Category: Lenticular clouds

Going inside the curl, again and again

Its not about hairdressing.  Its about the “curl of the low” and its jet stream configuration, as shown here by here (IPS MeteoStar): Oh, shoot, this is for a storm and cold blast about 13 days from now! (Secretly, with the storm tomorrow so well predicted at this point by all—might as well show you… Continue reading Going inside the curl, again and again

Smoke attack

It was hard to see all the smoke around yesterday morning after the two previous stunning days with high visibility.  I was thinking I had never seen so much smoke in Catalina as I saw yesterday morning.  Here is some photos of that awful event:   In the afternoon, the smog was gone, mixed through… Continue reading Smoke attack

Another big day; scattered amounts around us of more than THREE inches again; we only got 0.18 inches!

Trying to be excited for those around us who got all that rain yesterday while we received a paltry 0.18 inches here in the upper reaches of Catalina.  Still it was another good little rain for our local desert. The 24 h rolling archive from Pima County rainfall gages is here.  Most seen here?  2.01 inches… Continue reading Another big day; scattered amounts around us of more than THREE inches again; we only got 0.18 inches!

Yesterday’s drama, forecasting for picnics, etc.

In case you missed it, and you probably did because you were still in bed while I was doing things for you, there was a pretty sunrise to start the day yesterday, one that would not disappoint later by being a dry one.  After all, we’re here in the peak of our summer rain season.… Continue reading Yesterday’s drama, forecasting for picnics, etc.

Cooler now, but windy, ovenly conditions just ahead

Here is the temperature change from yesterday morning at this time to today at this time, courtesy of The Weather Channel and due to that dry cool front that went through yesterday.  Its about 8 degrees cooler this morning here in Catalina compared to yesterday at this same time.  Nice. But, its back to above… Continue reading Cooler now, but windy, ovenly conditions just ahead

Clouds of yore, well, those on Thursday, April 26th

Kind of got distracted with chores after the big trip to NC and didn’t get to this until today…    If you can remember as far back as April 26th, we had a “FROPA” (“frontal passage” in weatherspeak) that day.   The U of A weather model indicated beforehand that the bases of the clouds… Continue reading Clouds of yore, well, those on Thursday, April 26th

The lenticular that came for breakfast and stayed for dinner

Some of you already know that there is a favored position for a lenticular cloud downwind from the Santa Catalina Mountains.   Yesterday, a little fluff of Altocumulus lenticularis kept reappearing all day!  It didn’t have the “classic” look of a lenticularis early on, but that’s what it was, hovering over the same spot, changing… Continue reading The lenticular that came for breakfast and stayed for dinner

Cloudy with snow above 15,000 feet

On deck, this cloud stream for today, as presented by the University of Washington Huskies Weather Department.  As you will see, the whole stream rotating around that low off southern California has been thickening up overnight, a process that will continue, and so it looks like it will be a frequently gray day with Altocumulus,… Continue reading Cloudy with snow above 15,000 feet

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