I thought you’d like to read this (Peru’s Niño), forwarded to me by Niño expert, Nate M. Pretty incredible to read about what is happening down there in the wake of the Big Niño of 2015-16, which really turned out to be more of a couch potato in terms of weather production in the Great… Continue reading “Peru’s Niño”
Category: Cumulus clouds
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
Lots of interesting clouds yesterday; partial double rainbow, too
Light rain showers overnight, just before midnight, and again just after 1 AM AST, raised our Sutherland Heights storm total to 0.33 inches, decent but disappointing in view of model and personal expectations (0.60 inches). What was especially interesting is that those nighttime light showers didn’t show up on the TUS radar, suggesting very shallow… Continue reading Lots of interesting clouds yesterday; partial double rainbow, too
Wintertime cold Cumulonimbus clouds erupt with sprinkles and snow flurries; no damage reported
One passed over at 9:19 AM with a hard multi-second, surprise rain shower. One person reported a couple of graupel, or soft hail particles. Tipped the bucket, too; 0.01 added to our Sutherland Heights storm total. Its now at 0.23 inches. Of course, there was no damage, but putting that word in a title might… Continue reading Wintertime cold Cumulonimbus clouds erupt with sprinkles and snow flurries; no damage reported
The CDO roars after our 1.42 inches of rain
A few more hundredths fell after 7 AM yesterday, boosting our storm total to a remarkable 1.42 inches, January now about twice our long-term average. Here’s what all that precip did to our beloved Cañada del Oro Wash: Yesterday’s clouds After a few more hundredths of rain, the skies broke open, and as we know… Continue reading The CDO roars after our 1.42 inches of rain
Storm-weary Catalinans prepare for more strong storms, cold, and storm weariness
Catalinans experienced a FOURTH cloudy day in a row, and, over the past few days, including yesterday’s few drops that fell at 4:24 PM, have experienced over an inch of rain! Some grumbling has started concerning muddy, pot-holed and puddled up dirt roads, about the washes running across roads lately, water and mud splashing on… Continue reading Storm-weary Catalinans prepare for more strong storms, cold, and storm weariness
Sutherland Heights 72-h storm total nears an inch
0.24 inches was recorded after 7 AM yesterday, bringing our voluptuous rain total to 0.95 inches1. How nice. Dry spell ahead now, maybe a LONG one. “Fiddle-dee-dee.” Yesterday: another day shallow precipitating clouds and “ice multiplication” Seemed to be another day of “ice multiplication” here in southeast Arizona, a term that was coined in 1969… Continue reading Sutherland Heights 72-h storm total nears an inch
Cold clouds and pretty, wintry scenes as long as they don’t last too long
What a gorgeous day yesterday was with deep blue skies dotted with Cumulus and one or two shallow Cumulonimbus, highlighted by our snow-capped Catalina Mountains. After the brief warm up, more storms ahead for Catalina! Yesterday’s clouds Explanatory module below After the brief warm up ahead, still looks “troughulent” and stormy in the SW as… Continue reading Cold clouds and pretty, wintry scenes as long as they don’t last too long
Summer-like storm surprises with frequent thunder and a half inch of rain in 18 min
Here are the latest 24 h totals, ending this morning the 23rd at 3 AM AST from your Pima County ALERT gauge network. Our own amount over this period is embedded for comparison purposes: Gauge 24 Name Location ID# hours —- —- —- —- —- —- —————– ——————— Catalina Area 1010 0.71 … Continue reading Summer-like storm surprises with frequent thunder and a half inch of rain in 18 min
Strange sunset brew of clouds and color; but was it natural?
Cutting to the chase: I don’t think so. Yesterday, after an ordinary beginning,, finished in a spectacular, if likely artificial way. Let us work our way through yesterday’s cloudulations: Later that morning….. But let’s go zooming up to flight level and take a closer look for a second: Now, where was I? Got mammatus… Continue reading Strange sunset brew of clouds and color; but was it natural?