El Niño in the newz. Again.

[The fingers]

Additional 0.32” this afternoon makes the storm total 1.75” so far.

 

[e-beach]

Additional 0.32” this afternoon makes the storm total 1.75” so far.

Hummmmm... Makes me start thinking about desert greening techniques.

 

[The fingers]

Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Home Page

www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov

0.03” added to the total this evening gives us 1.78”.

 

[The fingers]

The next one looks spotty for us but is supposed to be cold and windy.

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

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

www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov

Detailed Forecast​

Today
A slight chance of showers after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.

 

[The fingers]

Received 0.05” overnight. Still a chance for more in the forecast.
Scattered thunderstorms moving ashore bringing an additional 0.07” today for a storm total so far of 0.12”.

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

www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov

 

[fechter]

Another 0.5" yesterday. Finally getting a break in the rain today. Next week it looks like it will be nice for a change.

 

[The fingers]

Detailed Forecast​

Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 65.

 

[The fingers]

Detailed Forecast​

Today
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.

 

[fechter]

Dang, it's not summer yet. Here comes more rain.
My season total is 38.0" so far. Last year was around 46" for the season.

 

[amberwolf]

Looks like the color scale for AZ has been merged with the lowest one in the rest of the range. Pretty sure it gets it's own special scale where it goes negative....

 

[floydr]

Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor

droughtmonitor.unl.edu

later floyd

 

[The fingers]

Quite possibly the last chance we’ll see for a while.

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

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

www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov

 

[The fingers]

National Weather Service

forecast.weather.gov

Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Home Page

www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov

 

[The fingers]

El Nino Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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[fechter]

Got about 0.9" since yesterday. The low pressure center is still sending scattered showers around today. I'm ready for the dry season.

 

[The fingers]

The storm brought 0.23” here overnight. More expected with a chance of thunderstorms today and snow level down to around 4,000ft.

 

[The fingers]

El Nino Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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[The fingers]

Got 0.08” overnight here giving a storm total of 0.31”, keeping it green for a few more weeks.

 

[The fingers]

 

[The fingers]

Detailed Forecast​

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

 

[The fingers]

NASA images show how big Death Valley’s ‘rare’ lake got this winter

The driest place in North America had a lake big enough you could kayak in this past winter.

ktla.com

 

[The fingers]

 

[The fingers]

We got 0.01” this morning.
7:00 PM update:
Dark and threatening clouds spilling over the mountains, but nothing showing up on the radar screen yet.

 

[The fingers]

Detailed Forecast​

Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.

 

[The fingers]

El Nino Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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