Atmospheric Rivers Forecast for U.S. West Coast

The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, or CW3E, issued this outlook for Atmospheric Rivers on October 18, 2021.

Active weather is forecast to continue, bringing multiple landfalling ARs to the U.S. West Coast

  • The first AR is forecast to make landfall over Northern California on Tuesday evening, bringing moderate to strong AR conditions to the region
  • The second AR is forecast to make landfall on Thursday and is forecast to be stronger and last longer than the first AR