A trace of rain was officially recorded in Catalina at this site ending prospects of a rainless October. It fell from high-based Cumulonimbus clouds in a band, partially lining the NW horizon that could be seen as the sun rose yesterday. Some ants were injured by the falling drops, ones that reached millimeter sizes and… Continue reading Raindrops fall on Catalina ending rainless October
Category: Cumulonimbus clouds
Summer thunderstorms continue to say goodbye in spite of suggestions that they had already said, “goodbye”
Oh, well. When you’re sloppy and asleep at the wheel, think you know more that you really do, that’s what happens, “weather surprises” that shouldn’t be. But, what a gorgeous day again! Really, with the smoky skies gone I am so appreciating a blue sky pocked with Cumulus and Cumulonimbus clouds! Lettuce reprise yesterday in… Continue reading Summer thunderstorms continue to say goodbye in spite of suggestions that they had already said, “goodbye”
Ice-forming cloud street peppers Sutherland Heights with large raindrops, 5:11 to 5:22 PM; trace of rain recorded!
It was quite a surprise to this observer who claims to be a “cloud maven”, but whose credentials must be questioned, even if I do say so myself. Was thinking plain old small to moderate Cu, hold the ice. But in a long cloud street, appearing to emanate from Kitt Peak, some ice started to… Continue reading Ice-forming cloud street peppers Sutherland Heights with large raindrops, 5:11 to 5:22 PM; trace of rain recorded!
Last of the Cumulonimbus
Last call for Cumulus clouds today, maybe a distant Cumulonimbus top off to the north. Then one of those long clear and dry spells of fall gets underway…. The End
Goodbye summer storms; new book out about clouds!
First, I will shamelessly plug a book on clouds, “A Sideways Look at Clouds”, by a well-published and acclaimed author friend, Maria Mudd Ruth. Its about her odyssey into them, mentally and physically, after she realized they were something she really had not paid much attention to before mid-life, then she had to know EVERYTHING… Continue reading Goodbye summer storms; new book out about clouds!
Smoky days continue; TSTM develops overhead, shafts Saddlebrook some
Rain almost certain today and/or tonight in Sutherland Heights. Yesterday’s cloud jumble
Nice sunset again yesterday; local tortoise crosses road unharmed
Giant homework assignments (i.e., controversial cloud seeding manuscripts for journals) seem to go on and on, and so can’t really talk clouds and stuff so much, with all the usual obligations of living (e.g., like vacuuming, washing windows, pulling some weeds, but not too many for habitat saving purposes, removing a pernicious, spreading hybrid cactus… Continue reading Nice sunset again yesterday; local tortoise crosses road unharmed
Post includes rainbow photos for popularity’s sake; 0.14 inches of rain (what other “inches” of something would it be?) dampens Sutherland Heights
Nothing much else here of too much interest except the usual cloud blabber… haha Looks like another day for a chance of rain late…. The End
Powering up
Not much going on lately, so will dip into the archives from two days ago. One cloud in particular was so spectacular in its defiance of gravity, rocketing upward the morning of the 4th. So here are shots from that day… 6:46 AM, Aug. 4: The day began with a pretty normal looking patch of… Continue reading Powering up
‘Nuf said
Now, that’s pretty funny. We specialize here in too much said! Its a niche thing. Of course, not enough can be said about our past July. Take a look: This, of course, was a new July rainfall record for Catalina/Sutherland Heights going back to 1977, anyway. Had to adjust vertical axis of this chart, too. … Continue reading ‘Nuf said