Monday, February 4, 2019

Last of the Big Waves

About a half inch fell overnight on the westside.  Almost another quarter inch since sunrise.  Rain has been steady for the last hour, but there is not a whole lot of solid rainfall west of us.  This might be the last of the heavy bands.  That doesn't mean we won't see another half inch before tomorrow.  But the sky is the brightest it has been in days.  So there is that.  Chilly out there today and it will remain so for the next week or so. Overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper 30s the next few nights.  Freezing level is about 3000 feet right now, and there is wet snow falling at Castle Rock State Park.  Could be a good day for a snowy hike tomorrow.  Should be in the low 50s on the coast and upper 30s at the summit.  Otherwise, not much of a change in forecast.

Freezing levels drop below 2000 feet overnight.  They may even get as low as 800 feet, which is just above Scotts Valley.  The roads could be very slick Tuesday morning, especially over the summit.  We could even see some road closures, but I'm not really expecting that.  The next few days will be chilly.  Sun comes out Tuesday and sticks around for a few days.  Next system upstream could arrive as early as Tuesday, and may put some more snow on the ground below 6000 feet.  It sure is winter.

Drought conditions have improved.  Almost a quarter of the state is completely out of drought and just a little over fifty percent is listed as Abnormally Dry.  That only leaves about 22% listed in Moderate Drought and less than 2% Severe Drought.  Three years since end of the period of really dry winters and we still have a ways to go.  Still, we have made more back than we have lost.  And these reports are from a week ago, so the last three and half inches here on the coast have not even been counted.  And there looks like we will get more later this week, especially in the north where conditions are driest.  So we are in pretty good shape.

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