Partly its because I can’t think of anything else, brain pretty empty, but check this out: Measurable rain to fall in the Sutherland Heights, Catalina, in May 2016! OK, got that “scoop” out…. Here’s the link to NOAA from whence the above map came. BTW, here’s what a split flow storm looks like as… Continue reading All I can say is, “wow”
Category: The weather WAY ahead (10 days or more)
Here’s something interesting….
…forgetting about the weather immediately ahead, which everyone already knows about so its no fun to talk about: “Yeah, I heard about that already,” your neighbors will say, end of conversation, even if you’re not done if you talk about weather everybody already knows about. Its hurtful, too. It would be better if they pretended… Continue reading Here’s something interesting….
April to have measurable rain in Catalina!
In the meantime, step aside; a cold front is upon us, a dry one, unfortunately. Should arrive by noon, bringing some small Cu here and there, some Stratocu piling up against the Catalinas, and maybe some lingering Altocumulus lenticular clouds which we got right now (4 AM) downwind of the Catalinas. From Intellicast, this nice… Continue reading April to have measurable rain in Catalina!
Last coupla days of March 2016 to feature strong rain threat in Catalina!
Imagine, rain! Yep, that’s right. You heard it first here, right or wrong, as we like to say, over and over again because we can’t think of anything else. After a couple of minutes of intense scrutiny, cloud maven person has decided to wake up and go blogulent that the computer prog showing a huge… Continue reading Last coupla days of March 2016 to feature strong rain threat in Catalina!
The Niño we’ve been waiting for is back at last, thank God!
…in the models, that is, its not HERE yet. I dropped everything I was working on, a kindle-sized science piece, after I saw what is being presented to us today. Wanted to generate some happiness out there; its just who I am, except maybe when I am talking about cloud seeding. Then I get mad… Continue reading The Niño we’ve been waiting for is back at last, thank God!
Now “trending” in spaghetti: an El Niño-style onset of rain during the last week in February (2016)
“Yep, rain’s on the way; yay”, to burst out with a little poetry there. But, it will be awhile before it gets here. See caption below. —————————— Non-meteorological entry: Gas now down to 21 cents a gallon in 1967 dollars (that’s what that $1.53 a gal here in Catalina now converts to in ’67… Continue reading Now “trending” in spaghetti: an El Niño-style onset of rain during the last week in February (2016)
MJO and El Niño Grande battling it out in the Pacific
You’re probably wondering, as are Californian’s who live a little south of ‘Frisco, “Where’s the wet winter in central and southern California?” and for us, “What happened to the Great Niño of 15-16 and all the drought-relieving rains that were expected in the Southwest?” I think you need to read this: MJO update Remember when… Continue reading MJO and El Niño Grande battling it out in the Pacific
Hurricane force winds strike the Sutherland Heights!
If you don’t believe me, and slept through it during the power outages when it was COMPLETELY dark last night, here is a MEASUREMENT of the event from a private weather station, The arrow points to the event, 58 knots, which is about 67 mph. This is the greatest wind measured by the PWA in… Continue reading Hurricane force winds strike the Sutherland Heights!
Forgetting about our mud for a moment; thinking of the danger to others as seen in future weather maps
Have had 1.75 inches here in the Heights last few days. Horsies are tromping around in significant mud. But, to resume a theme about others from the prior entry, those in California, they’d better be paying close attention to the weather a week and more out. In this weather watcher’s opinion, which should count for… Continue reading Forgetting about our mud for a moment; thinking of the danger to others as seen in future weather maps
What’s ahead, way ahead; some excitement for the West Coast
Been working on a talk for Feb 23, 1990…..at the U of WA, so not blogging too much. Will likely post “back to the future” talk in a few days. Its a science story, really, not quite a “talk.” But enough of my blabbing, as Rob Reiner might say, lets move along to some INTERESTING… Continue reading What’s ahead, way ahead; some excitement for the West Coast