6:27 am PDT-
Aircraft are departing east over land (Inglewood) this morning at LAX
@flyLAXairport
-
Planes almost always take off and land INTO the wind..
The circulation around approaching
#Hilary
will be generating NE-E winds today-
Flight delays may ensue as a result of the
More on Mars-It’ll be brilliant tonight with the naked eye..but even better with a telescope..
Image from
@NASA
The “average” distance between Mars & Earth is 140 million miles-However, because both orbit the sun at different speeds and have elliptical orbits..we get tonight🙌🏼
A mini city has been established on the south side of the Camarillo Airport..These are our brave and heroic first responders battling the
#WoolseyFire
They are camping out, getting meals and their briefings..We are grateful!
@LACoFireAirOps
@LACOFD
@LAFD
@VCFD
@FOXLA
1pm PDT-
Strong cross winds at LAX with the center of
#Hilary
approaching from the south:
Currently 320°
11 Knots Gusting 17 Knots..
According to
@flightaware
79 flights cancelled
239 flights delayed
(Combined arrivals & departures)
Mostly due to weather issues here at
Said good-bye to
#SkyFOX
today as
@Stu_Mundel
takes over! He’s beyond the best and will make our aerial coverage at
@FOXLA
@GDLA
better than any station in L.A.
Significant tropical rain possible across all of Southern California this weekend into early next week….
Tropical Storm Hilary off the coast of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and then move north along the coast of Baja towards SoCal - More updates coming..
Our flag & all that it symbolizes... 9/11
#NeverForget
Non-US citizens came into our country..trained on our soil and killed nearly 3000 of our people.. Today is a day of remembrance & SERVICE - Instead of protesting-let’s get out an serve our nation in a positive way🙏🏼🇺🇸
Dockweiler State Beach near LAX..
Trailers have been set up in anticipation for the need to quarantine COVID-19 patients who can’t stay in their home or don’t have one 🙏🏼
@FOXLA
The Southern Cali Alps...
Nope...Our San Gabriel Mountains after a fantastic February of snow..
Statewide, our snowpack is 144% of the average for February 21 (yesterday)
@FOXLA
@GDLA
Been flying since 1998 and will continue to do so at times- but so happy about being able to share my passion for weather with you all on a full-time basis 🙏🏼⛈
He may be sometimes...but after decades in the sky,
@RICKatFOX
will be moving more permanently inside the studio (his choice).
We look forward to his continued reports from our weather wall & his contributions to live breaking news coverage.
The
#747
still flies! There are no longer any American commercial carriers that fly the “queen of the skies”..but a handful still fly in and out of
@flyLAXairport
..like
@lufthansa
-Snow capped San Gabriel Mountains on a day in L.A. that reached 79°
@NWSLosAngeles
A stunning animation from this morning’s GOES West satellite shows California’s deep snowpack. Statewide, it currently stands at 153% of the April 1 average..This week’s US Drought Monitor showed California entirely drought-free for the first time since December 2011
@FOXLA
Due to the increasing southeasterly (offshore) winds at LAX ahead of the approaching Low pressure system, the “reverse operations” pattern has been employed..Aircraft are taking off over Inglewood/405 Freeway/SoFi Stadium INTO the wind - The rains are next ! Allow yourself extra
Two of our fallen heroes - Killed in the cowardly
#KabulAttack
protecting and serving our nation and the innocent Afghans - We honor you and mourn with your family RIP 🙏🏽🇺🇸
4:11 pm PST
Looking south across our San Bernardino Mountains..
A spectacular stratiform cap cloud covering Mount San Gorgonio with a solid deck of cirrostratus aloft..
Our atmosphere in play...
@FOXLA
@NWSSanDiego
Get ready Southern California…
The most recent system was just a warm-up to what is forecast. Rain is possible each day starting tomorrow continuing through NEXT Friday -This map shows the quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) through 4pm Friday Feb 9. Over 5” of rain is
Thank YOU so much Jillian for always supporting me and giving me the confidence to get in front of the camera! You were an integral part of my village and I will be forever grateful 🙏🏼
Years after
@askjillian
called out surf organizers on the beach in Huntington for equal pay for female surfers..history was made yesterday when Caroline Marks pocketed $100K (the SAME as the men’s winner) 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Congratulations Caroline Marks, 2019
#BoostMobilePro
#GoldCoast
Champion! 🏆
Youngest on Tour, first CT win, first final, first event of season, new
@jeep
leader & first woman to win the $100K purse. 👏
@BoostAus
Sorry I missed this one mom 🙏🏽😔....I didn’t see it..your last one to me...
God we could use you in our circle right now - missing your presence beyond every day
What a day L.A.! Clear skies, great visibility and snow capped mountains…From the slopes to the shore..It’s all code four!
At 1pm PST it was 67° in Downtown L.A., Van Nuys and Chino
@FOXLA
Although destructive and frightening..hurricanes are one way our atmosphere balances itself out by transporting some of the excess heat and moisture from the tropics poleward where there is a deficit..
#HurricaneFlorerence
from Astronaut Ricky Arnold aboard the ISS
@FOXLA
@GDLA
The last
#SuperBloom
of our state’s flower was the spring of 2017..I captured this image then from
#SkyFOX
over the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve near Lancaster-The poppies are already exploding across the hills & should eventually bloom in the Antelope Valley..
@FOXLA
How awesome is
@JetBlue
for flying in firefighters from all over the country at no charge so they can pay their respects for their fallen brother
@lbfd
Captain David Rosa: “Jet Blue is offering free fights to Long Beach for any sworn firefighter in the U.S. to attend...”-
@FOXLA
We are 48 hours away L.A.!
#SolarEclipse
#SolarEclipse2024
Skies should be CLEAR across all of Southern California on Monday -
10:06 am PDT - Begin
11:12 am PDT - Peak
12:22 pm PDT - End
While a swath of the U.S. to our east (weather permitting) will see a TOTAL eclipse, here
The year without a winter..Super Bowl Sunday-February 4th reaches 81 in L.A..It was the 7th of the last 8 days that reached 80 or above in L.A...and NO measurable rain since January 9
@FOXLA
@GDLA
The coldest in over 3 years L.A.!
This morning’s temperature dropped to 38°. This is the coldest it’s been since January 1 & 2 of 2019 (also 38°)
@FOXLA
@GDLA
Our city..
Today..6:05 am PDT..
Shallow marine layer..
This pattern produced a big disparity in temperatures from the cactus to the coast today..
70° at the beach..82° in L.A...100°+ inland..
@FOXLA
@GDLA
@NWSLosAngeles
Good Sunday morning everyone from
@flyLAXairport
!
Reverse ops in full play today with the approaching low pressure system-Remember, air flows from higher pressure towards lower pressure - Winds are out of the east (blowing from the east towards the west) this morning at KLAX
I am issuing a
#SunsetAlert
Southern California! High cirrus clouds streaming across the region should make for a gorgeous January evening sky -
Los Angeles sunset time: 4:58 pm PST
A whopping 4.10” of rain was recorded in Downtown Los Angeles yesterday (USC Campus) - This was not only a daily record for February 4, but also exceeded the 30-year average precipitation (3.64”) that the city receives during the entire MONTH of February -
#AtmosphericRiver
6:59 am PDT
3.19.24
The last sunrise of winter from my weather observation deck at
@flyLAXairport
-
Spring officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere this evening at 8:06 pm PDT-
This is the earliest
#VernalEquinox
in the U.S. in 128 years-
#Spring
#SpringEquinox
#CaWx
The hearse carrying the flag draped coffin of fallen
@VENTURASHERIFF
Sergeant Ron Helus arrives at the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office ..The sergeant died a hero saving patrons at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks where a mass shooting was occurring
@FOXLA
Today is
#WorldAdoptioDay
Grateful this amazing soul and my dad Jack Dickert took me in - Two college kids conceived me..Jack and my mom here raised me...❤️🙏🏼