Carolyne Corelis
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There’s now a 63% chance of “very strong” conditions, meaning that tropical Pacific waters may warm above 2 degrees Celsius between November and January.
Kori Suzuki for KPBS / California Local
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Forecasters expect 8 to 14 storms will form in the Atlantic between June 1 and November 30. But the danger is more serious than the numbers suggest. -
For Wednesday through Friday, forecasters expect low clouds and fog for the coast and valleys and high temperatures within a few degrees of normal. -
For months, temperatures all along the West Coast have risen 3 to 4 degrees above normal. Now, Scientists say a separate heat wave is forming hundreds of miles off the Pacific coast and are monitoring whether the two heat waves could merge. -
Coastal areas will remain in the upper 60s, while inland valleys may see cooler, cloudier days starting Tuesday. Cool weather, a deep marine layer, and breezy conditions are expected in the mountains and deserts. -
At least 66 tornado reports were submitted across multiple states on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. -
Authorities in the U.S. territory of Northern Mariana Islands are just beginning to assess the damage from Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Power was out and many of the roads were impassable across Saipan, the largest of the islands. -
Highs on Monday are expected to be a few degrees cooler, while Tuesday should be a degree or two warmer in some inland locations. Rain is in the early forecast beginning Friday and could last though the weekend, the NWS said. A half-inch or more could fall by next Sunday. -
Though precipitation to date has been near average, much of it fell as rain rather than snow. Then March’s record-breaking heat melted most of the snow that remains. The state’s major reservoirs are nevertheless brimming above historic averages and are flirting with capacity, and a smattering of snow, rain and thunderstorms are dousing last month’s heat wave. -
A record-shattering heat wave is rapidly melting California’s snowpack. The early melt means less water when the state needs it most.
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