Merry Christmas to all of you. :)

This is a special Christmas with a Full Moon on Christmas, first one since 1977 and one in 1950. So when you look outside you just might see Santa fly past the moon. :))

36ºF Here this morning with a few shows lurking around.

Pressure 29.91 in
Visibility 7.0 miles
Clouds Few 200 ft
Mostly Cloudy 2500 ft
Overcast 5000 ft

Windchill 39 °F
Dew Point 39 °F
Humidity 97%
Rainfall 0.13 in
Snow Depth Not available.

Here are the most current rail fall totals for California.

http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/awipsProducts/RNOWRKCLI.php

Hoping for more rain tomorrow.

I see both of my home towns listed in that report.

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Question is, who got more rain? Your city or Mine? Just curious.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

I see we are down 10 inches from last year, we got 12 1/2 inches in Dec. and of course nothing after that to speak of. :))

Yesterday's temp failed to threaten the record of 62, only making it to 59. Thunderstorms in the morning, but at least a couple hours' drive to the nearest tornado site.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

68°F/20°C. Mostly cloudy. Humidity = 76%. Slight chance of rain,
Christmas Day.

100% chance of rain on the Valley floor (Yes, it's raining now).
2-6 inches of snow between 2000 and 4000 feet (includes Tejon Pass on I-5/Grapevine),
1-2 feet of snow above 4000 feet.
White Christmas in Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

The Weather Channel this morning had good news, the average snowpack in the Sierra Mountains is at 112%.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

The Weather Channel this morning had good news, the average snowpack in the Sierra Mountains is at 112%.

Yep, the farmers should have enough water to plant in the Spring. Still need to recharge aquifers, though. Will take several years like this to get back to "normal".

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

The Weather Channel this morning had good news, the average snowpack in the Sierra Mountains is at 112%.

Yep, the farmers should have enough water to plant in the Spring. Still need to recharge aquifers, though. Will take several years like this to get back to "normal".

Winter isn't over yet of course, as to the aquifers, that will happen, when I don't know. Still it's good news.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

May hit 85 F here in central Florida on Christmas day. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

There are Thunderstorms and Dirty Thunderstorms...

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Christmas day high 36.1C, highest christmas day temp for 17 years. Currently at 6:30pm it's 35.2C.
I was looking forward for weeks to be having hot plumb pudding and custard after chrissy dinner but I might have to save it for another day.

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39°F/4°C. Fog. Humidity = 96%.

Batten down the hatches and get you snow gear or hip boot out depending where you live in Texas!

♦ LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER WILL IMPACT TEXAS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY - PLEASE READ THE BLOG FOR THE FULL FORECAST! ♦
• A potentially historic blizzard will bury the Texas Panhandle, West Texas, and Permian Basin with many road closures likely! An ice storm may result in significant power outages in Northwest Texas.
• Severe weather including the potential for tornadoes is increasing for Saturday and Sunday on the warm side of the storm system.
• Major flooding is probable across North Texas and Northeast Texas beginning Saturday and continuing through Monday as widespread 4 to 10 inch rains fall. Lakes and Rivers will all rise big-time.
As always forecast adjustments are likely since we're still 24-48 hours out from this event. Plan on checking back for forecast updates tonight and this weekend.

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That's the storm that went through the Pacific Coast yesterday. The Southern San Joaquin Valley got between .15 and .5 inches of rain, we had snow down to 2000 feet, and a Tornado was reported just east of Sacramento.

Forecast for tonight: Hard Freeze - temps below 27F in most Valley areas, colder in rural/ag areas, beginning between 2200 and midnight, lasting until 0800-1000 Saturday morning. Chance of more rain/snow Sunday afternoon & evening. Low temps around 30F, highs in the high 40s/low 50s through Tuesday.

Batten down the hatches and get you snow gear or hip boot out depending where you live in Texas!

♦ LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER WILL IMPACT TEXAS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY - PLEASE READ THE BLOG FOR THE FULL FORECAST! ♦
• A potentially historic blizzard will bury the Texas Panhandle, West Texas, and Permian Basin with many road closures likely! An ice storm may result in significant power outages in Northwest Texas.
• Severe weather including the potential for tornadoes is increasing for Saturday and Sunday on the warm side of the storm system.
• Major flooding is probable across North Texas and Northeast Texas beginning Saturday and continuing through Monday as widespread 4 to 10 inch rains fall. Lakes and Rivers will all rise big-time.
As always forecast adjustments are likely since we're still 24-48 hours out from this event. Plan on checking back for forecast updates tonight and this weekend.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

We had a hard freeze here last night Donald also and over to weekend will be much the same.

The low last night here only got down to 30F, still chilly out at 45F, predicted high of 50F..

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Here we go again,

Flood warnings for:
BB7, Ribble Valley, England
6:34am Saturday 26 December 2015

There are currently 5 severe flood warnings, 4 warnings and 3 alerts in force at this location.

Yermo CA got 0.01" of rain on Dec 24th, but then Winter Storm Goliath largely bypassed this area.

@ WinterKnight, flooding, yuck, stay safe and hopefully dry.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's