Yesterday: a rare drizzle occurrence in the morning and later, gorgeous Cumulus-filled skies

First of all, Happy New Year to both readers! Thanks for hanging in there. The weather ahead… before a long diatribe about drizzle, followed by some pretty pictures with explanations: Some picaresque Cirrus later today. Looks like next chance for rain is around the 10th-11th of Jan. A rare drizzle occurrence Cloud maven juniors were… Continue reading Yesterday: a rare drizzle occurrence in the morning and later, gorgeous Cumulus-filled skies

“Plenty more where that came from”

The models are showing a lot of rain ahead over the next two weeks–see farther down.  In the meantime, this: 6:44 AM:  back side of last rain blob passing over Catalina now.  That should be it for today and the next several days. It was STILL raining when I got up at 3:40 AM, another… Continue reading “Plenty more where that came from”

Rain totals and some cloud shots and a bright rainbow

Pima County has a rolling archive of 24 h rainfall.  Below under “Table” are those totals as of yesterday, at 4 PM AST, probably that 24 h period capturing the full storm.  Here in Catalina, with another 0.21 inches after 5 AM, our 24 h total ended up at 0.96 inches; 0.98 inches at Sutherland… Continue reading Rain totals and some cloud shots and a bright rainbow

Dark clouds but no rain yesterday. What happened?

Quick answer:  1) drops too small to coalesce and form ones bigger ones ; 2) no ice in ’em, for the most part. Read below if you want a LONG discussion about yesterday; dull photos way below Let’s talk about it, though probably more than you want to.  You’re probably a little down because it… Continue reading Dark clouds but no rain yesterday. What happened?

So Seattle

Seattle nostalgia part Got a little homesick yesterday with the weather the way it was here in Catalina.  Well, after 32 years in Seattle it seemed like home.  The dank, gray, low-hanging, lifeless, overcast skies of Stratus and Stratocumulus clouds hour after hour (spoken with emphasis on each descriptor using a whiney kind of emotional… Continue reading So Seattle

Colorful

Both the rainbow last evening, and in a momentary language lapse below…. A once-severe severe thunderstorm with warnings out at one time, whimpered into Catalina last evening giving us just sprinkles or, in aviation parlance, “RW–” (meaning, “very light rain shower”) And long with it, one of our memorable sunset views of the rocky faces… Continue reading Colorful

First “storm” in the series, a trace of rain!

While taking the dogs out for their daily jaunt over the equestrian trails hereabouts yesterday morning, I was fortunate enough to experience several tiny drops of rain at 7:10 AM.  Rubbed a couple off the dusty car windows to be sure it was happening, it was THAT slight!   It lasted for maybe 15 minutes.… Continue reading First “storm” in the series, a trace of rain!