3/16/2020

Good wet Monday morning, 

Pretty impressive looking low pressure system to the north over the Bay Area. 

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G17&band=09&length=12

This is bringing us pre-frontal rain this morning, before the low continues it southward.

Movement. Today will pretty much be rainy all day, with heavier rain moving in north to south. Right now the central coast is feeling the heavier rain, here in SB this will arrive in the next few hours, Ventura late morning to noon and LA in the afternoon.

https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/scripts/animate.php?root=radar_cr&list=VBX_7.png,VBX_6.png,VBX_5.png,VBX_4.png,VBX_3.png,VBX_2.png,VBX_1.png,VBX_0.png

Rain rates will be at a peak of 1/2 per hour. With rain totals .75 to 1.5 coastal and up to 3 inches in the mountains. Tonight the snow levels drop to 3500 feet and local mountains will see 4 to 8 inches. Tuesday the front opens and our weather changes from steady rain to showers. You will even see some sunshine on Tuesday.

Wednesday and Thursday the storm moves East, but tries to back its way back into the area. Maybe some showers, but mostly dry.

Friday looks to be dry. Then the weekend is still in question. It looks like the best chance of rain will be next Sunday.

Enjoy the rain, the real storm is on the stock market.