Also, lotta footnotes today. Beginning to wonder, with all the middle cloud thickness out there over and SW of Baja that’s headed this way if we won’t get sprinkles that produce a little measurable rain later today or overnight…. Models beginning to wetten things up here as well, like that Enviro Can model that sees… Continue reading Heavy Altostratus to bring sprinkles-its-not-drizzle (educational title)
Category: Spaghetti plots
Early December storms on the horizon
Been away from you for a couple of days, wanting to see how you do on your own, perhaps see you grow in your cloud watching obsession, namely, that you want to name everything you see, as though you were Luke Howard himself. Hope you logged all cloud genera, varieties and species, 27 all told, … Continue reading Early December storms on the horizon
Catalina rains still showing up in model runs
This was pretty neat, this forecast map from yesterday’s 11 AM AST WRF-“GOOFUS” (GFS) run. Look at all the rain barging into Arizona and Catalina! What’s remarkable is that the ensemble runs made yesterday’s prediction of rain, one discussed here, quite the “outlier” of the rest of the “members” of the spaghetti plots, so one… Continue reading Catalina rains still showing up in model runs
Trough, combining with Simon’s remains, delivers 5 inches to Ms. Mt. Lemmon! Clouds now clean and shallow!
Looked for a time that the rain might be over by mid-afternoon and early evening here in Catalina with only a disappointing 0.40 inches here, but the rains kept coming overnight, piling up a nice 0.98 inches 24 h total for the storm. In the meantime, Ms. Mt. Lemmon has gotten 4.29 inches! Check out… Continue reading Trough, combining with Simon’s remains, delivers 5 inches to Ms. Mt. Lemmon! Clouds now clean and shallow!
Cbs off early and often yesterday
Day went pretty much as planned for us by the models, with Cumulonimbus (“Cbs”, in texting form) clouds arising early and often, moving in from the SW, more of a fall pattern (which is approaching too fast for this Cb-manic person). If anything, those clouds arose earlier than expected with dramatic morning results; But those… Continue reading Cbs off early and often yesterday
Thundering herd roars down from the Catalinas; more thunder expected
A rare day for Catalinians: five thundering cells drifted off Ms. Mt. Lemmon and its environs and over Catalina and Oro Valley yesterday providing lots of local excitement. The Sutherland Heights district got 0.46 inches, and early on, was leading Mt. Lemmon and the Samaniego Peak gauges because the cells did not drop their loads… Continue reading Thundering herd roars down from the Catalinas; more thunder expected
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
A day with Cirrocumulus, Cirrus and Cumulus; summer rain season looks to start on time
What a day, Mr. and Mrs. Catalina, except for that last second “header”: The weather way ahead, 10 days and beyond; dreaming green pixels Rain showing up around these parts beginning overnight on July 3rd-4th, kind of a normal time for a summer rain season onset. This from last evening’s global model crunch. Prior… Continue reading A day with Cirrocumulus, Cirrus and Cumulus; summer rain season looks to start on time
Everyone knows its windy
Well, its not windy1 yet, but it will be, and everyone knows it. The infamous “Tonopah Low”, as the ancient weathermen called it, is now in formation over Tonopah, Nevada, as a big bad trough roars into California, over the Sierras, and into the Great Basin today and tomorrow. We should have noticeable winds by… Continue reading Everyone knows its windy
“Storm” to rage between 25,000 and 40,000 feet today; April to end on cool notes
Today we celebrate the model in techno-pop song, and not only the human ones, but also the ones that give us hope (or not) for rain in Arizona. (Advisory: If you listen to the Kraftwerk 1980s tune above, you won’t be able to get rid of that melody all day!) Speaking of today, see farther… Continue reading “Storm” to rage between 25,000 and 40,000 feet today; April to end on cool notes