Getting some nice heavy rain now in So. Cal

[C Moon]

From what I saw there was only a 20% chance of showers today.
It was just coming down mighty hard. Rare for June.
Loving it!!


But I'm glad I got the pup out on a walk just before hand.

[livetohike]

1. Rain in June! I lived in So. Cal for 13 years and

Don't remember a drop of rain in June. Enjoy it !

[C Moon]

15. I thought so, too. Maybe a little drizzle from June gloom but that's about it.

[NV Whino]

2. Geez Louise

We're having a heat wave up north.

[Brother Buzz]

17. Our Sacramento valley heat wave broke about an hour ago

Early this morning, we were running fans to turn out the accumulated heat in the house, then bam, the Delta breeze kicked in. High clouds moved in, too. Most pleasant, but I'd rather batten down the hatches and embrace a good rain.

[NV Whino]

20. Yeah, I'm at my volunteer job at the hospital

Went outside to discharge a patient and was hit with a pleasant, cool breeze. Nice.

Then, we're going to get heat again on Friday.

[Brother Buzz]

21. The slight chance of rain showers Wednesday evening is something to look forward to

Only the cynic in me figures it won't amount to much beyond smearing windshields.

[NV Whino]

22. Just enough to require a car wash.

[Brother Buzz]

25. Perhaps we should taunt the rain God and wash our cars today

I'm just saying.

[NV Whino]

26. Don't worry I've taken care of that

I took the pool cover pump off my client's pool. Again.

[C Moon]

29. That may be the same system that's hitting down here.

Is it your typical ocean wind, or is it coming from the south? It's quite humid here now, and cloudy (southern California).

[Brother Buzz]

32. It's our typical onshore flow during the summer months

My breeze is coming from the southwest because it enters inland from the southwest through the Golden Gate. Typically, the summer north winds are hotter than stink (Like your Santa Ana winds), while the gentile onshore breezes are cooling.

"There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge." ― Raymond Chandler, Red Wind

[C Moon]

38. Awesome quote. I can relate.

[shanti]

34. not out in the burbs!

it's still plenty hot out here. not as bad as yesterday, but close. the heat is killing what little is left of my garden

[Brother Buzz]

36. Bummer

101° yesterday, and a pleasant 88° today in Yolano. I complain at anything above 98.6°

It's still blowing well, and has even picked up a bit. Hopefully you'll get your relief in another hour or two, certainly toward sunset.

[shanti]

37. just checked, and the delta breeze actually is starting to come down now

just in the last hour or so. yay! PNW is looking better and better to me. no drought and plenty of green grass in time...

[GummyBearz]

3. Where in so cal?

I'm not getting any rain in Newport

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Here's the radar for the area:

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=vtx&product=N0R&loop=yes

[GummyBearz]

7. Thanks

The radar shows it is/was raining where I am, but I've been up for 3 hours and haven't seen a drop

[C Moon]

12. In in the San Pedro area. It rained hard and then came back with some more.

It's now humid and cloudy.

[maveric]

33. No rain here in San Diego.

Its cloudy, warm and humid but no wet stuff yet.

[MindPilot]

4. What a storm! The pavement is almost damp!!!

I'm going to get home to make sure my family is safe...we've already had a good 0.003" of hard drizzle!!

Really nice this morning, tropical...I wanted to just stay on the patio with my coffee.

[C Moon]

13. :D

[karadax]

5. Early Pacific hurricane activity is the culprit.

Here in the Phoenix area we received about half an inch of rain last week. Yesterday it was cloudy and 104.

[C Moon]

16. I just stepped outside and realized you're right. Whew, lots of humidity.

[dhill926]

8. nice little drizzle up the coast a bit...

could be a bit more on the way. Looks like the heavier stuff is over the ocean....

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Hope this storm makes it over the mountains

and into the Vegas Valley. Here on the West Northwest side of the Valley,we have had only .94 inch since New Years. And to think,fifty miles north,flooding.

[PearliePoo2]

10. Here are some good weather sites that show what's going on right now:

Lots of lightning mostly offshore (but moving northeast).
http://www.lightningstorm.com/explorer.html

satellite loop shows expanding storm clouds as the day warms up. (diurnal heating)
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GSSLOOPS/wcir.html

One of my favorites. Inter-active. You can zoom in or out, pan around, add satellite, storm cells. etc. You can enter your street address and center the map there, if you wish, then zoom in and out right down to your roof top!
Love this site!
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx

hint: hit refresh on all of these to get the latest.

[C Moon]

14. Thanks! Cool!

[PearliePoo2]

19. You're very welcome!

When there's a storm brewing, I often keep these sites running and check them often.
The lightning out in the ocean off the California coast is right where it belongs (thinking forest fires that get sparked).
The intense lightning in central Oregon right now has me concerned in that regard.

[C Moon]

30. I always check weather.gov (although, the temp predics are often wrong) but I love those live maps!

I had never seen those before.

[KamaAina]

11. Holy frijoles! There's a huge band of showers off Monterey!

We may actually get tagged all the way up here (San Jose) tonight!

[zappaman]

18. Drizzle here but we'll take it!

[cherokeeprogressive]

35. Light drizzle that stopped before noon up here. n/t

[okasha]

23. Gestation! So glad for you folks.

[Pooka Fey]

24. Hallelujah!!! :-D

[Adsos Letter]

27. Send some up here to the SF Bay Area!

I'm over by Fairfield and it was 105* in the shade on my front porch yesterday. Today it's cooler with some gusty wind, cloudy and muggy. Nothing wet though.

[C Moon]

31. I believe it's heading your way. That's where I was born! Fairfield. :)

I hope to move up north someday.
I love it up there.

[malaise]

28. I did wish that for you on my Hurricane Blanca thread last week

Lovely indeed

[C Moon]

39. nice!