El Niño in the newz. Again.

[The fingers]

0.15” overnight brings our storm total up to 2.56”.

 

[e-beach]

Sunny and cold here. Drying out. We got 92% of our yearly average in the last 7 days. 150% of our yearly average so far total this year. Our "year" runs from October 1st until the end of September. So we still got time for more.

 

[The fingers]

Some clearing as another cold front moves down the coast:

GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific Southwest - Geostationary Lightning Mapper - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

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Current water year total is at 12.45” since October 1st.

 

[The fingers]

0.03” precipitation fell ahead of the approaching cold front today starting off the next storm coming down from the North Pacific.

 

[The fingers]

0.27” overnight for a storm total of 0.30”. A slight chance of a wrap around shower today as the low moves east.

 

[The fingers]

0.16” last night makes 0.46” for the storm. Still a 30% chance for today and tonight from residual moisture in the atmosphere.
Low pressure over Catalina Island continues to cause instability today:

GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific Southwest - Geostationary Lightning Mapper - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

Near real-time publication of GOES-East and GOES-West images from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

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[The fingers]

0.02” fell this afternoon for a grand total of 0.48” for the storm here. Still looks to be snowing on top of the mountain from down in the valley.

 

[The fingers]

North Pacific storms resemble jackrabbits running away from SoCali, as they often do.

GOES-West CONUS - Sandwich - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

Near real-time publication of GOES-East and GOES-West images from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

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[fechter]

Here we go again....
Another atmospheric river is headed this way. Over 10" for the coming week in some spots. I'm located just north of the San Francisco Bay, so looking pretty wet here. There should be some heavy snow in the Sierras as well.

 

[The fingers]

Detailed Forecast​

Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
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A chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

 

[The fingers]

Next system moves into the Pacific Northwest above the cloud cat face below in this satellite loop view.

GOES-West CONUS - Sandwich - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

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[fechter]

Had about 0.4" Wednesday. More coming tonight. NWS issued a flood watch for the area.

Flood Watch
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1006 AM PST Fri Feb 16 2024

After some initial rainfall Saturday, a more impactful round of
rainfall is expected Sunday through the early portion of the week.
Model guidance suggests greatest accumulation of precipitation will
be observed along the coastal ranges. Rainfall totals remain
consistent with 1 to 3 inches expected across most areas with 3-5
inches expected in the coastal ranges. Locally up to 6-8 inches over
favored peaks and higher terrain of the coastal hills and mountains.

 

[nicobie]

In Santa Barbara county we don't expect it to start until Sat evening.

 

[fechter]

2.0" here yesterday. A little break now, but more on the way.

 

[The fingers]

 

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Atmospheric Rivulet:

GOES-West Full Disk - Sandwich - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

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[The fingers]

Only 0.01 so far this evening, the bulk of the rain is expected tomorrow.
El Nino Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
*****************************************************

 

[e-beach]

1.34 in the last 48 hours here...... We are now at 164% or our yearly average. But the heater is working and the days are getting longer.

 

[The fingers]

0.55” so far fell overnight with more coming.
El Nino Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
****************************************************************************************************

 

[The fingers]

Another 0.24” through mid-afternoon brings the storm total to 0.79” so far.
Thunderstorms lurking offshore will add more this evening:

GOES-West CONUS - Geostationary Lightning Mapper - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

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Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Home Page

www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov

 

[The fingers]

Another 0.14” this evening pushed the storm total to 0.93” with more on the way.
Radar shows the rain and snow coming in today over the area.

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[fechter]

2.5" here between yesterday and today. Still some spots of showers around. There were some breif but very heavy downpours and plenty of wind. The yard is a mess. I'm waiting for things to dry out a bit before I do any riding. I bet there are some new erosion features on the trails.

 

[e-beach]

After another 1 inch in 24 hours we are now up to 173% of our yearly average.

 

[The fingers]

Another 0.20” fell this morning giving us a storm total of 1.13” with scattered showers in the forecast for today.

 

[The fingers]

0.05” more for a storm total of 1.18” as of 6:00 pm.

Detailed Forecast​

Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday
A chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.

AR evaporated on the way to the coast:

GOES-West CONUS - Sandwich - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

Near real-time publication of GOES-East and GOES-West images from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

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