Wind – January 28, 2025

¡Buenos dias! Widespread NW winds of 15 knots were measured over the southern Sea of Cortez by an Oceansat satellite pass around midnight, and the latest numerical model runs all show similar wind speeds will continue today. We got lucky yesterday and saw significant breaks in the high cloud cover, and infrared satellite loops and forecast models are hinting at the same scenario today. Surface high pressure centered west of the Oregon coast this morning is forecast to build southward to a position several hundred miles west of the northern Baja Peninsula on Wednesday, and this will tighten the surface pressure gradient over BCS with the background NNW flow increasing. Models also suggest sunny skies will return tomorrow, so we’ll also get a significant thermal boost as well. While not a classic norte with the surface high near the 4-corners region of the U.S., we may see low-end norte conditions develop on Wednesday and continue for several days as the surface high remains stationary to our northwest. Models are in good agreement that the surface high will slowly weaken Saturday through Monday, but at this point it looks like we will continue to see ample north background flow through the weekend and into the beginning of next week.

  • Today…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
  • Wednesday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
  • Thursday…Mostly sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
  • Friday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
  • Saturday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph
  • Sunday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph
  • Monday…Sunny. North wind 14-16 mph