"The June Gloom"

 

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"Marine Layer" - Santa Monica Beach The "May Gray" and the "June Gloom" or sometimes referred to as the "Marine Layer" is a common weather phenomenon during the late spring and early summer months here in southern California. The "Marine Layer" is most often a result of air passing over cool coastal waters towards the coast, developing a layer of cool air, referred to as the "Marine Layer.                      Moisture is added to this layer as it passes over coastal waters and fog or coastal                      Stratus clouds may form beneath the inversion layer. Often during the spring and summer time... a weak circulation "low pressure" develops in the vicinity of Catalina Island. This feature is known as the "Catalina Eddy". This feature will circulate moist air toward the coast over cool waters. The moist air will cool and condense below the inversion layer and will form Status clouds.                      Many times during the months of May and especially during the month of June...                      this pattern will be stubborn and hold for several consecutive days. This will result                      in a pattern of low clouds and fog that never burn off (even during the afternoon hours).                      This is pattern is often referred to as the "June Gloom". A couple of examples of the "June Gloom"