A Challenging Week for Weather, Actually...

As I look out over to the Santa Cruz mountains behind Aptos, thick, puffy, yet wet looking clouds are all piled up.  Above me it is clear blue sky.  And relatively warm.  Not like the pumped up warmth of awesomeness we saw back in February, but like the spring sun warming up an otherwise mild air mass.  Note, it is not a cold airmass.  And we won't see something like that through at least the duration of the work week.  In fact, most recent runs of the mid terms keep us from feeling much of any cool down, even though we will see dropping storms by Sunday.  Today, Monday, we have another great day on tap.  Again we had rain over night, but like Easter, the day itself is pretty dry.  At least here in Santa Cruz.  Over the hill, and inland, showers are still popping up.  We did have a little grey to start today, and that is going to be the theme through Wednesday.  Foggy mornings, with a slight warming trend. Mid 60s today, High 60s, and maybe a 70 for humpday.  Then Thursday, things return back to that wet weather.

Had an Easter stroll in Neary Lagoon.  What a great place to hide from the spring wind and enjoy the sun's warmth.

If we keep having the same luck that would be great.  I could handle overnight rains for a few months, keeping the soil moist, but giving way to sunshine and warmth for the day.  But hey, you can't order that.  Warm storm for Thursday, with light to moderate rain showers into the evening.  Right now, Friday looks like a clear day between system, but I would bet on a chance of showers.  For the coming weekend, a storm tries to push its way south from BC.  Depending on how this works out for it, we could see anything from high passing clouds and chance of showers, to cold, moderate to heavy rain.  Today's run leans toward the first scenario.  Regardless, this system to be watch for the weekend into Monday.  As it stands now, a rebound of high pressure for Tuesday.  Eerily similar to last week's forecast.  Seriously.

Kirkwood got some snow.  A foot or so.  Same for Sierra.  Much less north of the lake.  Won't really make a difference, as that will all get baked in this week.  Might get a refresh with these next systems, or just sucky  weather.  Let's hope for the first, some more snow and water reserves.  Out on the ocean, small waves this week.  First a northwest swell and then a south for Friday and the weekend.  If you are learning, this is a great week to be out there.  Just enough waves to figure it out, but not so much to beat you up.  Too much.  And if you garden, it is good time to get on it.  Sorry, I have not posted much about this the past year, but I am in transition.  Moved to a new home last April, and am still in the (slow) process of preparing the land.  Hope to get at least a small bed going this summer.  But you best start thinking about your tomatoes if you plan to have some.  Find some seedlings, acclimate them to you locale, and prepare your ground.  We may have a cold April, but my guess is we are solidly into spring.  I saw geese last week.  Going north.