Catalina WY progress report; Cal WY update, too, since I grew up in Cal

I thought you’d like to see this: Doesn’t look promising for much rain here in Catalina in March, however.  No rain in sight through the next 10 days at least. Let’s check our 7 inches with what’s happening upwind, say, in CALIFORNIA, and see if there’s been any drought relief there, through February,  via the… Continue reading Catalina WY progress report; Cal WY update, too, since I grew up in Cal

Last coupla days of March 2016 to feature strong rain threat in Catalina!

Imagine,  rain!  Yep, that’s right.  You heard it first here, right or wrong, as we like to say, over and over again because we can’t think of anything else. After a couple of minutes of intense scrutiny, cloud maven person has decided to wake up and go blogulent that the computer prog showing a huge… Continue reading Last coupla days of March 2016 to feature strong rain threat in Catalina!

A nice white Lemmon

Been dreaming about a white Lemmon for quite awhile, ever since the New Year’s Eve snowstorm here.  Finally got one yesterday, as we saw.   Here are a few extra Lemmons for you: Yesterday’s clouds (includes photo of a small, cute dog)   Looking closer, I hope you recorded the slight fall streaks (fallstreifen, ger.)… Continue reading A nice white Lemmon

Cirrus enigma; medium-sized Cumulus clouds snow away

First, you should always begin your day, not with the breakfast of champions, but by reviewing the prior day’s clouds in the University of Arizona time lapse movie.    Here’s what you will see: Lots of Cirrus, varies species, Altocumulus, Cirrocumulus, a high temperature contrail go through some Cirrocumulus just after 4 PM, and flocks of… Continue reading Cirrus enigma; medium-sized Cumulus clouds snow away

Light shower with graupel falls on Catalina Mountains!

Happened around noon yesterday.  I could see it from here that the shaft consisted of graupel mixed with some rain.   Nice video of this exceptionalism-of-the-day event here from the U of AZ. Its interesting to me, and to you, too, most likely, was that yesterday it was asserted here that there would be no ice… Continue reading Light shower with graupel falls on Catalina Mountains!

The first of many cloud blobs in the days ahead, some rain-filled, passes over during the night

Here it is.  You may need an optical enhancement tool to see the radar echo speck nearest Catalina, and its not the one nearest the arrowhead below, but continue in that direction: You can also check on all the rain  that  fell overnight in the region  here, courtesy of Pima County ALERT rain gauges.  BTW,… Continue reading The first of many cloud blobs in the days ahead, some rain-filled, passes over during the night

Not to worry; plenty of model rain still ahead in models

1While several inches of model2 rain has occurred in Catalina and in the nearby mountains this month, most of which cloud-maven person has festooned his blog with model panels of, there really hasn’t been any ACTUAL rain. But having said that, there is even MORE model rain ahead, some beginning tomorrow in these parts.  Tomorrow’s… Continue reading Not to worry; plenty of model rain still ahead in models

System vanquishes sun for three days! Produces 2.28 inches in The Heights!

While on the first day, January 29th, the sun was only blocked by mid-level clouds, the rainy ones on January 30th and 31st provided a rain amount to remember here in the Sutherland Heights (and elsewhere–numerous records broken),  2.28 inches recorded over 24 h ending at 7 AM for the past three days,  beginning with… Continue reading System vanquishes sun for three days! Produces 2.28 inches in The Heights!

On your mark, get set, (pause) RAIN!!!! (screaming here)

a lot….beginning tomorrow afternoon or evening, not today.  Today is “pause” day.  Also, its trash day today here in Catalina, mentioned here as a public service. Slow moving,  sub-tropical  system to drop several inches of water content in rain/snow in mountains, sez our best model, that run by the U of AZ.  Thank you, U… Continue reading On your mark, get set, (pause) RAIN!!!! (screaming here)

Computer computations continuing to ____________

I wanted to add some suspense to this blog today, and to enhance readership beyond one,  I would do like TEEVEE news and weathercasters do who get people to hang around by saying silly things like: “Will it rain for the Arizona fubball game tomorrow? We’ll tell you at 11” when an answer consisting of… Continue reading Computer computations continuing to ____________