCurrents' Riverside station stood out, with a maximum reading of 100.1°F for Sunday, April 19th. Temecula also recorded ...   April 14, 2009 Week-ending Spring Showers Mostly Land in San Jacinto, Perris and Menifee Valleys - posted 7:59 AM A weak storm Friday and Saturday left only scattered rainfall across the inland valleys. Friday afternoon and evening proved to be wet in the San Jacinto Valley. WeatherCurrents' Hemet location ...   March 24, 2009 Featured Photo Backlog - posted 10:07 AM As you may have noticed, we've fallen behind on getting fresh featured photos onto WeatherCurrents' sites. WeatherCurrents is maintained by a couple of editors, neither of whom is fortunate enou ...   March 7, 2009 Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday Morning - posted 1:27 PM Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins in most of the United States and Canada on Sunday, March 8th, at 2am. Clocks go forward one hour at 2am, which becomes 3am, resulting in an extra hour of daylig ...   February 18, 2009 Power Outage Takes Down Wildomar Station - posted 9:28 AM A power outage on Monday has temporarily taken down the Wildomar weather station. We'll be restoring service as soon as we're able to.   February 10, 2009 Storm Totals: February 5th-9th, 2009 (updated) - posted 7:46 AM The first full week of February featured three storms that blended into each other at times. The storms left heavy rainfall in the inland valleys, welcome wet weather following a dry January. Du ...   February 9, 2009 Wet February Expected to Continue - posted 6:27 AM What's turned out be a wet first half of February is predicted to continue for the next week and a half, with only brief breaks from showers and clouds. A weak storm is predicted to perhaps take ...   January 23, 2009 Latest January Storm Sputters - posted 8:01 AM Despite predictions at the onset of up to three quarters of an inch, a slow-moving storm has mostly disappointed. Rain totals were near 0.05" or less in most inland communities through Friday mor ...   January 11, 2009 WeatherCurrents in the News: Saturday, January 10th, 2009 - posted 11:47 AM An article in The Californian Saturday by Dave Downey mentioned current rainfall for the season as recorded by WeatherCurrents' Temecula station, also known as TemeculaWeather.com. Although rainf ...   January 8, 2009 Earthquake felt in Southland - posted 8:15 PM A earthquake rated at 4.5 on the Richter scale in magnitude was felt throughout the Southland this evening. The quake was centered 1 mile South of the city of San Bernardino. More data can be ...   January 2, 2009 Site Maintenance Friday Night - posted 5:45 PM WeatherCurrents will be offline for a time Friday night between 10pm and midnight, pacific time. We are upgrading database software on the web server, and appreciate your patience while we do so.   Storm Totals: December 24th-25th, 2008 - posted 4:56 PM The second of two Christmas week storms blew into town late Christmas Eve and left significant rainfall through Christmas Day, continuing a wet December. Despite being the colder of the two stor ...   December 30, 2008 Storm Totals: December 22nd, 2008 - posted 7:39 PM The first official storm of winter arrived just after the solstice, and led to moderate rainfall the Monday before Christmas. Rain began late Monday morning, and continued off and on into the ev ...   December 26, 2008 Freeze Warning for Saturday Morning - posted 8:29 PM A cold air mass over Southern California was helping drive temperatures down below freezing Friday night. Most inland areas were predicted to experience temperatures at or below freezing Saturday ...   December 21, 2008 WeatherCurrents in the News: Sunday, December 21st, 2008 - posted 9:34 AM John Hunneman's column in Southwest County's The Californian Sunday morning focused on the growth and evolution of the WeatherCurrents network. A second column from last week chronicled snowfall ...   December 19, 2008 Storm Totals: December 17th-18th, 2008 - posted 8:09 AM The second strong storm of the week blew into Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving 1-2" inches of rain in most inland locations, and sprinkling some higher locations in Temescal ...   December 18, 2008 Frost Warning for Friday Morning - posted 9:52 PM Temperatures near freezing coupled with dewpoints in the same range should lead to frost tomorrow in many inland communities. Frost sensitive plants should be moved indoors or otherwise protecte ...   December 16, 2008 Storm Totals: December 15th-16th, 2008 (updated) - posted 1:53 PM A strong, cold storm, featuring moderate to heavy rainfall followed by scattered showers, swept through Southern California Monday and Tuesday, leaving between one and three inches of rainfall in ...   December 11, 2008 Storm Totals: November 25th-27th, 2008 - posted 10:38 AM Apologies for the late summarization of this storm, which spanned three days the week of Thanksgiving. The first major storm of the season hit Southern California the week of Thanksgiving. The s ...   November 25, 2008 Heavy Rain Expected Tuesday Night and Wednesday; Showers through Thanksgiving - posted 6:08 AM The first significant storm since May 22nd was poised to enter the region on Tuesday evening, bringing heavy rain through Wednesday morning. The latest predictions were for between one to two in ...   November 24, 2008 Subtropical Tap Could Lead to Heavy Rainfall Tuesday Night and Wednesday - posted 8:47 AM A developing storm over the Pacific was expected to tap subtropical moisture and make landfall by Tuesday night, complicating a Thanksgiving holiday week with heavy rainfall. According to recent ...   November 17, 2008 Monday Morning Earthquake Near Aguanga and Sage Measures 4.1, Folllowed by 3.8 Aftershock (updated) - posted 5:29 AM Residents of the southwestern part of Riverside County were briefly woken early Monday morning to an earthquake, which measured magnitude 4.1 on the richter scale. Two quick jolts marked the q ...   November 16, 2008 Triangle Complex Fire near Corona Blackens Over 10,000 Acres Saturday and Sunday - posted 10:36 AM What started as at least two fires (the Freeway Fire and Landfill Fire) on Saturday morning is now one large wildfire (Triangle Complex) burning in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, ...   November 12, 2008 Storm Totals: November 9th, 2008 - posted 7:02 AM A second weak November storm rolled through Southern California Sunday, leaving very small amounts of light rain in most inland communities. The storm was weaker than the November 4th storm, and ...   November 5, 2008 Storm Totals: November 4th, 2008 (updated) - posted 8:22 AM After a drier than normal summer and early fall, and a sputtering storm last weekend, most inland communities recorded light but significant rainfall Tuesday morning. Fallbrook led the way with ...   November 3, 2008 Weekend Storm Spotty; Another Weak One on The Way - posted 1:42 PM Following a storm which left some sprinkles in some inland spots and some measurable rainfall in one other, a second storm is coming Monday night and Tuesday with a greater chance of rain. There ...   November 1, 2008 Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday - posted 12:01 PM Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour Sunday morning, as Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends for 2008. Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2am Sunday morning, when clocks roll back to 1 ...   October 20, 2008 Wildomar Weather Returns; First Installation of Next Generation Computer - posted 4:30 PM The WeatherCurrents next generation weather data computer was rushed into service this past weekend to resolve a computer failure more than a week ago at the Wildomar weather station. The new co ...   October 17, 2008 Wildomar Weather to be Repaired Saturday - posted 6:38 AM We will be replacing a computer at the Wildomar weather site on Saturday, and the problems of the past couple of weeks should be gone. We apologize for the inconvenience.   October 13, 2008 Wildomar Weather Feed Down - posted 6:17 AM The Wildomar weather feed has been down over the weekend due to a computer failure on site. We'll be addressing the problem either Monday or Tuesday night, which should bring data from the site b ...   October 9, 2008 Thousand Acre Camp Pendleton Fire Sends Smoke East Wednesday - posted 6:38 AM A wildfire on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base Wednesday afternoon charred a thousand acres, according to news reports, and sent smoke eastward across Fallbrook, Rainbow and the Temecula Valley. T ...   September 20, 2008 WeatherCurrents Contributes Hourly Data From Seven More Sites to the National Weather Service - posted 7:12 PM This week WeatherCurrents.com began contributing hourly weather reports for most of the remainder of its local communities in Riverside County to the National Weather Service. The NWS is now rec ...   August 26, 2008 Isolated Thunderstorms Affects Inland Communities Monday; More Coming - posted 8:05 AM A ripple of isolated thunderstorms hit some inland communities Monday afternoon, although none of the 11 WeatherCurrents stations recorded rainfall. Rain was reported in Sun City and in Eastern ...   Wildomar Weather Returns - posted 7:51 AM Repairs to the Wildomar weather station wiring were completed this past Saturday morning and the station returned to the WeatherCurrents network after a ten day outage. Damage from a squirrel le ...   August 20, 2008 Wildomar Weather Station Repairs Scheduled For Saturday - posted 6:13 AM After a resident squirrel feasted on most of the Wildomar weather station's wires more than a week ago, repairs should finally take place on Saturday. The rodent has been evicted from the Wildom ...   August 14, 2008 Rodent Chews Through Wildomar Weather Station Wires - posted 6:14 AM The Wildomar weather station went down early Wednesday morning after sending some spurious data, the result of a rodent chewing through the sensor and power wires at the station. The rodent is b ...   July 29, 2008 Earthquake Rattles Southern California - posted 12:27 PM A magitude 5.4 earthquake rattled the southland at 11:42am this morning. The earthquake was centered about 3 miles west of Chino Hills. There have been no immediate reports of damage due to the q ...   July 23, 2008 Wildomar Equipment Problems - posted 5:48 AM No sooner that the Wildomar weather station got started, we're running into problems with the weather capture computer. The computer on site is intermittently locking up. Unfortunately, it may b ...   July 20, 2008 Wildomar Weather Station Now Online - posted 4:45 PM This afternoon the Wildomar weather station began transmitting data to the WeatherCurrents web server, and became the 12th station in the WeatherCurrents network. The addition of the Wildomar we ...   July 13, 2008 Wildomar Weather Station Installation Upcoming - posted 6:36 PM It was a long time coming, but next Saturday, July 19th, installation will begin on WeatherCurrents' Wildomar weather station. With luck, some of the instruments will be operating by the end of t ...   July 5, 2005 Server Trouble Resolved - posted 1:25 PM The WeatherCurrents server was unresponsive for a couple of hours Tuesday morning, a situation that was resolved around 10am with a server reboot. We apologize to those that were unable to access ...   May 26, 2005 Fog Reported Thursday Morning in Temecula Valley - posted 6:18 AM Dense fog was present in the Temecula Valley early Thursday morning. One report noted poor visibilities on Interstate 15 from south Temecula to the California Oaks exit in Murrieta. The report sa ...   May 22, 2005 Near Triple-Digit Temperatures Scorch Inland Areas - posted 11:31 AM A hot weekend continued Sunday after near-record temperatures in northern San Diego and western Riverside counties Friday and Saturday. Strong high pressure stifled onshore flow and brought condi ...   May 8, 2005 First May Storm Totals; Hemet Over 30 Inches - posted 11:41 AM The first storm of May hit the region Thursday and Friday, leaving variable amounts of rain in Southwest Riverside and Northern San Diego counties. A period of showers on Friday, after the main ...   April 29, 2005 Fallbrook Rainfall Record Surpassed - posted 9:20 AM With 0.98" recorded yesterday in Fallbrook, and 37.28" for the season, 2004-2005 is now the wettest rain season on record. The previous record was 36.85", recorded in 1992-1993 by George F. Em ...   April 26, 2005 Storm Expected Wednesday Evening; Fallbrook Seasonal Record May Fall - posted 9:43 AM Another late season storm is predicted to impact the region Wednesday and Thursday, perhaps depositing a half inch of rain or more in Northern San Diego and Southern Riverside counties. The bulk ...   April 22, 2005 Triple Storm Threat Begins Saturday, Band of Light Showers Friday - posted 10:50 AM A cutoff low, the first of perhaps three storms in the region over the next week, is predicted to bring moderate rainfall to most of Southern California by Saturday afternoon. A band of light, sc ...   April 18, 2005 Drizzle and Light Showers Possible Through Tuesday Morning - posted 9:39 PM An upper level low pressure system may bring drizzle or light showers to the region Monday night and Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service is listing the chance of measurable precipitatio ...   April 8, 2005 Gusty Winds Predicted Through Saturday - posted 2:28 PM Gusty breezes and winds are blowing through southwest Riverside and northern San Diego counties are expected to continue overnight through tomorrow afternoon. The winds are generally coming from ...   April 2, 2005 Daylight Saving Time Begins Tonight - posted 12:35 PM Remember to turn your clocks forward tonight - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am Sunday morning. Two o'clock becomes three o'clock as an hour of daylight is shifted to the evening for the rest o ...   March 29, 2005 Last Week's Rainfall Totals - posted 8:09 AM Weather stations in De Luz led last week's rainfall totals, which added another three quarters of an inch to seasonal rainfall in the area. After the storms, Fallbrook held a narrow lead for the ...   March 23, 2005 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Photos - posted 9:35 PM The Santa Rosa Plateau is home of some of the last remaining natural vernal pools in Southern California, which are swollen this year with more than fifty inches of rainfall. Michael Mojarro visi ...   Seasonal Rainfall Approaching All-Time Records - posted 7:35 AM It's now the second wettest rain season in recorded history in southern California, according to rainfall records in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego. Records for southwestern Riverside County ...   March 21, 2005 Rainfall Totals For Last Weekend (updated) - posted 11:48 PM Lake Elsinore led the rainfall totals for this past weekend's storm. Many inland locations have exceeded 35 inches of rainfall for the season, with Murrieta, Fallbrook and South De Luz all over t ...   March 19, 2005 Rainfall Lighter Than Expected - posted 12:56 PM Rainfall across southern Riverside and northern San Diego counties was lighter than predictions as of mid-day Saturday. Original predictions had called for the main storm energy to pass over the ...   March 10, 2005 Service Outage Resolved - posted 12:51 PM The WeatherCurrents.com web site was down for about an hour today between 11:30am to just after 12:30pm. We apologize to anyone trying to access the web site during that time. The cause of the o ...   March 2, 2005 Weather-related News Stories - posted 7:34 AM Some of the local, weather-related news stories published by local media early this week: Rain-filled Skunk Hollow may remain on display through summer - The Californian, French Valley Cou ...   February 25, 2005 Radio Interview Airs Sunday Morning - posted 7:48 PM John Toman, the owner and operator of WeatherCurrents.com, was interviewed this week for a radio program that will air Sunday morning on KMYT 94.5 and KTMQ 103.3, both Temecula-based stations tha ...   Feature Story Published on February Storms - posted 2:28 PM We've published a feature story this afternoon on the storms of this past week. A few submitted pictures haven't made it into the feature yet, but they'll be processed soon.   Fog Again This Morning - posted 6:11 AM Patchy, low lying fog has been reported again this morning on Interstate 15 between Temecula and Corona. The fog is not as thick or prevalent as yesterday. Fog was also observed south of Temecula ...   February 24, 2005 Lightning Storm Strikes Fallbrook and the Temecula Valley - posted 7:49 PM A thunder and lightning storm has moved quickly southwest across the Temecula Valley tonight into the Fallbrook area, quickly dumping 0.18" of rain in an already soggy south Temecula and another ...   Local Rainfall Totals (updated) - posted 12:58 PM The latest series of storms dropped the most rain to the north and west. Murrieta currently leads the season totals with 34.71". Note that some communities have not had weather stations running t ...   Fog This Morning - posted 6:04 AM There is a report of widespread fog this morning on most of Interstate 15 between Temecula and Corona. Visibilities were estimated at 1/4 to 1/2 mile. Other local areas and freeways are likely to ...   February 23, 2005 Is This Season's Rainfall a Record? - posted 1:33 PM Not quite yet, at least according to records for Los Angeles, which are some of the oldest in the region. Rainfall in downtown Los Angeles has reached 34.36" this morning, the third wettest year ...   February 10, 2005 WeatherCurrents.com System Maintenance - posted 8:15 AM WeatherCurrents.com may be unavailable Friday night between 10pm and 11pm while system maintenance is performed. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. With luck, the neces ...   February 6, 2005 Light Rainfall Across Region - posted 9:02 PM Light rainfall fell sporadically across western Riverside and northern San Diego counties Sunday in February's first rainfall. All WeatherCurrents stations recorded rainfall, and two locations re ...   February 1, 2005 Redesigned News System - posted 4:01 PM As part of ongoing improvements, the news subsystem has been redesigned. The new system allows easy publishing and editing of new items to one, many or all sites. As a result, WeatherCurrents.com ...

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