2017 California/Southwest Weather Thread

[Guest happ]

It is still raining in NorCal breaking all time records in several locations.  This chart suggests the odds of a complete 2-year recovery from the drought are quite low but who knows, esp if a favorable ENSO sets up. 

 

Tuesday: 76/ 54

 

 

[Guest happ]

Mostly cloudy but dry down here. So what else is new?  

 

Wednesday: 74/ 54

[Anti Marine Layer]

Not even any marine layer drizzle out of this one. Northern California got some rain, but drought is already over there.

[Guest happ]

NWS_Sacramento spotter photo near Rancho Cordova today

[Anti Marine Layer]

Small tornado in Rancho Cordova. Wow!

 

We had a small tornado about a mile away from our house one time with a winter storm. It was the weakest of tornadoes, but it did minor damage to a few homes.

[Guest happ]

It has been warmer than normal per graph but lately temps have been cool and don't look to warm up all that much

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Cooler today than yesterday. Sometimes NOAA weather forecasts fail.

[Guest happ]

Only hit 70 yesterday. If today stays in the 60's, it will be the first below 70 max since 3/26.  

 

68.3°

[Anti Marine Layer]

Beautiful day today. Next weekend could get hot, but nothing too extreme for this time of year.

[Guest happ]

Some like it hot.  Coachella anyone?

 

 

[Guest happ]

Saturday: 80/ 51

[Guest happ]

The northern Sierra has now surpassed the all time record for rain and that part of the state is still raining off and on this week. There is concern that a major heat wave could result in significant flooding in NorCal and Nevada.

 

Nice Easter: 79/ 54

 

 

[richard mann]

(.. cross-reference.)

 

http://theweatherforums.com/index.php/topic/1546-spring-2017-colder-air-mass-movement-and-distribution-projections/?p=235396

[DareDuck]

Heading down to Westlake Village tomorrow. Spending the night in Sacramento then stopping at Carrizo to view the flowers tomorrow. Really looking forward to the 80s this weekend. Last time I felt 80 degree weather was September 29th.

[Guest happ]

Heading down to Westlake Village tomorrow. Spending the night in Sacramento then stopping at Carrizo to view the flowers tomorrow. Really looking forward to the 80s this weekend. Last time I felt 80 degree weather was September 29th.

There is a fair chance for rainfall tomorrow though likely not much or maybe nothing. Oh well.

[DareDuck]

There is a fair chance for rainfall tomorrow though likely not much or maybe nothing. Oh well.

I'm ok with that. I'm there for 7 days and it looks nice after tomorrow.

[Jesse]

The northern Sierra has now surpassed the all time record for rain and that part of the state is still raining off and on this week. There is concern that a major heat wave could result in significant flooding in NorCal and Nevada.

 

Nice Easter: 79/ 54

Is snowpack also well above average?

[epiceast]

Is snowpack also well above average?

All california snotels have 200% or better SWE atm.

[Guest happ]

Is snowpack also well above average?

 

Yes, at historic levels in many areas. For it to be raining/snowing anywhere in California [ex north Coast] during mid-April is practically a miracle. Snowpack in southern Sierra [165%/177%] is running slightly behind central Sierra [183 -194%].

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like a double marine inversion right now with a very weak one in the 3000-5000 ft layer creating some puffy stratocumulus clouds and a more typical one drawing in low clouds to the L.A. coast.

[Guest happ]

If we could get a decent marine layer tonight we might get some measurable rain but high clouds have ruined any chance for stratus development in recent days.

 

76/ 54

[Thunder98]

I have gotten 0.73" of rain today. The rain at times was very heavy, tropical like downpours.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Marine push has begun, with its usual reputation for crashing temperatures and making it breezy.

[Guest happ]

Rainfall north of LA county was fairly impressive but stayed dry and a bit muggy here today. 

 

78/ 61

[Guest happ]

More comparisons to 2011

 

[Thunder98]

With 21.63" of rain since September 1st, This is now the 7th wettest water year on record!

[Anti Marine Layer]

Satellite image is not updating once again. It also looks like NOAA has changed the look of their weather sites.

[Guest happ]

Pleasant near normal temps today that should rise a bit over the next several days.

 

76/ 60

[Guest happ]

"You can now use the outdoor showers at state beaches again"  http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-parks-showers-20170419-story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Early June like lows and highs today. Looks like weekend heat wave could put jacarandas into bloom.

[Anti Marine Layer]

"You can now use the outdoor showers at state beaches again"  http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-parks-showers-20170419-story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

That website attacks me with ads. Cannot view it on my smart phone at all. Shame on you LA Times.

[Guest happ]

That website attacks me with ads. Cannot view it on my smart phone at all. Shame on you LA Times.

Agree and why I limit how much time I spend on the LAT website.

[Dan the Weatherman]

With 21.63" of rain since September 1st, This is now the 7th wettest water year on record!

 

Is that total from your backyard, making it the 7th wettest year since you have been keeping records, or is that total from an official NWS site nearby? I was just wondering, and that is a good total regardless of where it was observed!

[Dan the Weatherman]

Satellite image is not updating once again. It also looks like NOAA has changed the look of their weather sites.

 

The site changes occurred sometime either late last night or early today. NWS sites now have a consistent look nationwide. The Western Region sites were the last to be converted over to the new format, while east coast NWS sites were converted a couple of years ago and the Southern Region sites were updated more recently in the past year or so.

[Guest happ]

Even with the lack of rain for 2 months SoCal is still above normal

 

[Guest happ]

A reminder that we do have interesting weather in April on occasion

 

Thursday: 82/ 56

 

 

[Thunder98]

Is that total from your backyard, making it the 7th wettest year since you have been keeping records, or is that total from an official NWS site nearby? I was just wondering, and that is a good total regardless of where it was observed!

 

The Rain gauge in Orcutt 

https://rain.cosbpw.net/sensor.php?time_zone=US%2FPacific&site_id=150&site=902050b0-0af2-4966-9910-69511ab27014&device_id=4&device=1ee1e4a7-fc5c-4f0c-880a-0c3f0b1cfce6&bin=-999&range=Custom+Range&legend=true&thresholds=true&refresh=off&show_raw=true&show_quality=true&data_start=2016-09-01+00%3A00%3A00&data_end=2017-04-21+23%3A59%3A59

[Guest happ]

First 90° day of April; in March it hit 91° on 3/13/17.

 

90/ 60

[Anti Marine Layer]

Hills are quickly becoming brown here, and despite the rainy winter, it could mean extra vegetation for next fire season.

 

Hope to make up for it with jacarandas blooming soon.

[Anti Marine Layer]

April so far has been warmer than average, but not too extreme except the last two days. Even days when we reached mid to upper 70s, it was quite breezy. Rather boring spring so far, even for California.