WTF is with this bleeping weather?

[Mark68]

Yes but all little kids that are running up and down the aisles at the cheap theatre are El Niños.

Not all. Some are La Ninas.

[Angel Oracle]

Still no rain through January 20.

El Niño? Really? Really? Really? Really??

[nate]

brr

 

[gotbeer]

WTF AO.  No rain at all for the next week.

 

Better put up an Amber Alert.  El Nino is lost. 

[fan_since79]

This is wonderful, mild weather. Lows at night in the mid/high 40's. I'll take that anytime.

 

I get cold more easily as I grow older. I would die if I lived in Wisconsin.

[Tank]

Uh, there's rain the forecast for Wednesday this week, boys.

[Angel Oracle]

Just a few hundreds of an inch

[Tank]

Rain is like sex. Even a little is better than none at all.

[Redondo]

When it rains, L.A.'s drivers lose all common sense

[Angel Oracle]

It is stupid that SoCal drivers drive in the rain like it's the Indy 500.

Meanwhile, this ain't no El Niño. El Nino's don't have 2 week breaks between rains.

[Homebrewer]

Detailed Forecast - Wet Week In The Sierra - Don't Panic Angel's Oracle

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Saturday

Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

M.L.King Day

A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

 

 

[Glen]

AO don't care about up there.

[Angel Oracle]

At least they're getting much needed precipitation.

[Gavin]

It is stupid that SoCal drivers drive in the rain like it's the Indy 500.

Meanwhile, this ain't no El Niño. El Nino's don't have 2 week breaks between rains.

This is so wrong it's not even funny. January is actually known as a drier month for the two biggest El Ninos. 

[nate]

Our manic winter continues.  So strange to see it go above freezing.

 

[Angel Oracle]

January isn't overly dry though during El Ninos, just drier than February.

I don't remember normal El Ninos producing just 2-3 inches of rain in January, which is what SoCal has generally gotten so far.

And currently, the SoCal forecast is for very little rain until the end of January.  

[Tank]

you're worrying about this too much.

[fan_since79]

Actual rainfall so far this month in L.A. is 2.72 inches.

 

No rain in the 10-day except for a small chance on the 19th, expected to be no more than 0.04 inches.

 

El Nino, it was nice knowing you.

Edited January 12, 2016 by fan_since79

[nate]

Hurricane Alex becomes the first Atlantic hurricane in January since 1938.

[Gavin]

Hurricane Alex becomes the first Atlantic hurricane in January since 1938.

That is INSANE!

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Strange weather phenomena happening. The Central Pacific just had a rare hurricane (now a TD) for this time of year:

http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-depression-one-c-pali-central-pacific

[Blarg]

you're worrying about this too much.

 

This post is 110 pages late.

[Tank]

Hurricane Alex becomes the first Atlantic hurricane in January since 1938.

 

JUST STOP IT, ATLANTIC OCEAN!!

[Hollyw00d]

Hopefully AO has washed his drawers since then

[Angel Oracle]

As for February's accuweather prediction for SoCal in February through February 28, it's only predicted to receive some 3.5 inches of rain.

That would make only around 8 inches in SoCal between November-February, with just March to go in the rainy season.

That is about 40% of what 1982-1983 and 1997-1998 seasons brought in a similar period.

 

It's official, the drought is still in force in SoCal!!!!

And the lakes and reservoirs in SoCal continue to get less deep, thank goodness for the 12-18 inches of snow that fell in the mountains a week and a half ago.

Too bad that will only be like a drop in the ocean, as long as the precipitation stays well under El Nino norms.     

 

This looks more like a normal pattern (rain in upper 2/3 of state, and not much in bottom 1/3 of state).

It sure as heck ain't El Nino, more like El Wimpo.

Edited January 15, 2016 by Angel Oracle