Bit and pieces.

A good few bits came through yesterday with a solid piece earlier this morning.  As of midday, the sun is in charge, or at least trying to claim the title.  The heavy rain of earlier has abated, and a few breaks exist in the cloud cover.  When everything lines up correctly, it lights up pretty nicely outside.  Could be a good afternoon for photography, with diffused light and rain drops on flower petals and all.  But your window is slim, so get on it if you can.  Best bet if for a lunch break jog, but after work hours should be good enough for most Bay Area peeps.  Up north, they could begin to see the start of the next stage of this thing.

Moss Landing Power Plant on a crisp clear day on Monterey Bay.

Rain still looks likely tomorrow.  In fact, it looks to be pretty heavy and of a good duration.  We are looking at over an inch of rain in the area over the next few days.  The coastal mountains will get hit the hardest.  Well, unless you consider the Sierra where the bullseye calls for over 3 1/2 inches of water.  And with the seasonally cold temperatures expected, that is well over 30 inches.  We could be looking almost four feet along the crest.  Sure, that is a big number, and a more conservative guy might not talk so big, but sometimes you just get a feeling about something trending in a certain way.  The powder day looks like Friday, with storm riding on Thursday.  Don't worry weekend warrior, as cold air and showers should continue through Friday afternoon, making Saturday morning looking pretty nice.  With a little bit of luck, you could be looking at free refills to start off the day.  But get on it early as that post Easter sun and warm air temperatures are going to bake into into mank by afternoon.  Try to stay in the shade.

For those of you who don't care about April powder, Friday should clear up by afternoon along the coast. This storm will push another sizable swell right to our door steps.  It will take a day or so for things to clean up in town.  The open coast won't be so lucky, as the typical spring NW gradient will build strong behind the storm.  Lucky you, kite boarders.  And for those who want nothing to do with H20, Saturday will shape up nicely.  We move back into the 60s, with a slight chance for 70F some time between Sunday and mid next week.  We will move past this storm and into a warming period.  Might be the last big system of the winter.