Hazy.

While I do enjoy a hazy IPA, I'm not such a fan of the hazy sky.  Seems like the wide spread smoke has turned to patchy smoke to wide spread haze.  That kept things a little cool today, with a morning low below 40F on the west side.  It did warm to almost 75F at one point, but there was a pretty good dip in temperatures through the mid day.  Due to haziness.  Haziness stick around through the day tomorrow.  High around 70F.  Haze kicks out sometime Thursday, and sun returns late in the day.  The good news is haze makes for some killer light.  and awesome sunrise and set.  So, maybe, just maybe, get out a camera and take a few shots.  By the time the sun returns, we see a cold front move through dropping highs back into the mid to upper 60s late in the week.  It could be cool on Saturday with a high in the low 60s.  Anyway, I guess I should not complain too much about haze.  We still have our homes and our town.

Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.  July 2018.  A great place for a sail and a snack.

Anyway, we could see a slight bit of warming into Monday.  Through the period, the winds remain light, with a bit of a north flow over the weekend.  Steep southerly swell, which is the best we have seen in over a week, will be around tomorrow.  That dies out as we see another round of northwest swell arrive Thursday.  Finally we see some fall swell and clean conditions.  Slight north flow on Friday should not make it much worse as that sell fills in more.  Smaller on Saturday, with maybe more northwest on Sunday or Monday.  And maybe more beyond that.  The North Pacific has finally decided it is autumn.  And that is where the fun begins.

So, me, I want more sun and warmth.  My final round of beans is about ready to flower, and that only happens when it is warm and sunny.  But we really need some rain, and we might see some relief next week.  Now remember, this is all more than a week out, so it is pretty speculative, but also investing.  The GFS, it should be noted, has been all over the place the last 36 hours, but the last several runs have zeroed in on a Thanksgiving storm.  We could see rain move ashore as early as next Wednesday, with the brunt Thursday afternoon.  A second storm hits Saturday and a third the middle of the following week.  Again, speculative.  But confidence is growing.  The current runs suggest a fairly powerful storm on Thanksgiving.  It might be the welcome to autumn storm.  We do need the rain.  And I'll be happy to see some snow in the Sierra, even if it does kill my beans.