Another Week of This, Or So it Seems.

The garden enjoyed its shower last night.  A long slow drizzle started in the afternoon and lasted through the early morning hours.  Late yesterday morning it was looking like the rain had missed us and the storm was passing.  The radar looked clear, and the sun was shining strong.  But that did not last long.  In the mountains a dusting to a few inches fell.  Along the crest, north of the lake, storm totals reached 4-6 inches.  But that was about as deep as it got.

It may feel like winter, but it looks like spring.

It is a slow clearing today, as clouds hang heavy on the coast.  We may actually get a touch of sun, if only because the next storm is looking slow to arrive as well.  We may see light rain starting tomorrow eveing, but the bulk of it won't arrive until Thursday, with the arrival of another cold front.  This next system is looking a bit cooler that last nights, and freezing levels may drop down below 6000 feet.  This morning's run of the models has pulled back a bit on the moisture.  We will probably receive drizzle on the coast, showers in the coastal mountains, some rain in the foot hills, a dusting at Lake Tahoe, a few inches in the mountains, and nine inches or so at the crest.  Things clear out for Friday.

Next week is starting to look like the storms will reach south enough to effect us with more than just a little wind.  Again, in the spring it is difficult to forecast a week out (or even 24 hours out), but we see a few systems forming on the charts.  Sometime late Sunday or Monday we see the first in a series of three.  Then a one-two punch later in the week with a bit more water and some cold air.  Winter is holding on.  Not to fret, as soon enough that high pressure will set up on us and pump in the warmth.