Sutherland Heights logs 0.22 inches yesterday; Jan now at 1.32 inches; average is 1.60 inches, water year at 1.71 inches

0.22 inches was, indeed. how much rain fell in the form of drops  from Nimbostratus clouds yesterday as a modest little rain band generated by a rapidly moving trough swept through during the afternoon.  Regional precip values can be found here.  Our local area got the most, up to about a quarter of an inch,… Continue reading Sutherland Heights logs 0.22 inches yesterday; Jan now at 1.32 inches; average is 1.60 inches, water year at 1.71 inches

Altocumulus in transition; water to ice

I was thinking how great yesterday was for you.  Started out with a spectacular sunrise (lasted just a couple of minutes), and then you could watch for pretty much the WHOLE day, orographically-formed Altocumulus opacus and castellanus transition to ice crystal clouds (in this case, Altostratus with virga and some mammatus) right before your eyes!… Continue reading Altocumulus in transition; water to ice

A day dominated by cold Altocumulus punctuated by aircraft-produced hole punches and ice canals

Hope you saw them and recorded them in your cloud and weather diary.  I’m thinking that at the next Cloud Maven Junior meeting we should devote a lot of time to this issue.  It was a rare day yesterday that the WHOLE day had that phenomenon occurring as aircraft penetrated those clouds, usually on ascent… Continue reading A day dominated by cold Altocumulus punctuated by aircraft-produced hole punches and ice canals

Clouds continue to beguile, even when they’re tiny

As here,  just to reinforce that assertion a bit.  Its a link to a recent blog by my cloud-obsessed friend and author, Maria Mudd Ruth.  I strongly recommend buying a few of her books.  Really,  I do! But in viewing our deep blue skies, pocked with little fluffy Cumulus clouds over the past two or… Continue reading Clouds continue to beguile, even when they’re tiny

Sunset was pretty good; raindrops tomorrow morning? In nine days as well?

Haven’t had much to say, brain pretty empty again after the big review of the NAS 2003 review which really needed reviewing and commenting on real bad…. (More “late homework” in the offing.) ———————- Nice sunset last night; we have had a series of pretty nice ones over the past few days. From IPS MeteoStar,… Continue reading Sunset was pretty good; raindrops tomorrow morning? In nine days as well?

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

In case you missed them…a 2008 full moon and, moving ahead, yesterday’s sunrise

  From the Cowboys in Laramie, Wyoming, this TUS sounding for yesterday morning in the pre-dawn hours: As the morning wore on, the Altocumulus deck faded away, moving east, and we were left with some Cirrus clouds, but what kind? Well, that was  it for photography yesterday. Doesn’t seem to be any reliable indication of… Continue reading In case you missed them…a 2008 full moon and, moving ahead, yesterday’s sunrise

Colorful evening ends day with a colorful morning; a note on the great Cal rains of October 2016

Not much else to talk about, no rain of course;  what is that? But with so many colorful scenes yesterday, we can be partially sated by the  lives we lead here sans rain here.  October ended with a puny 0.01 inches in Sutherland Heights. Now, because I grew up in California and remain a little… Continue reading Colorful evening ends day with a colorful morning; a note on the great Cal rains of October 2016

Augustober weather continues on October 18th

Truly LATE breaking news,  untimely really,  but Augustober 18th was too special a day to ignore: Giant clouds, dense rain shafts,  frequent lightning in the area throughout the afternoon,  dewpoints in the high 50s to 60 F; can it really be after the middle of October?  Or, is this some kind of preview of climate… Continue reading Augustober weather continues on October 18th