A front is approaching our area from the northwest. You can spot the clouds on the satellite loop below. This front will bring a chance for a few light showers Monday morning. The showers should quickly dissipate by the afternoon hours and rain totals will remain below a quarter inch.
I've been closely watching our weather pattern slowly evolving over the past week. The Pacific jet stream (winds in the upper atmosphere) are going to become super-charged. This will bring a series of strong storm systems to the Pacific Coast.
Unfortunately, most of this energy will be focused north of our area. However, Northern California will get a ton of much-needed rainfall. In addition, the Sierra Nevada should get a healthy amount of snowfall. This is all great news for the drought conditions across the state. I've posted two week computer projections of total rain and snowfall. Although these projections are NOT 100% accurate that far into the future, it gives you a general picture of the weather pattern.
With La Nina developing in the equatorial Pacific, we'll take any rainfall and snowfall we can get. La Nina typically brings dry conditions to most of California. Though there are occasionally exceptions to the rule...something to watch as we head further into rain season.
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| Satellite loop Sunday afternoon. Clouds approaching from the northwest. |
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| Computer projection for total rainfall over the next two weeks. |
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| Computer projection for total snowfall over the next two weeks. |
