First Day of Spring, 12th Atmospheric River
Today is the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Here in California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, it doesn't feel like the first of anything. It's yet-another rainy day in one of the rainiest seasons ever.
Today another atmospheric river rolled into the area. It's not even the first of those... it's actually the twelfth atmospheric river this season. In the past when we had one in a season it was something to write about! Now we're on number 12. There's no indication this will be the last. Oh, and along with this 12th one we also had a bomb cyclone. I could tell something was astir today when gusty wind was blowing the rain sideways at lunch. Don't you just love these colorful names for weather?
At the moment the extended forecast shows clear weather this weekend. I hope that holds! We desperately want to get out to enjoy the great outdoors this weekend.
Update: The upside of all this rain? Less drought!
Today another atmospheric river rolled into the area. It's not even the first of those... it's actually the twelfth atmospheric river this season. In the past when we had one in a season it was something to write about! Now we're on number 12. There's no indication this will be the last. Oh, and along with this 12th one we also had a bomb cyclone. I could tell something was astir today when gusty wind was blowing the rain sideways at lunch. Don't you just love these colorful names for weather?
At the moment the extended forecast shows clear weather this weekend. I hope that holds! We desperately want to get out to enjoy the great outdoors this weekend.
Update: The upside of all this rain? Less drought!