Apologies for the very late post from the 18th. It somehow got clogged up in my computer. Anyway, it was close to accurate. This storm tonight was ratcheted up a bit over the past few days and has hit us with moderate rain. We are at about 8/10th of an inch of rain at this point, and likely to break the one inch mark before sunrise. Rain is forecast to subside over night. Only a very little of this storm will make it up to Tahoe, so instead of measuring in feet, we will be recording inches on Monday. Expect about 10 inches on the crest, most in the north, and just two or so on the east side of the lake. NorCal is getting drenched tonight, as is the west slope. Just not making it into the high mountains.
Fair weather on Monday, with NW breezes behind the storm. A fair amount of sunshine and temps reaching into the low 60s. The big news for this week is the big North Pacific swell arriving overnight. By morning, we should be seeing swells in excess of 15 feet at 18-19 seconds. That is big people. Surf in town will be well overhead to double overhead at most spots, with the big wave magnets reaching triple or more overhead, with the biggest sets possible around 30 feet. Tomorrow will be a great day to watch some impressive waves and watch some amazing surfing. Please know your limits, and use extreme caution when approaching the ocean. And if this is your thing, have fun and play smart. Swells will subside a little for Tuesday, but will still be int he XL category.
We are headed into a dry week folks. Afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 60s, with Wednesday expected to be the warmest. We do see a chance of rain returning by Sunday, but the GFS holds the next storm off until the 26th. Other models show different timing, but the earliest modeled storm is not until Christmas Eve. Check back here middle of the week for an update on what to expect for the start of the holiday weeks. Good money is on fresh snow between Christmas and New Years.
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