Well, it did dump up in the Sierra with well over 10 feet for the season. Along the crest we have already approached 200" for the season. Well brought, as this sets up Tahoe for a a very successful holiday season. Get up there if you have a chance, it is pretty amazing.
Yesterday and last nights rain broke for a nice sunny morning out there. It feels good, but don't expect it to hold on too long. By Tuesday afternoon we could see the return of heavy cloud cover with rain before Wednesday morning. More rain on Thursday. You may have noticed that yesterday's storm was not too cold. A cold front did move through around 10pm last night and dropped the temperatures some.
This is bringing us the heavy sloppy Sierra cement we need to really get the base building underway. Why 10' is nothing to scoff at, and blower is hero like to ski in, a lot of craggy rocks were left exposed (or just under the snow). These snow sharks can at the least rip up your skis, and at the worst end your season early. Finally we are looking at getting some spackle.
As for the weekend, it is till up in the air. We are trending to a drying period, but the current set of systems are hard to pin point. We have a large low pressure setting up in the gulf, with short waves moving underneath it. This set up is also tapping some tropical moisture from the Pacific. Read - very wet, and warm(ish). If the jet sits north of us, we will get a little rain, and warmer temperatures. As the jet drops south, the water will come in biblical proportions and it could get very cold, as the low has an Artic core.
Most likely, by mid next week, we will see that jet dropping to our south and the rain and snow will begin. It could be nasty. While it is too far out to tell, my guess is some clearing by the first week of the holidays, as these systems usually retire within 10 days.
Persimmons are still around. Pomegranates are going off. The market has changed in the past few weeks, with pretty much all of the tender fruit gone. I had several good looking winter squash plants, with set fruit, die over the past week. Looks like we had a heavy frost here in Santa Cruz while I was gone. Be cautious of those clear nights after the storm; that is when we get our coldest weather. On the other hand, the favas are doing great. Still no sign of the garlic greens, and I am hoping with all this rain, my soil is draining well enough. Otherwise, those bulbs will rot.
Update coming mid week.
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