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…

Keep reading Hot-&-Hotter

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…

Keep reading Reined-In Rain

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),…

Keep reading El Niño a ‘Mini Global Warming’

Bright Not

Sunshine clear and bright this early Monday on California’s north coast, and cold-as-shit, too. Supposedly, we were down to freezing just before sunrise. If not the coldest morning so far this year, has to be way-close. A nice dust of frost on nearby rooftops, which quickly burned off. The NWS warns of more rain tonight, and…

Keep reading Bright Not

Sun-Spot Sunday

Bright sunrise and cold this early Sunday on California’s north coast, a return to yesteryear of clear, crisp mornings with frosty rooftops, a nice break as the continuous rain was getting monotonous, though, we can use every droplet, and snowflake. According to my weather folks — WunderBlog/the NWS — we’re mostly-supposed to have this sort of…

Keep reading Sun-Spot Sunday