Storm-Storming
March 1, 2016Darkening skies and gusty winds this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, literally foreshadowing a decent-sized rainstorm headed our way — via the NWS: Steady rainfall will move onto the coast by late morning and…
Category Archives: Cloud Gazing
‘Sheepish’ With Age
February 29, 2016Overcast with a chilly breeze this early Monday on California’s north coast, the morning flavored with an occasional flash of faded sunshine. Pretty much the picture for the next couple of days with a big…
Rainfall ‘Still Below Average’
February 26, 2016Overcast-gray this early Friday on California’s north coast as our latest storm front readies itself — some occasional pellets of rain, more like strong drizzle. with the heavy stuff not slated until later on in…
Twister of El Niño
February 25, 2016High, fleecy clouds with lots of yellowed sunshine this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we roll through another not-unpleasant portion of our cock-eyed winter season. Rain forecast for tomorrow afternoon, a quick squirt,…
Sea Star Demise
February 24, 2016Overcast with some occasional sharp sunshine this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, with rain still expected for Friday — could be more than half-an-inch, but we’ll just have to wait and see, huh? In…
Drought and Sea-Level Rise
February 23, 2016Glaring sunshine this early Tuesday on California’s north coast as we chill through another break in the so-called ‘weather‘ — no rain expected until Friday afternoon. When I started this blog, ‘Compatible Creatures,’ nine years…
Cups of Coffee Curbs ‘Cirrhosis’
February 22, 2016Bright sunshine and near-windless this Monday afternoon on California’s north coast, which makes for most-pleasant weather — no precipitation scheduled until Friday, though, the NWS says only a ‘Slight Chance Rain‘ even then. The next 10…
Snow Job
February 19, 2016Overcast with occasional bursts of bright sunshine this Friday morning on California’s north coast. We had a goodly downpour for a couple of hours starting just at first light, more than an inch it appears,…
El Niño the ‘Mercurial’
February 18, 2016Rainy, windy and chilly, all at the same time this late Thursday morning here on California’s north coast as our wet season continues after a nice, warm respite the last couple of weeks. Despite some…
Hot-&-Hotter
February 17, 2016Overcast with thick storm clouds, coupled with a gusty wind this early Wednesday on California’s north coast. Supposedly, we’re in for a good-sized drenching sometime today and to continue on into Thursday — and snow,…