Twister of El Niño

High, 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, and clear Saturday with another short drizzle/rain spell, then back to quiet and warm supposedly for next week. Nice out…

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Sea Star Demise

Overcast 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 local ocean news, apparently a horrible ‘wasting disease‘ attacking sea stars (or, ‘star fish’) all along the Pacific coast, has…

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Hot-&-Hotter

Overcast 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, too, maybe two-to-five inches at some higher elevations. Despite it all, once again we’re cooking — via Climate Central: ‘This…

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Foggy Drought

Fog with a bit of sunshine every-once-in-a-while on a Tuesday afternoon here on California’s north coast — a little chilly, but not unpleasant, seemingly feels seasonal, maybe spring or early summer. Some rain forecast for tonight and tomorrow, and another system due supposedly for Friday. Cold fronts both, according to the NWS, a low pressure…

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Reined-In Rain

Chilled sunshine and scattered, deep-blue skies this early Saturday on California’s north coast, and although the air feels a sharped-coldness, we’re well above any freezing temperatures. A bit of drizzle yesterday, but no rain expected until Wednesday when a decent-sized front is forecast to swing across the shoreline. This morning, the NWS released preliminary rainfall totals…

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El Niño a ‘Mini Global Warming’

Faded-yellow sunshine this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, another mild day is expected, though, some patchy drizzle could happen in particular spots in the morning. Maybe rain late Thursday, with about a 50/50-chance Friday, but nothing forecast deep-wet until the end of next week. Beaches tomorrow will once again become ‘potentially hazardous‘ (the NWS),…

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