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I don't think most people really know what the marine layer is like. Even thought I love thunderstorms, there is nothing like a SoCal summer.
Gentle clouds roll in during the evening to tuck you in at night like a blanket. The nights pleasantly cool, to where you can keep the windows open and be ever so comfortable. The perfect temperature air caressing your skin, so smooth, so soft.
Goldilocks humidity with dewpoints in the high 50's to low 60s and temps the same.
As morning comes, a gentle filtered light through the clouds in the morning, no harsh sun to wake you abruptly. Then as the day goes on, the warm sun gently peeking through the clouds in a heavenly golden glow.
The filtered light crescendoing throughout the day, with a warm afternoon, then as twilight approaches, the marine layer slowly reforming, again readying to tuck you back in, for a comfy nights sleep.
Southern California summers are truly a paradise.
Wow!!!! This is the most amazing description of a southern California summer I have ever read!
I enjoy the cooler temperatures in the morning and evenings that accompany the marine layer. I also enjoy the sun and sometimes warmer temperatures(nothing remotely oppressive though) that come after the marine layer burns off, generally a very comfortable overall experience as opposed to the downpours that happen in the Southeast and the general steam bath conditions that occur after the passing of these storms.
I also like driving down the coast, especially the central coast around Big Sur, where the marine layer kind of filters up the cliffs and it creates a kind of unique coastal experience along the cliffside roads and landscapes.
I'd hardly call the marine layer "gloomy"(it generally burns off quickly and is a very light "cover"), coastal California is generally sunny enough even with the marine layer people.
SoCal peaks in meteorological autumn though. Plenty of time for them.
True, but the sun angle and light is different then. Shorter days in Autumn. Think I prefer our cool Autumn days and nights as we get all the warmth we need in summer. Most of us are ready for Autumn and excited to see it roll in come October.
I'd hardly call the marine layer "gloomy"(it generally burns off quickly and is a very light "cover"), coastal California is generally sunny enough even with the marine layer people.
I was in San Fransisco for about 3-4 days during July 1973. It was quite gloomy for our entire stay, even though as we came in through Berkely it was still a glorious 88 degree day. A few miles later, a few days of 62 with fog and drizzle.
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Originally Posted by tommyFL
Nimbocumulus? No such thing.
Cumulonimbus.
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Reason: Combining into prior short post.
Thunderstorms
Marine layer similar to the Peruvian coast is disgusting, very high humidity with almost no rainfall at all
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