Category: Wet

  • Happy Thanksgiving Monday.  Rain today, break tomorrow, then more rain.

    Happy Thanksgiving Monday. Rain today, break tomorrow, then more rain.

    A short Thanksgiving post. I hope all of you are able to enjoy time with family and friends. The rain should begin before 11AM today and be most intense between 11AM and 2PM. It will continue into the night and end after 8PM. Between Monday and Tuesday morning we should expect to see 30mm of…

  • Happy Thanksgiving! Likely rain warnings coming Monday

    Happy Thanksgiving! Likely rain warnings coming Monday

        As as the old sailors rhyme says…Red sky at night, sailors delight, Red sky in morning, sailors warning. Today the sky is certainly a beautiful red.  Thanks to my wife for just sending me the picture above! The long tendrils of moisture are reaching up from the tropics and are going to deliver…

  • Updated 5PM Thursday: First blustery storm for Thanksgiving – Forecast Fixed

    Updated 5PM Thursday: First blustery storm for Thanksgiving – Forecast Fixed

    Update 5PM: new model this afternoon looks a little stronger both for Friday and for Saturday and Sunday. More rain predicted now for Saturday and a more vigorous front arriving earlier Saturday afternoon. Check the comparisons below. Enjoy the calm skies this morning as they will be the last for a little while. There is…

  • Another beautiful morning

    Another beautiful morning

    It’s a wonderful fall morning this morning! It got down to a chilly 8° C but the stars were spectacular when I walked out the door at 6AM. As the image below shows, the West and North Island are getting some rain today, but it is predicted to miss us. And we will likely only…

  • September 2014 Summary – Warmer than Normal, but good rainfall – Ski Forecast Grim?

    A significantly warmer than normal Summer was tempered somewhat by a rainy last couple weeks that brought us very near normal rainfall.   The outlook for the late fall and winter ski season and snowpack has not gotten better. Temperatures well above normal. As was the case for August, the month of September saw temperature above normal in the…