Second round of rain recently started up in town. After this, we will see a break for a few days. Yesterday was rainy in the county. The Bonny Doon Airport Lost Empire recorded 2.74 inches of rain yesterday and another quarter by 9PM today. In town Santa Cruz readings were about a third of an inch. Showers are moving into the county as I type. Light at first, but they should pick up before sunrise Friday. We could see some moderate to heavy rain Friday morning, The heaviest precipitation falls before noon Friday, but we should expect showers to linger past sunset. High temp in the low 60s. Cooler air follows this storm, and we drop into the upper 40s over night. We could see an additional half to one inch of rainier in town, with more in the mountains. Good news.
Sun arrives for the weekend. High pressure and warming through Monday, with highs reaching into the upper 60s. Overnight will get cooler, with a clear sky. Lower 40s. Tuesday the high pressure fights off an approaching storm and strong southern jet stream. Yup, we are looking at more approaching storms. It is likely we will be in another wet stretch starting some time around the middle of next week and lasting into the weekend.
Up in the Sierra, Kirkwood received a foot of new snow. I went out for a skin nearby, and found nice deep snow, with many areas around 18" deep. It was a good base building storm. Tomorrow will be warmer, and maybe too warm even for Kirkwood's base. Another foot plus is expected. Unfortunately, a lot of ski resorts will receive rain with this next system at their bases. Too early to be looking at next week's storms, but the season is off to a good start. People were getting anxious with no snow on the ground as of yesterday, but this is how Tahoe delivers. Often. It looks like things will be good to go here at Kirkwood for their opening on Saturday. Mt Rose should also be in really good shape with its high elevation.
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