9/25- Here comes the rain!

Good Thursday all-

Today is going to be a rather nasty day with heavy rain and some pretty decent wind as a giant nor'easter actually misses us to the southeast, but it doesn't really matter as we will be on the outer fringe enough to still get a pretty darn good rainstorm today, which is really awful timing as it falls on Rosh Hashanah (happy new year to Jewish readers), and I know many people who have today off or at least shortened. The good news, however, is near-record warmth this weekend as temps may reach the 80s, but an early look at next week looks rather awful, as rain is likely on both Tuesday and Wednesday (not that that's a bad thing, as we really need the rain)... It is interesting to note that if this was even two months later, I would be forecasting 6-10 inches of snow with locally as much as one foot. Additionally, the GFS model is indicating several more nor'easters in the next few weeks. If this pattern continues, it could be a crazy winter.

In the Atlantic- There is a small chance of development east of the Antillies, but since it is in an area that is really unfavorable for development right now, I'd be shocked.

In the Pacific- Tropical Storm Rachel formed yesterday afternoon and it is unbelievably heading for the Baja on a roundabout path. Fortunately, I don't think it will be particularly strong, maybe a 30-35mph tropical depression by the time it gets there, which would be a huge sigh of relief there after they are still reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Odile.

Today in weather history- September 25, 1939- In a true once in a lifetime event, a tropical storm manages to survive long enough to hit Long Beach, CA as a strong tropical storm, which dumps one foot of rain on Mount Wilson, CA and six inches of rain in LA. This remains the most recent tropical storm to hit California, and is the one of only two storms to ever hit California (the other is a hurricane in 1858).