Toot, toot, drip, drip. Rain fell on Catalina, Arizona, for the third day in a row, bringing our three day total, at least in Sutherland Heights, Catalina, to 2.18 inches, and over NINE inches at Ms. Mt. Lemmon, subject to quality control later. Here’s a nice map, courtesy of the Pima County ALERT network, whom… Continue reading Rain train keeps on chuggin’ over Catalina
Category: Soapbox
The top 100 weather blogs; the weather ahead still filled with rainy portent
“Rainy portent”; is there a better phrase for a desert than that? I don’t think so. See mini-discussion below, and below that, some soapboxing! Very excited today! Where are my pills? Now, let us discuss the top 100 weather blogs: Bob Maddox‘ superb site, representing Tucson, makes the list ! This note and info from… Continue reading The top 100 weather blogs; the weather ahead still filled with rainy portent
Opinion piece, soapbox, etc; stepping away from clouds for a minute
I was disturbed last evening (Dec. 13th) by a piece on the California wildfires, and their cause during the venerable PBS news hour. As with so many cases when opinions differ, PBS usually interviews those with differing opinions. Not so last night. It would seem that issues in climate have been removed from debate and… Continue reading Opinion piece, soapbox, etc; stepping away from clouds for a minute
Sutherland Heights storm total now 0.71 inches as of 7 AM; soil turning green as moss look alike growth reminding one of Seattle spurts from bare ground!
First, in blogging for dollars, this: Here’s a nice one from the day before as the clouds rolled in, starting with Cirrus and Altocumulus, lowering to Stratocumulus later in the afternoon. Yesterday’s clouds; an extraordinary day with a little drizzle amid light showers Hope you noticed the true drizzle that occurred yesterday, namely, fine (larger… Continue reading Sutherland Heights storm total now 0.71 inches as of 7 AM; soil turning green as moss look alike growth reminding one of Seattle spurts from bare ground!
Clouds drop 0.01 inches in Catalina! Nice sunrise, too, yesterday
Of course, only CLOUDS can rain, so the title is a little silly, but it sounded more dramatic like that. This is the first measurable rain, it fell between 9 and 10 PM here, in EIGHT weeks! And you could sure smell that special fragrance from the ground and desert vegetation as soon as you… Continue reading Clouds drop 0.01 inches in Catalina! Nice sunrise, too, yesterday
Dull cool day and blog, book-ended by a nice sunrise and a nice sunset
Here we go…..some pretty, but also dull, photos, along with some novella-sized captions as mind wandered into the obtuse while writing them. That’s about it. No use talking about the rain ahead again. Seems to be a couple chances between the 20th and the 30th. The End —————————- 1You can make a cloud snow… Continue reading Dull cool day and blog, book-ended by a nice sunrise and a nice sunset
Snowbirds may head back to Arizona as low temperature records fall in the eastern US in a few days
Forgetting about yesterday’s unforecast subdued afternoon convection hereabouts after about 1 PM), lets talk about the misery of others; the little crybabies that leave Arizona in the summertime, decimating its economy, so that they can be cooler and “happy” in northern climes (while dodging hail and tornadoes, we might add). Well, how about them birdies… Continue reading Snowbirds may head back to Arizona as low temperature records fall in the eastern US in a few days
Signal in the spaghetti; updated with climate info from Science mag just now!
Here it is: Was going to close with this NWS forecast for Catalina (might be updated by the time you link to it), but then saw just now that Saturday, the day a cold, dry trough is over us, it’s predicted to be 76 F here in Catalina, too warm. I would prepare for upper… Continue reading Signal in the spaghetti; updated with climate info from Science mag just now!
Snow and golf; a brief tirade, and yesterday’s clouds and why
I smiled seeing the groundskeepers scurrying about, sweeping and scraping snow off the courses and environs at the Dove Mountain golf tournament yesterday. I was smiling because the golf culture here is so different from that in Seattle, Washington, much more “pampering” here. Due to frequent inclement weather in Seattle, we have to toughen… Continue reading Snow and golf; a brief tirade, and yesterday’s clouds and why
Climate kerfluffle reprised in southern hemisphere
With no rain in sight, and only modest temperature fluctuations ahead, some reading material is presented to you today with commentary today, a “soapbox day.” Cloud photos from yesterday are at the bottom if you want to skip to that and avoid thinking about things because its too early in the morning to get riled… Continue reading Climate kerfluffle reprised in southern hemisphere