la Nina rears her ugly head

[The fingers]

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

well, they've cancelled hte rain prediction for today and tomororow, and it's only friday now, gone donw from 80% to 60 and half inche to quarter inch. most likley before it arvvies they';alld cancdl the rest of ot iand itll be sunny and 95 degrees by tghen.

 

[The fingers]

24 hour total of 0.33” with heavier rain coming tomorrow.

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[fechter]

2.5" overnight and still raining...

 

[The fingers]

An additional 0.25” as of noon today with the heaviest period of rain still offshore.

https://radar.weather.gov/station/ksox/standard

 

[amberwolf]

We got some tiny sprinkles that didn't even begin to dampen the ground while I was riding home from work. I could feel them hiting my face now and then, but that was it.

Has changed to 30% chance of rain after midnite, no amounts given.

Friday's gone down to 40% with no amounts given now, which means it'll be nothing.

Probably all go away before tomorrow aned be all sunny.

 

[The fingers]

Got an additional 1.05” during the evening hours but as of 9:49 pm the gage quit registering so until it is back online we won’t know the exact total.

 

[e-beach]

So I ended up getting 1 1/3 inches out of this storm bring the local total to 4.21 inches total this rainy season. That is about 1/3 the total season average. We still have time for more this rainy season.

 

[fechter]

Finally stopped raining (mostly).
3.3" total for the storm.
Season total 30.0", which is about 2" more than this time last year.

 

[amberwolf]

around dawn this morning, 0.03" according to the neighbor's station--enough to wet the ground and street just barely, by the time i got home it was all dry. rest of the chances for rain are gone from the weather page.

 

[The fingers]

There fell an additional 0.04” today for just 1.67” as the storm total.
From the NWS:
Current calendar year total (since January 1, 2025): 2.75 inches
Current water year total (since October 1, 2024): 2.81 inches
Pretty skinchy but way better than nothing.

 

[The fingers]

Detailed Forecast​

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Might have to start irrigation again as a mini heat wave seems to be developing

 

[fechter]

Things dried out enough to go for a ride. Lots of erosion on the trail but still passable. The hills are getting nice and green. Plenty of stuff to burn later in the year when it dries out.

 

[fechter]

A couple miles to the west. It’s like riding on a lawn.

 

[e-beach]

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A couple miles to the west. It’s like riding on a lawn.

Without a doubt, a pretty place this time of year.

 

[The fingers]

Sunny, breezy and warm here. We need rain but it doesn’t look like we’re going to get any.

 

[The fingers]

Rapid onset drought following record rainfall season = El Rollo rollercoaster

https://www.weather.gov/media/sgx/DGT/DGT_SGX_02202025.pdf

 

[The fingers]

Polly the parrot looming offshore

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[The fingers]

Detailed Forecast​

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 45.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 43.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

 

[The fingers]

 

[The fingers]

With the kind of year we’re having I’ll believe it when I see it.

 

[The fingers]

The next one behind it looks better but who knows?

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[The fingers]

Positively the most pitiful area radar representation I can remember seeing, nothing in the NWS forecast until Friday night. (Friday through Sunday 30%)

https://radar.weather.gov/station/ksox/standard

Jaccuweather says Saturday morning chance (40%) but who believes them anymore. Their radar shows absolutely nothing approaching the coast.
Apple weather even another different forecast:
Chomper, the global warming tortoise could have predicted it if he didn’t get kidnapped by the ex-neighbors. Hopefully he’s in happy hibernation somewhere with lots of dandelions to eat when the weather finally heats up this spring.
I miss the deadpan reptile’s personality,

 

[fechter]

Forecast is calling for about 0.5” here over the next week. That should keep things green for a while longer.

Meanwhile it’s very nice.

 

[The fingers]

Hopefully the March Miracle is on the way.

Detailed Forecast​

Tonight
A chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Friday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.