Midwinter Heat Wave
Feb. 4th, 2026 08:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerThe unseasonably warm weather from last week has, as forecast, continued into this week. While much of the country has been in the grips of frigid cold weather and seen unusual snow— it legit snowed in Savannah, Georgia, and flurries were seen as far south as Tampa, Florida— out here in the western US we've had sunny days with temperatures well above normal. You could even say, The West is the Best.
Yesterday here in Sunnyvale the weather report says the temperature reached a high of 71° F (almost 22 C). It didn't feel quite that warm when I went out for lunch at 12:15 but I did drive with the top down on the convertible anyway. And today and tomorrow the forecast predicts it'll get a smidge warmer, at 72°F (22C) both days.
Oh, and you think it's warm here? Coastal Southern California is running up to 10 degrees warmer. The forecast in San Diego today is 82°. In the desert southwest it's even warmer. Phoenix, Arizona is forecast to reach 84° today.
Despite the warm weather it's not pool chairs and piña coladas for me. I mean, I've still got to work. And it's cool in the mornings and evenings. Plus, it looks like next week we'll be back to weather closer to seasonal averages with chances of rain in the forecast, too.
Yesterday here in Sunnyvale the weather report says the temperature reached a high of 71° F (almost 22 C). It didn't feel quite that warm when I went out for lunch at 12:15 but I did drive with the top down on the convertible anyway. And today and tomorrow the forecast predicts it'll get a smidge warmer, at 72°F (22C) both days.
Oh, and you think it's warm here? Coastal Southern California is running up to 10 degrees warmer. The forecast in San Diego today is 82°. In the desert southwest it's even warmer. Phoenix, Arizona is forecast to reach 84° today.
Despite the warm weather it's not pool chairs and piña coladas for me. I mean, I've still got to work. And it's cool in the mornings and evenings. Plus, it looks like next week we'll be back to weather closer to seasonal averages with chances of rain in the forecast, too.
