Storms Backing Off.

(Monday evening's post)

First things first.  Cool weather we are having.  Mostly clear out.  Gonna be another chilly night dropping into the low 40s.  Sun in the morning, with a slightly earlier sunrise.  Warming to the low 60s by afternoon.  But be ready for quick afternoon cooling with a sunset around 5PM.  It looks like we have more rain coming our way.  The GFS has been backing off this storm, and the 6PM run has this storm almost missing us completely.  It will need an update tomorrow, but going with the latest run, here it is.

Clouds fill in overnight Tuesday, keeping temps a little warmer, in the upper 40s.  Wednesday will be cloudy, but it could be spotty early.  Mid 60s.  Rain fills in late. It could hold off until after midnight. Mid 50s.   Rain looks to fall heaviest in the early morning hours, with light showers possible through the day Thursday.  We are looking at about a third inch in town and a half or so in the mountains.  Pretty high snow levels, above 8K, in the Tahoe zone.  Mid 60s on Thursday.  Clouds remain, and chance for wrap around showers.  There will be moisture in the region.

Chances for showers decrease over night, with lows again in the mid 50s.  Friday will see much more sun, but we could see sporadic showers in the morning.  Still, totals likely to be less than a 1/2 inch here in town.  The weekend looks nice, with sunshine and some daytime warming, but overnight lows dropping back into the upper 40s.  Looks like my pole beans will have a hard time setting flowers.  I sure could use a three or four day warm spell with daytime highs in the 70s.  Wouldn't that be nice.

So, I sad a nice weekend.  Up until earlier today, we had a pretty cold storm hitting us Sunday.  Then it was Monday.  Now it is Tuesday.  But barely scraping us here in Santa Cruz.  Check in tomorrow for updates on this mid week system and news about what will come early next week.