Warm, Wet and Wild.

Mid 40s this morning on the west side.  That is balmy.  Almost two inches of rain since this started last night at 9PM.  It has been a steady pounding all night, and we are already seeing some urban flooding.  The roads are very wet.  Slow your roll and be cautious.  As of 7:30, the rain has subsided, but the winds are still raging out of the south.  38mph out at sea and 19mph at the Marine Lab.  Rain is expected to continue today and tonight, so this respite is short.  We still have a forecast of 1.75-2.5 inches of more rain by late Thursday.  That is a ton, on top of the two we have already seen (and blew away our forecast).  Expect doom downed trees and power line, especially in the mountains, by this evening.  We are in the midst of a Pineapple Express fighting an Arctic Low.  It will be quite the storm show for us to enjoy.

We remain mild for the next two days.  Not too warm endnote too cold.  In fact, the high today is expected to be around 57F, and the low tonight around 54F.  By Thursday evening a cold front should pass through, dropping the temperature several degrees.  Lows return to the mid 40s Thursday, low 40s for the weekend and upper 30s early next week.  Showers continue through Saturday or Sunday.  More on this later.  Got to get the kiddo off to school.  For now, wear a rain coat.


Edit & Update:  This morning I was looking at a Bonny Noon gauge when I said almost two inches.  Here on the west side we were about one inch of rain as of 7:30 this morning and now sitting at about 1.6 inches.  Looking at the radar, the main AR is still aimed at us, or even a touch north.  It will stay at about this trajectory through this evening and then move south.  We should continue to see some heavy rain over the next 24 hours, but are currently sitting in a shadow.  Hoping we are still in the shadow when I hit up the market this afternoon.