Weather Watch, 5/25/10

As of 6:00 pm, the drizzle that started at 1:30 pm, and was continuous, managed to accumulate 1/4 inch of rain in my gauge.

Per NOAA discussion:

“…UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES WITH COOL AND WET CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY…FRIDAY STARTS A DRYING TREND WITH A WARM-UP MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND…

.DISCUSSION…AS OF 8:40 AM PDT TUESDAY…THE WEATHER STORY FOR TODAY WILL BE DEVELOPING RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE CWA. LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FILL IN OVER THE NORTH BAY. EXPECT LIGHT PRECIP TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OVER THE N BAY AND GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH OVER SF BAY. MORE AMPLE MOISTURE IS WAITING IN THE WINGS AS NOTED BY THE PRECIPITABLE WATER LEVELS OF OVER 1 INCH OFF THE COAST. A COLD FRONT OFF THE CA COAST…AS SEEN ON THE IR SATELLITE WILL MOVE TO THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON.

STEADIER RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

NEXT UP WILL BE THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY SPINNING ITS WHEELS OFF THE BC COAST AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CWA. THE INITIAL 12Z MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING THE UPPER LOW DOWN THE COAST AND INTO CA ON THURSDAY. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD WITH LIKELY SHOWERS THURSDAY WITH CLEARING ON FRIDAY.”