WTF is with this bleeping weather?

[Brandon]

They're certainly not rain drops

We can debate this over whiskey sours, but I feel this may be some of your best work.

[Gavin]

So let me get this straight enso/noaa.

First you say El Nino will peak in mid/late autumn.

Then you say it will peak in late autumn/early winter.

Then you say it will peak in January.

Maybe if you keep delaying it, you might get it right? SMH

You do realize El Niño is a phenomenon that has nothing to do with weather, right? Because for a dude who goes around yelling about weather you sure do seem to be misinformed.

El Niño is the warming of the tropical Pacific waters. The peak of an El Niño means the warmest those waters will get.

Edit: also, predicting water temperature is harder than predicting weather, FYI... The more you know 💫

Edited November 20, 2015 by Gavin

[Adam]

We can debate this over whiskey sours, but I feel this may be some of your best work.

whiskey sours. College. Haha

[nate]

Don't forget the kamakazi shots and long island iced teas

[nate]

We are expecting 6-8 inches of snow tonight/tomorrow.

[Adam]

82 and sunny today

[Homebrewer]

supposed to get up to 68 toasty degrees here today.

Snow and low 20's predicted for next week!

Real winter is coming to the central sierra...I'm washing my thermals later today, and then breaking out the heavy gloves, wool socks, and checking the snow boots for black widows..

 

I have some oatmeal stout that I have been mellowing since early September, waiting for the first snow.

MMMMMM

[Angel Oracle]

Regarding the earlier comment about El Nino not having anything to do with the weather?

 

Then why have the past El Ninos back to 1982-83 generally been rain producers?

The Pacific waters are already significantly above normal, seems like they are getting close to the peak.

Where then is the rain, weather folks predicting twice the normal rainfall in SoCal?

All I see is just an inch or so total forecast from November through December, a third of normal.

Edited November 21, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[nate]

They have called a winter storm emergency for us.  Supposed to get a foot of snow now with wind.  Really early in the year for a big storm like this.

[Tank]

next week is gonna be nice and cold. hopefully some rain comes with it.

[Homebrewer]

With Thanksgiving and the promise of snow early next week, there is a traffic jam at our 1 market here in town.

I backed out and decided to try early tomorrow morning.

[Don]

Supposed to snow here tonight too. It seems like the first snow of the year is always within a week of Thanksgiving one direction or the other.

[Gavin]

Regarding the earlier comment about El Nino not having anything to do with the weather?

Then why have the past El Ninos back to 1982-83 generally been rain producers?

The Pacific waters are already significantly above normal, seems like they are getting close to the peak.

Where then is the rain, weather folks predicting twice the normal rainfall in SoCal?

All I see is just an inch or so total forecast from November through December, a third of normal.

Rain in the southern states is an effect of El Niño. Just like the drought in Indonesia that's occurring currently or the massive flooding in Africa as well. Predicting a strong El Niño has to do with how much warmer the water in the southern pacific is than normal.

Read this if you have more questions:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-el-nino-temperatures-new-record-20151117-story.html

[Sully151]

I just hope it's dry on Thursday. I'm smoking two turkeys and hate doing it in the rain.

[Homebrewer]

Mariposa Weather for Tuesday, November 24, 2015

A Winter Weather Advisory takes effect at 4:00 P.M. today.

Partly cloudy today with clouds streaming into the area leading to an 80% chance of afternoon/evening rain that could be heavy at times. Up to 0.25" of rain possible for Tuesday. The rain will turn to snow during the later evening hours. Cooler today with the high temp topping out around 61 degrees in Mariposa. Some areas could be breezy today. The low temp for tonight is forecast at 32 degrees. With the snow levels dropping to around 2,000 feet Mariposa could see two to five inches of snow with this weather system that will last through Wednesday. Yosemite/Sierra could have around 11 inches of snow. Yesterday's high temp topped out at 69.3 degrees, 4.6 degrees cooler than Sunday. The low temp yesterday came in at 45.4 degrees. Wednesday has a 60% chance of rain/snow showers, with a couple of inches of snow possible for Mariposa as the high temp tops out around 42

[Mark68]

62 now

43 early tomorrow, then freezing drizzle in the evening

24 and 1-3 inches of snow on Thanksgiving, another 1-3 in (and a low of 9) that night

25 and flurries Friday

35 and partly cloudy Saturday

[nate]

lol sounds fun.  After getting a foot of snow we are warming up to mid 50s and rain then back down to freezing.

Edited November 25, 2015 by nate

[Brandon]

Weird weekend.

It was cold last week, I go to La Jolla and it's 85-88 all weekend...probably hitter, I'm just going by the car and cell. The Chiefs/Chargers game in the sun was brutal. I guess it was even hot up here in OC.

Now it's back to cold in the late afternoon evening with clouds rolling in.

[Redondo]

79 here today. Had to turn the sprinklers back to everyday. It's supposed to stay warm for 2 more weeks

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Today was near 70. Tomorrow the high will be in the 50s, and tomorrow night's low will be between 28 and 32. A coworker just moved here from Reno. I told him that he had better not totally divest himself of the winter gear.

Edited November 25, 2015 by Vegas Halo Fan

[Homebrewer]

I've sat at Benny Binion's and watched it snowing outside.

That was before they covered the street.

[AngelsLongBall]

I have to drive up to Shaver Lake tomorrow.  I'm hoping the roads are clear by about noon tomorrow so I won't have to rent chains.  Total pain in the ass. 

[Homebrewer]

You should be OK....the snow really didn't materialize as much as expected and it's pretty much over.

Rent chains if you don't have them, though.

You probably wont have to use them but CHP requires you to have them in the vehicle up here.

[AngelsLongBall]

You should be OK....the snow really didn't materialize as much as expected and it's pretty much over.

Rent chains if you don't have them, though.

You probably wont have to use them but CHP requires you to have them in the vehicle up here.

I have a set of chains at work...won't fit my tires, but at least I'll have "something" to show...

[Homebrewer]

I have a set of chains at work...won't fit my tires, but at least I'll have "something" to show...

That'll work. Really only need to worry if something happens, hit ice, spin into a ditch, hit a deer, etc.

It's dropping in temp pretty quickly the last couple hours, ice is more of a concern now than snow.

Be safe.