No ‘Hiatus’ in the Heat — Even in the Cold

Bright-sunshine and cold air this early Thursday on California’s north coast — right now, well into the morning, and we’re at just above freezing after striking a pre-dawn low of 29-degrees earlier. Dry and cold til Saturday, supposedly, when another rain storm comes thrashing through the area. And of rain and our drought, there’s new…

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Sunshine Snowfall

Sunshine bright and beautiful on an early Wednesday here on California’s north coast. A glaring respite to a string of storm systems that’s been rolling across our region — a couple of days of sun-and-semi-sun, then another heavy-soaking rain storm forecast for Friday, or early Saturday. And cold, too. Temperatures expected to take a hard…

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Beach Flurries

A white landscape this early Monday on California’s north coast, snow flurries mixed with hail has left the area looking out of whack. Odd to see all white. Roadways, driveways, rooftops, the texture soft on top, cold and slippery underneath. According to the NWS this morning: ‘Coastal areas, even as low as sea level, may see…

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‘Smearing’ the 2016 ‘Leap Second’

A quick-arriving marine layer this early Friday on California’s north coast blocked a clear, bright sunrise — despite the gray, it’s supposed to be ‘Mostly Sunny‘ today with no rain expected until Sunday. Snow flurries forecast even on the shoreline for the opening hours of the new year, as a way-cold front is set to…

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Rain, Rain

Heavy rain gushing through gutters this Friday morning on California’s north coast — we’re in the wet midst of a fairly-decent storm cycle, all propelled by some blustery winds. We could see gusts above 20-mph, and although forecast for maybe half-an-inch of rain today, so far from the looks of it, the end-result should be…

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Lamenting the Deplorable

Slivers of faded-yellow sunshine this early Thursday on California’s north coast — big rainstorm due this afternoon, and will supposedly drench-over into all day tomorrow. Weather the system, but not the climate — an unpresidented gloom in the T-Rump atmosphere: It is about the candidate who was picked as president by the electoral college on Monday.…

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Solstice of Winter’s Discontent

Crystal-clear with bright sunshine this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and cold, too. Frosted rooftops in the neighborhood this morning as temps right now just a few degrees above freezing. No rain until sometime tomorrow afternoon, decent-sized storm expected, though.. Today is also the ‘Winter/December Solstice,’ which actually occurred at 2:44 AM, and “officially”…

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Raining Reality

Overcast with occasional sunshine this early Monday on California’s north coast, as more rain expected starting tonight. Even as the Electoral College does its shitty thing today, T-Rump and climate change don’t mix — especially with the midlands of the US now engulfed in a winter where temperatures are below -50°F at times. Warmth bringing…

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‘Atmospheric’ to the ‘Vortex’

Water, and more water from the sky this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast — the NWS calls it ‘Heavy Rain,’ and it has indeed been that for several hours now. Supposedly, another cycle right-behind this one, bringing more ‘Heavy Rain‘ until sometime tomorrow afternoon. Starting Friday, though, fair, sunshine days expected through the weekend, maybe…

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