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Windy Conditions In SoCal But We're Thankful It's No #Bombcyclone
A screenshot of a GIF released by the National Weather Service of conditions on Saturday, Jan. 29.
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Southern Californians will be going about Saturday under mostly cloudy skies, with highs of around 70 degrees across the region.
The Santa Ana's are expected to keep blowing in L.A. County mountains and in the Santa Clarita Valley until about noon. Those gusts are forecast to reach up to 50 mph.
And on the coast in the Santa Monica Mountains and up into Ventura County, winds up to 40 mph will stick around until 4 p.m.
Expect the clouds to clear as the day goes on.
Gusty #SantaAnaWinds will continue for the LA Mtns, the Ventura Valleys and the Santa Clarita Valley tonight through noon Sat. Other areas will see decreasing winds through tonight. #CAwx #SoCal pic.twitter.com/ESKhYyQ9Kk
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) January 29, 2022
One silver lining is that because of the recent rainfall, there's been no red flag fire warnings, at least yet.
Another thing to be thankful for, we aren't facing a #bombcyclone! That's what they're calling the expected massive snowfall in the Northeast.
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Latest satellite imagery depicts the center of low-pressure somewhere southeast of Nantucket where cloud cover is minimal. pic.twitter.com/P7EMuK05sW
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 29, 2022
The National Weather Service in Boston is reporting Saturday that wind gusts there are making it hard to accurately measure snowfall so far. They already have reports of more than a foot of snow in parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Throughout the region, people are being asked not to travel if it's not absolutely necessary.
Nor’Easter bombing out bringing epic #blizzard to the Northeast. pic.twitter.com/tcR5mp5v6r
— US StormWatch (@US_Stormwatch) January 29, 2022
We surveyed the California transplants in our newsroom Friday and most agreed that we collectively do not miss the seasons.
Us: The scene at Venice Beach on Saturday, Jan. 29.
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Them: The scene in Somerville, Mass. on Saturday, Jan.29.
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That said, I'll admit to missing winter, and even blizzards. What can I say, I'm pro-snow.
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