Any winter storm that drenches the Catalina area, including Saddlebrookians, Oro Valleyians, with more than an inch of rain in 24 h has to be one of the greatest. Haven’t seen this much winter rain in since the so-called “Frankenstorm” of January 2010 when we got over 2 inches of rain in two days.… Continue reading Drought staggering after heavy rain/snow punch, may go down someday; more blows ahead
Category: The weather ahead
On schedule for major AZ storm beginning Monday
Now that the models have reconciled, “come together”, to show a large storm affecting Arizona and us here in Catland beginning later Monday, it seemed interesting to ME to show you how this one gets here. This is where our numerical models do things that in the olden days before them we could never anticipate.… Continue reading On schedule for major AZ storm beginning Monday
“Come together, right now, over me” in Arizona with some rain
This song and refrain by Lennon and McCartney, amended a bit in the title for local interest1 was actually a reference by them to a striking “divergence” in weather model predictions of that day during a droughty time in England; the models did “come together” eventually to predict the same thing, and that was for… Continue reading “Come together, right now, over me” in Arizona with some rain
Sunny malaise
2clr4me. I’ve never texted before, but there it is. Unfortunately 4me, but fortunately for those “bird people” that come here to avoid real weather, it is going to be sunny except for some passing cirriform clouds over the next few days, a real weather malaise. However, the good part is that the temperatures are rebounding… Continue reading Sunny malaise
“…goin’ down in the first round”
As Muhammad Ali might say, referring to the Climate Prediction Center’s three month outlook that was for dry conditions in Arizona from November to January. So, the first round, November into early December, has delivered quite a punch against drought with another 0.40 inches here in Catalina last night. Our December total is already 0.82… Continue reading “…goin’ down in the first round”
Great weather map day
Check this map out below from the University of Washington Huskies Weather Department. The whole 24 h series of sea level pressure maps is here and watch how things change in the SW and western Arizona just in that time. You rarely see lows of this magnitude in our area as we have right now,… Continue reading Great weather map day
THREE times in a row, Canadian model wetting it up for us
This is great! I thought sure that the Canadian model, which has been a bit of an outlier, would take that jet of moisture and rain emanating from the remains of Kenneth the Hurricane away. But no, yesterday morning’s Canadian run had it cruising into us with a bountiful rain, and now overnight, once again… Continue reading THREE times in a row, Canadian model wetting it up for us
Ken might be bringing leftovers on Thanksgiving Day
Kenneth, that spinny thing with the eye hole, shown in this 24 h loop feasting on the warm waters about 500 miles south of Cabo, seems inclined to drop in late on Thanksgiving Day with his leftovers. How rude and wonderful at the same time! Most of you (2 of 3 the three people who… Continue reading Ken might be bringing leftovers on Thanksgiving Day
Before the rain: some more of that Catalina climo
Rain on Monday. But for now, THIS (click on it to get the “full monty”): The End
A pleasant 0.03 inches
Not sure even the dust noticed, but we had a brief shower around 8:30 PM that actually measured with 0.03 inches! After the spectacular sunset, indicating a large clearing to the WSW, it seemed doubtful we would even get that. But, what do I know after these past few days? Below, an example of a… Continue reading A pleasant 0.03 inches