Category: Altostratus clouds

Rain piling up; 3.4 inches already on Ms. Lemmon, more elsewhere!

And,  will there be a tornado today, too?  Arcus cloud almost a certainty.    Get cameras ready!    Read on…farther down. 4 (FOUR!)  inches  at Park Tank, Reddington Pass area by 6 AM ! Incredible for so early in the storm!  Check more  totals out from your friendly Pima County ALERT regional gauges.    Mods on track to… Continue reading Rain piling up; 3.4 inches already on Ms. Lemmon, more elsewhere!

Rain changes to snow; 2 inch snow depth in the Heights

The total was likely more, but at 3:30 AM it was 1.5  to 2 inches in the deepest spots, and likely had melted down to those levels overnight.  One report, down Swan and Golder Ranch Dr way, was 3 inches on a deck after midnight!  And its so pretty with all the Christmas lights around!… Continue reading Rain changes to snow; 2 inch snow depth in the Heights

Seattle comes to Catalina

Friends, arriving this afternoon from Seattle for a sunny and warm couple of vacation days, will find that Catalina weather today is exactly like the weather they left in Seattle; poor Tommy and Patty. Clouds will fill in as the day goes on,  becoming pretty cloudy at times, especially in the afternoon hours.   They … Continue reading Seattle comes to Catalina

Frosty, the Lemmon

When one first encounters this title with its unexpected play on words, we wonder what the author had in mind.   Of course, most of us know that at Christmastime, we are often regaled by a Christmas tune called, “Frosty the Snowman1“.   But here, we are surprised as we continue reading the title that instead… Continue reading Frosty, the Lemmon

“Front Light”; compare to Bud Light

Front will roar across like a mouse, not a lion, as hoped for a few days ago.  Not too many rain “calories” in it.  Measurable rain will still occur, starting sometime between 9 AM and 10 AM AST–oops. raining now at 7:10 AM!   Check out U of AZ model for rain timing.   First drops fall… Continue reading “Front Light”; compare to Bud Light

Rain continues to fall in Catalina on the 13th

Today is the 9th. Great news!  Another decent rain assured now sa the models have converged on rain here on the 12th during a nice, and very sharp cold front passage, those in which the temperature can fall from a toasty 60s to 43 F over an hour along with a withshift to the NW… Continue reading Rain continues to fall in Catalina on the 13th

Big virga, but no drops here

Flash:  Plethora of storms lining up for Catalina  during the rest of December.  Spring wildflower seeds take note.  Expecting to see a little snow here, too, in one of those–happens about once a year at our elevation (3,000 to 3500 feet), btw, so its not terribly unusual.) The first one, on December 12th, is in… Continue reading Big virga, but no drops here

Clouds drop 0.01 inches in Catalina! Nice sunrise, too, yesterday

Of course, only CLOUDS can rain, so the title is a little silly, but it sounded more dramatic like that.  This is the first measurable rain, it fell between 9 and 10 PM here,  in EIGHT weeks! And you could sure smell that special fragrance from the ground and desert vegetation as soon as you… Continue reading Clouds drop 0.01 inches in Catalina! Nice sunrise, too, yesterday

Heavy Altostratus to bring sprinkles-its-not-drizzle (educational title)

Also, lotta footnotes today. Beginning to wonder, with all the middle cloud thickness out there over and SW of Baja that’s headed this way if we won’t get sprinkles that produce a little measurable rain later today or overnight…. Models beginning to wetten things up here as well, like that Enviro Can model that sees… Continue reading Heavy Altostratus to bring sprinkles-its-not-drizzle (educational title)