El Niño Risin’, “Cal Niño” persists; another comet passes over Tucson?

“I think a year ago I sent you the early alert that Eel Ninyo is coming!!! Well, I think I was about 1 year early … the real deal seems to be gearing up for a more major appearance this year … check it out: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/MJO/enso.shtml “My fingers are crossed for a much more typical… Continue reading El Niño Risin’, “Cal Niño” persists; another comet passes over Tucson?

Cloud stories, continued

Our last cloud chapter was rudely interrupted by drought, with the last “rain”, an embarrassing one,  of just 0.01 inches here in Sutherland Heights a week ago.  Areas around us, of course, got more.   Today’s weather…. Well, its no fun telling folks what they already know, but will say it looks tentatively, relying on… Continue reading Cloud stories, continued

“Volcano” erupts north of the Tucson Mountains; California Niño, too, along the Cal coast

The documentary photos, below, of  a modest-looking Cumulus congestus cloud yesterday afternoon that lept up to the stratosphere in the 20 minutes that cloud maven person wasn’t watching.  Yours truly, while videoing it from start to finish, only got two still shots in those 20 min due to a distraction1; was not taking photos of… Continue reading “Volcano” erupts north of the Tucson Mountains; California Niño, too, along the Cal coast