It was sunny at our elevation when I stepped outside just before 7:30am on Monday but a heavy marine layer had created a wall of clouds between us and the Port of Los Angeles below us. Starting the day with a marine layer is a good thing as it helps to keep our peak afternoon temperature down.
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The cloud cover topped out below our elevation, which is about 830 feet above sea level. The garden glowed in the sun's filtered light.
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This is the view looking northeast
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And this was the view looking southeast. The harbor below was invisible.
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I assumed that the marine layer was moving out but less than half an hour later we were socked in.
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This is roughly the same view as shown in my first photo. The blue sky was gone and the sun's glow wasn't discernible but my plants stood out against the pale gray clouds.
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The house across the canyon, visible in the second photo above, could no longer be seen
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A fuzzier view looking southeast
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The fog wasn't so thick that I couldn't see in front of me so I proceeded with my morning walk, twice around the large circle that makes up our neighborhood. This is the view as I walked up hill toward a neighbor's 2 large trees, recently pruned.
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The longer the marine layer remains intact, the lower the afternoon temperature is likely to be. Unfortunately, this one cleared relatively quickly. Our temperature later that afternoon peaked just below 90F/32C. Yesterday, with no visible marine layer, it was over 80F by 8am and the afternoon temperature peaked at 94F/34C. It remains to be seen what today will bring. All things considered, we've been luckier this summer than many other areas that historically run cooler than we do.
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