Sunday, January 30, 2011

Rain Continues Today. Crisp and Cool for the Week.

Santa Cruz had clouds by late morning yesterday and light drizzle began in the early afternoon.  Heavier rains came in late in the evening and it got a bit heavy over night.  This slider came from a pretty perfect angle to maximize moisture, hanging just over the coast and shifting inland right over the Bay Area.  The mountains did get them selves a bit more than a resurfacing, and Kirkwood is reporting 10-14" of new snow.  A little more on the way today.  Not a bad day to be up in Tahoe.

This morning is dark and gloomy here on the coast, and it has been lightly raining most of the morning so far.  Rain should decrease as the day goes on, and perhaps those clouds will begin to break a bit and offer up a nice sunset.  Not a bad day to get some work done inside, go to a matinee or just cozy up.  If we are lucky, we may have nice weather in the late afternoon for a stroll.  This could be a great time to go for a walk in the Pogonip or Muir Woods.  You really get that red wood coastal mist forest feel.

Tomorrow we expect to wake to clear skies and cooler temperatures.  The week will very slowly warm up.  There is the expectation for cold weather to remain in the mountains with day time highs in the low 30s most of the week.  This is the result of cold arctic air pushing in from the east.  This air should not effect the coast too much, as the crest will keep it to our east.  Unless, of course, it does not.  Regardless, this cold air mass so close to us will slow any warming trend.  Winter is back.  At least it will be mostly sunny this week.

The PNA is moving picking up speed in moving negative, and our lovely high pressure is to retrograde through this week.  Some time next week we can expect the jet to punch through and bring back our steady tap of rain and snow.  The January thaw is coming to a close.  I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted.

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