The fingers
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We got 0.04” yesterday and overnight with a 20% chance of rain continuing through tonight.
la Nina rears her ugly head
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They were predicting less than 0.1" here for the weekend. A rogue cell moved over my location and dumped some very heavy rain for a while yesterday and we got 0.5". The local TV weather guy even pointed out the red spot on the radar that dumped on me. It was only a few miles wide.
Anyway, I'm hoping the rainy season is over.
Season total so far: 34.3"
Anyway, I'm hoping the rainy season is over.
Season total so far: 34.3"
The fingers
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Detailed Forecast
TonightA slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
The fingers
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We.got 0.02” overnight with s little more expected then next week temperatures into the 90’s.
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An additional 0.01” this afternoon. Everything we get helps.
Edit:
An additional 0.01” this afternoon. Everything we get helps.
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The fingers
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La Niña Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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1.52" today so far, in two storms, and a few tiny sprinkle sessions here and there. Could be more tonight.
Good news is it means the trees might live a tiny bit longer, bad news is it means I'll have to mow the grass again at least once before it dies.
Good news is it means the trees might live a tiny bit longer, bad news is it means I'll have to mow the grass again at least once before it dies.
e-beach
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The fingers
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Received an additional 0.52” of rain overnight bringing the official storm total to 0.55”.
Haven’t had to mow the lawn yet but as soon as it warms up it’ll need it.
Haven’t had to mow the lawn yet but as soon as it warms up it’ll need it.
Seems to be how this year is going to go, been doing that sort of wild variations the last several months; will likely get more chaotic as time goes on.71° to 101° in 4 days....
"Oh geezz." Sorry.
1.63" up to midnight, then 0.12" since then, at my house from the neighbor's station. Started getting kinda sunny an hour or two ago, but more rain is expected tonight (another half inch to inch).
If I could afford to water things (rent went up too much, and food and everything else already had, except pay that didn't go up at all this year, no raises for anyone apparently) I'd be grateful for the rain, but it just prolongs the agony of watching all the trees I've spent the last couple decades planting and caring for all die.
Then I have to cut down the remains and chop them up and put them in the trash as I can't even grind them up and spread them as ground covering cuz the city calls that yard waste and could fine thousands of dollars a day or give a jail sentence, or both.
The fingers
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La Niña Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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Not showing up on the radar (NWS or ABC News) so quite a surprise. Not even mentioned as part of the forecast so a general communication breakdown probably due to Federal budget cuts.
As a result, that would reasonably explain
why Jaccuweather radar has been a bad order for several days.
Temperatures predicted to rise later this week up to the 90’s then drop back into the 60’s. They could be testing the armed services weather warfare capabilities. In any case we’re experiencing weird weather conditions and abnormal seasonal occurrences such as snow on the local mountains in May for example.
8:00 pm edit:
Every drop must have evaporated while dripping down the funnel as the gage is showing nothing measurable although it could be because of the usual two hour delay.
PSS: An additional 0.01” at around 10:00 brings the total to 0.56”. It’s still raining now down El Centro way but I think we’re done for now.
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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Not showing up on the radar (NWS or ABC News) so quite a surprise. Not even mentioned as part of the forecast so a general communication breakdown probably due to Federal budget cuts.
As a result, that would reasonably explain
why Jaccuweather radar has been a bad order for several days.
Temperatures predicted to rise later this week up to the 90’s then drop back into the 60’s. They could be testing the armed services weather warfare capabilities. In any case we’re experiencing weird weather conditions and abnormal seasonal occurrences such as snow on the local mountains in May for example.
8:00 pm edit:
Every drop must have evaporated while dripping down the funnel as the gage is showing nothing measurable although it could be because of the usual two hour delay.
PSS: An additional 0.01” at around 10:00 brings the total to 0.56”. It’s still raining now down El Centro way but I think we’re done for now.
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The fingers
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Tired of the storm drama I deleted Jaccuweather from my phone.
The fingers
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La Niña Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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Additional 0.04” this morning from the drizzle. Persistent marine layer shows up in this satellite view:
www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
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Additional 0.04” this morning from the drizzle. Persistent marine layer shows up in this satellite view:
GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific Southwest - Day Cloud Phase / Night Microphysics - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
Near real-time publication of GOES-East and GOES-West images from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
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The fingers
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Actually got 0.01” overnight.
I think the rain season is over here. There's a very slight chance for something next week. The grass is starting to turn brown already but it's really tall in a lot of places. Mostly 1-2 feet tall, but over 4 feet in the wetter spots. This is going to be a major fire hazard once it gets totally dried out.
They brought in a heard of goats to eat some of the grass where the open space meets the houses. I think they need more goats.
They brought in a heard of goats to eat some of the grass where the open space meets the houses. I think they need more goats.
e-beach
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More goats, or less houses in fire prone areas. ...... Come to think of it, you just gave me an idea that others surly must have had but who's time has come. "The California Fire Goat Brigade." Herding 100 goats has to be cheaper then hiring 100 men to clear areas of land. Who needs to clear cut forest to prevent fires when herds of fire goats could be methodically worked in areas with heavy underbrush and other fire pron areas.
Should be 106F here by Sunday.
Was 98F today, 88F the day before, 77F the day before that, 73F the day before that.
Tomorrow and the next day should be 102F-103F.
Fun.
Was 98F today, 88F the day before, 77F the day before that, 73F the day before that.
Tomorrow and the next day should be 102F-103F.
Fun.
Was 105F today already. At this rate, maybe it'll be 120F by sunday instead. :/
The fingers
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According to the NWS it’s been raining all day! Was 90 degrees and sunny. 
Seems like we have a bit-o-the wonk.
Seems like we have a bit-o-the wonk.
The fingers
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My friend at the National Weather Service San Diego office retired. Must have took the buyout during this Reduction In Force (RIF). Whoever we get to replace him had better step up and grab the bull by the horns because the china shop is getting pulverized by DOGE.
Yesterday it dropped to a peak of only 102F vs the previous day's 105F, but the average was still over a degree higher. Chart from the neighbor's station showing the past several days and the data from today so far at 10AM.
| 5/5/2025 | 73.7 °F | 62.9 °F | 55.0 °F | 54.0 °F | 51.3 °F | 48.4 °F | 86 % | 67 % | 42 % | 12.5 mph | 3.6 mph | 0.0 mph | 29.67 in | 29.49 in | 0.12 in |
| 5/6/2025 | 77.8 °F | 66.4 °F | 59.0 °F | 59.9 °F | 55.2 °F | 51.4 °F | 85 % | 68 % | 49 % | 9.5 mph | 3.3 mph | 0.0 mph | 29.75 in | 29.63 in | 0.04 in |
| 5/7/2025 | 88.0 °F | 73.9 °F | 60.6 °F | 58.8 °F | 54.7 °F | 50.5 °F | 77 % | 53 % | 35 % | 9.7 mph | 2.7 mph | 0.0 mph | 29.80 in | 29.66 in | 0.01 in |
| 5/8/2025 | 98.1 °F | 80.7 °F | 59.4 °F | 57.5 °F | 53.1 °F | 47.9 °F | 68 % | 41 % | 25 % | 8.1 mph | 2.5 mph | 0.0 mph | 29.83 in | 29.63 in | 0.06 in |
| 5/9/2025 | 105.1 °F | 89.8 °F | 69.8 °F | 57.6 °F | 52.0 °F | 47.5 °F | 47 % | 29 % | 18 % | 9.0 mph | 3.3 mph | 0.0 mph | 29.79 in | 29.57 in | 0.01 in |
| 5/10/2025 | 102.7 °F | 91.1 °F | 75.9 °F | 56.3 °F | 50.5 °F | 44.4 °F | 35 % | 26 % | 20 % | 11.4 mph | 5.9 mph | 0.0 mph | 29.78 in | 29.59 in | 0.10 in |
| 5/11/2025 | 94.9 °F | 85.2 °F |
offGridDownUnder
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Noticing your location, perhaps you should move a bit farther away from Sol...
I tried, but Mars was a little thin in the air department and I couldn't get JellyBeanThePerfectlyNormalSchmoo to not eat her helmet. Ol' Jupe was too thick, and it's moons were a fair bit outside all the conditions I might need. Beyond there it was just too cold for me.
BTW, it hit 106.3F for a high, and the average is now up to 92.3F
It actually rained a tiny bit here last night. The ground is wet, but that's about it. I don't think the grass is going to turn green again.
ZeroEm
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We had (San Antonio, TX) storms all around us that have now moved East. Not much rain here, ground is dry. Cool this morning 64 deg F. tomorrow 100F and wed supposed to get to 105F. Is something going on with the climate?
