Category: Cirrus clouds

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Rain today, clouds yesterday

Yep, that’s right, rain IS imminent!  In case you forgot what they looked like, there’ll be a display of “hydrometeors” before 7 AM here in Catalina.  Should last the whole morning at least.  If you don’t believe me and think I just made this up, go here. BTW, “hydrometeors”; what real meteorologists, well, maybe pretentious ones,… Continue reading Rain today, clouds yesterday

Boffo storm bops Burbank before belting Benson

…and the rest of Arizona tomorrow.    Actually, at this hour, 5 AM, the storm coming here has not yet gotten to Burbank.   Its only close.   But, people get excited when you say things like that in the title, and that’s what we’re about here, weather excitement, not accuracy excitement. Weather excitement? Take… Continue reading Boffo storm bops Burbank before belting Benson

Backspin ending; upper low moving off to east as big trough barges into West Coast

You can see all the action described above here and here:  first the water vapor loop from the Huskies’ Weather Deparment that lets you see ALL the action, dry and moist air moving around, and then from this IPS Meteostar loop, you can drill down and see the clouds with the itty bitty radar echoes they produced… Continue reading Backspin ending; upper low moving off to east as big trough barges into West Coast

Cirrus, maybe some lenticulars, and dust ahead

In case you missed it, the thin layers of Altocumulus clouds provided a bit of a sunset “bloom” around 6:30 PM AST yesterday.   Here’s what yesterday looked like, and I am doing this because I have a strong feeling some of you like to live in the past, like I do when I think… Continue reading Cirrus, maybe some lenticulars, and dust ahead

Plethora of storms ahead; Catalina snow day still being foretold for Feb. 25th which is only nine days away now!

To help understand that odd word, “plethora” in the title in case you are befuddled by it, I have added a YouTube teaching module to help you out:   “What is a ‘plethora’?” Well, one of the great model runs of our time has come out once again last night after yesterday’s great model run of… Continue reading Plethora of storms ahead; Catalina snow day still being foretold for Feb. 25th which is only nine days away now!

Snow day February 25th; “webby” Cirrus

Remember, whether it happens or not, you heard about it FIRST here!  Tell your friends. Was pretty excited to see this 500 millibar map (about 15,000 to 20,000 feet above sea level) for the morning of February 25th below from our friends at IPS Meteostar.  Pretty cool, eh?  This from the model run based on… Continue reading Snow day February 25th; “webby” Cirrus

Pomp and circumstance, but only a hundredth

“Pomp”, in the form of some thunder and lightning, and a few hail stones between 10 and 10:30 PM AST; “circumstance” with a pretty strong trough going by.   But they only delivered a hundredth of an inch of rain at the ground here in Catalina.  I guess the bugs will be satisfied, but it… Continue reading Pomp and circumstance, but only a hundredth

“And I think its going to rain today”

Well, how can we forget that mournful Leonard Cohen song?  And the sweet rendition of that tune by Judy Collins?  It was played a lot in Seattle, of course, where I’m from.  But, it also looks like it might be apt for late today right here in Catalina.  Check out this “incoming” here from the… Continue reading “And I think its going to rain today”

Pretty and eerie skies yesterday; let the rain begin today

Here are some examples from yesterday’s pretty, then toward evening, eerie skies with sprinkles, the latter due to backlit Altostratus opacus mammatus, to go the whole nine yards, an icy cloud with downward hanging protuberances that resemble something.  I’ve reduced the size of that image accordingly.  Below, in sequence, 1) Cirrus, 2) Altocumulus, 3) the… Continue reading Pretty and eerie skies yesterday; let the rain begin today