Dear WeatherCat observers of the changing seasons,
About an hour ago as I type, the earth passed through the Autumnal Equinox, so we are now officially in Autumn. Normally, Autumn doesn't take hold in California for at least another month. However, the extreme heat and low humidities of this Summer have taken a real toll on the trees that don't get some extra water. As a result, some of the trees are already starting to turn. Here is a group of red and yellow leaves:
Here is a tree that always looks splendid in the fall turning much earlier than I can ever remember:
Autumn is normally a time when thoughts turn to cooler weather, but that's not the case in California. Storms that start to pass into Washington and Oregon generate off-shore winds like the famous
"Santa Anas" of Southern California. The
Climate Predication Center is forecasting above normal temperatures for California out to 14 days. As a result, one can expect more trees shed their leaves in exhaustion and that air conditioners will still be working hard into the middle of October.
Cheers, Edouard
P.S. So does anybody else have some autumn photos that they would like to share?