“LIGHT RAIN WILL START ON SATURDAY DUE TO A MINOR DISTURBANCE. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER STORM FOR SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY THAT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE CWA. TOTALS COULD EASILY EXCEED 3 INCHES AT HIGHER SPOTS WITH UP TO AN INCH FOR MANY URBAN LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION…DYNAMICS ARE FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SO SOME THUNDERSTORMS CAN EVEN BE EXPECTED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS DISTURBANCE…MORE SYSTEMS CRASH IN ON TUESDAY…WEDNESDAY…AND THURSDAY WITH EVEN MORE FORECAST BEYOND THAT. IN FACT…CPC 6-10 AND 8-14 DAY (OUT TO JANUARY 27TH) OUTLOOKS HAVE US WITH ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL WITH MUCH ABOVE NORMAL FORECAST CONFIDENCE LEVEL.”

Get ready, boys and girls. El Niño is coming. The last ENSCO I read indicated the El Niño effects were predicted to last until June!

Last night’s total was 1.5 inches, 2.75 for the storm, and 26.6 for the season to date.

Today, the sun keeps trying to come out, but of course, condensation from the wet ground creates a gray, wet blanket.

Per the usual NOAA sources, it looks like a couple dry days ahead, then, oh boy, watch out. (See forecast post for details.)