This morning and through lunch it was drop dead gorgeous in Pasadena -- not a drop of smog, mountains visible past Big Bear, light Santa Ana wind coming down from the passes. Low 70s. From Angeles Crest Highway above La Canada I could see the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Then I drove to Burbank for a PM meeting. At the Eagle Rock pass on the 134 there was suddenly a marine inversion white haze. Visibility disappeared and it got cooler (top down, of course). I thought "This is impossible meteorology -- someone has put a powerful drug in the office cooler and I am going to die on the road today." Returned to Pasadena and the inversion had made it to there. Check brain function -- OK!

 

Wow, today's even clearer. From the top of Mt. Wilson I saw the twin observatory domes of the Keck telescopes atop Maunea Kea on the big island of Hawaii.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Raptor
[B]Wow, today's even clearer.

 

Is it weird everywhere? It is 65+ here in cheeseland today, normally it'd be snowing (or at least bitchin cold) by now.

 

here in NJ
it's warm one day cold the next...the weather has been all over the place....everyone has been getting sick cause of it

 

nice and cozy in the bay area...60s-70s, foggy in the morning, had a couple rainy days.

HOWEVER!!! yesterday i was driving in the santa cruz mountains and the clouds were moving westwards over the summit.

 

Whoa, now I see the Temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

 

It's always really clear after a storm. The weather down here in the south bay has been pretty crappy. Morning marine layer finally burning off to hazy afternoon sunshine. Damn, I sound like a weatherman.

 

I guess when we have nothing left to talk about there still is the weather.

 

Forecast for tonight: Dark. Followed in the morning by widely scattered light!