Notice how smooth the marine layer is out at sea and the eddies at the coast. That's pretty typical, and it's caused by the air movement past Point Conception to the north.
What's interesting, though is that batch of clouds over eastern San Diego and western Imperial counties. There is a plume of moist air flowing from southwest to northeast which is, of course, not seen in this visible satellite image. When that moist air hits the mountains it is lifted up and those clouds are formed. The sharp beginning of the cloud formation and the degree to which it streams to the northeast suggests that the air is quite moist and that the upper level air stream is moving pretty fast. The limits of the cloud formation also illustrate that the plume of moisture is quite narrow. I love stuff like this.
If it bores you, you can just scroll down and read about the cat.
Perhaps Molly would thank you being her publicist?
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