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My grass is starting to burn up, right on schedule lol. No amount of rain will save it- I had over 8" here last July and it didn't matter.

Looks like we might get into an area of subsidence on the west side of the remnants of Elsa as it passes offshore. That may somewhat negate chances for widespread showers/storms as the front approaches from the west.

oops..

The weather this coming week looks similar to last, but probably not as hot. Heat and humidity will be on the increase after today. With a trough developing over the OV, and a HP over the WA, looks like another slow moving frontal boundary late week with plenty of moisture in a SW flow. Possible heavy rain threat again Thursday into Friday. Any impacts from Elsa TBD, but latest runs of the GFS depict a rapidly weakening low over the SE that dissipates.

Just as I made it to apprentice!

Well, it was gone lol. I guess they still messing with the look. It's not as wide, so that's good. Also like the black. Needed some contrast.

Just had another shower roll through. 0.67" in the rain gauge for the day. Only had 0.73" from Thursday afternoon into early Friday, when the forecast was for 2-3".

And... sidebar gone! Much better. Thanks.

0.55" in less than 15 mins. Temp dropped from 71 to 62. Fun little storm. Need more midsummer days like this. More like mid April.

Direct hit with this one. Some small hail too. Pretty impressive. Better than anything I got with the "main event" lol.

Nice t-storm here now. Pouring. Got this shot of it rolling in. Upper low with cold air aloft is pretty cool stuff in July. Don't need much surface instability- the steep lapse rates get it done.

Sun is back out now lol. Tiny cell that moved right over my yard.

Sudden downpour here. It was partly sunny a few mins ago. Been an awesome day so far.

Any discussion about the sidebar? That leaves a bunch of wasted, empty space on the right side once you scroll down past the topic stats.

Just need a few more quality posts from you. You will get there.

Aaaaand..my rank has been upgraded to rookie. Woop!

Apparently this was an "unplanned upgrade". I am sure it is a work in progress. Patience. It will all be ok.

Is it just me or is the new look really...white. And bright. Might have to adjust my screen settings a tad.

I might prefer this over sipping on a fine bourbon in winter. Like, damn.

Friday HH leading into the 4th! lol Shocked it lasted this long. Was looking for an excuse. I will defo pick up more of this, even at 16 bucks a bottle. My official review: The insane amount of hops are subdued, more in the background. Much smoother- would never know it was 17-18%. More complex, malt is even more notable, less sweet than when fresh, and prominent notes of caramel, raisin and fig. A complex sipper. The aromas match the flavor. Its a beauty. eta- still has the "warming" effect, which does give away the high abv. No hint of burn though.

Cracked open the 2014 120 min IPA. WOW. "Ages well" for real.

Just some light to moderate showers here overnight. Some light rain falling now. Grand total of 0.70" for the 'event' so far. Probably a bit more due to the sideways rain in yesterday's storm. iweathernet hi-res shows 0.87" over my yard. With the front in the area and the upper low still to the NW, there will probably be a few scattered storms today.

If you don't have a rain gauge or don't trust your rain gauge, this is usually spot on. I have posted the link before, but here it is again.. https://www.iweathernet.com/total-rainfall-map-24-hours-to-72-hours Looks like Crofton area received 1.5 - 2" today. Jelly.

I concur.

Just today? That seems a tad high lol. Those storms were moving at a good clip.