Its not a McDonald’s product, but rather a reference to yesterday’s rain total here in the Sutherland Heights, but maybe there will be some extra blog “drive bys” of people looking to order a small meal… Yesterday’s 0.26 inches was only the second day in 39 years that measurable rain has fallen on June 10th… Continue reading Quarter incher (updated; then updated some more with clickable images! You can read stuff now!)
Category: Rain shafts
Raining in puddle just ahead, but not on car; also, a horse picture
This was amazing. I approach one of the puddles on Equestrian Trail. I see that its raining HARD in the puddle. I am only 20 feet from it, but its not raining on my car! Here’s what that scene looked like: How could this be? Of course, we’ve all seen heavy rain on the road… Continue reading Raining in puddle just ahead, but not on car; also, a horse picture
Pre-dawn thunderama raises rain total to 0.49 inches
in Sutherland Heights, that is. but 1.58 inches (!) over there by Tangerine and Oracle Road: Yesterday’s clouds; pretty spectacular stuff The remainder of the photos were taken at various times during the day, except as noted:
Cloud scenes from August 31, 2015, a big summer rain day
BTW, a little more than 4.5 inches has fallen on Mt. Lemmon in the past 24 h. 0.99 inches fell here in Sutherland Heights. Maybe the Sutherland Wash will be running this morning. That would be nice to see. More rains ahead in the next few days. Mushrooms coming… The End.
A day of cloud magnificence and error
Morning thunder, evening thunder; 0.84 inches of rain, 1-2 inches in the mountains, with some of the most dramatic skies and shocking cloud changes ever seen (by me). “But, hey, enough of ‘me’, lets get on with the ‘shockumentary’”, as Rob Reiner might say. Scene 1: Its morning. A horsey ride has been planned with… Continue reading A day of cloud magnificence and error
Blues returning to Tucson!
You won’t have to go to New Mexico, Sonora, or the Indian State of Kerala to find great summer rain. According to this model output from last evening, its only a bit more than a week away! The last time we saw a model prediction like the ones below, was for the 24 h ending… Continue reading Blues returning to Tucson!
Some cloud photos from recent days
Have had little time lately, some problems, too, loading photos in WP, so that’s why. Looks like the next best chance for rain is Friday into Saturday. But you already know that from all the TEEVEE weather you watch. The End.
Summer thunderama returns to Catalina for a day
Against the deepening blue skies over us as the sun continues its descent to overhead of the Equator, coming right up (September 22nd, AZ time), our late summer Cumulus and thunderheads become even more spectacular. You can see the whole cloud day here, courtesy of the University of Arizona, if you would like to avoid… Continue reading Summer thunderama returns to Catalina for a day
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
Putting raingauge away now…
A measly 0.01 inches is all we got here yesterday in a Seattle-like rain from an overcast that sputtered drops drown over a couple of hours, one that could barely wet the pavement, if we had any here in Sutherland Heights. Of course, we surely drooled at the close call that drained Saddlebrooke yesterday afternoon… Continue reading Putting raingauge away now…