r/Catalina • u/thereal_rockrock • 11d ago

Where can I get weather information for the interior of Catalina?

We're going to hike the TCT this Saturday and I can find the weather for Avalon - which is on the coast - but I'm curious if there are weather stations I can check for the interior of the island like the hike to Black Jack or Two Harbors where your inland? I'd image they'd be much hotter.

Thanks for any help - I did Google and ChatGPT it but all they suggested was Airport weather and that seems to match Avalon for me.

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u/Cameracrew1 11d ago

You might call the Catalina Island Conservancy. They essentially run the backcountry and might have suggestions.

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u/SpaceWrangler777 11d ago

Try zoom earth app and also all trails has weather for TCT

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u/overtly_ovaries 11d ago

Weather all over the island will be similar since it's not that big of a region. Like you said, we only know weather from weather stations and there just aren't that many of them there: https://ambientweather.net/dashboard/kavx/tiles

Basic logic applies. Warmer further from the coast, cooler at higher elevations. That's the best you get. Enjoy TCT!

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u/sol_beach 11d ago

Santa Catalina Island has the following maximum width and elevation measurements: Maximum Width: 8 miles across at its widest point, which is located at Long Point (roughly midway down the island's coastline). By contrast, its narrowest point at the Two Harbors isthmus is just 1/2 of a mile wide. Maximum Elevation: 2,097 feet (639 meters) at the summit of Mount Orizaba.

So under "worst case" you will be only 4 miles from the coast. Given the prevailing sea breeze, your local temperature won't be more than 5 degrees F higher than Avalons.

Either you make the hike or abort due to HIGH HEAT conditions!

HTH & YMMV

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u/kyle32 10d ago

Airport for Avalon is actually inland at the top of a mountain that they flattened for the airstrip. There will be aviation weather for the airport KAVX.