live satellite weather northern california january 5 2017

#LIVE SATELLITE WEATHER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA JANUARY 5 2017 CRACK#

Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center in Maryland delivered its one-month weather outlook for the state, favoring below-normal precipitation and above-normal temperatures for the Northern California coast and most inland areas, Bell said. If we go into a dry pattern in February and March, we’ll just be above normal.” “It’s wetter than normal, but it’s not off the charts. “We’ve had so many dry years, we’re finally seeing an active pattern,” Bell said. Two years ago, in April 2015, it was at 5 percent of average. The statewide Sierra snowpack, the source of one-third of California’s water supply, has more than doubled since Jan. The storms are also expected to bring more snow to the Sierra Nevada, where the snowpack level is at 163 percent of normal. 1, San Francisco has recorded 15.68 inches (135 percent of normal), Oakland 13.87 inches (134 percent), San Jose 8.14 inches (117 percent) and Salinas 7.96 inches (145 percent). The January storms have sent rainfall totals across the Bay Area surging above normal for this time of year. “San Francisco is the gold standard because we have records going back to 1850,” Bell said.

#LIVE SATELLITE WEATHER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA JANUARY 5 2017 CRACK#

So far this month, San Francisco has received 6.65 inches of rain, which would not crack the top 30 for overall January rain in the city. Reading this on your iPhone or iPad? Check out our new Apple News app channel here.įor a more historical comparison, the weather service relies on its station in downtown San Francisco, which has rainfall totals going back more than 160 years. By Monday, Santa Rosa will likely hit its seasonal average of 36.28 inches, with at least two more typically wet months to go, Benjamin said.

1, Santa Rosa has received 33.36 inches of rain, 178 percent of its average total. The storm Wednesday brought 3.22 inches of rain to Santa Rosa, increasing its monthly total to a staggering 14.94 inches, the wettest January in 19 years of record keeping. “The storm on Sunday, it’s going to be widespread, but places to the south may have more beneficial rainfall,” Bell said. The storm may have a bigger effect in the Santa Cruz Mountains and other southern coastal locations, as opposed to the North Bay, which has received the brunt of the January storms. Late Saturday night, a stronger storm is expected to arrive in the Bay Area and deliver rainfall totals ranging from 0.75 of an inch to 1.5 inches to most urban areas, said Charles Bell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

The system should start to move out of the area by midmorning, but showers will persist through Saturday. Bay Area storms: Rainfall totals surging, more on the way Close Menu

Live satellite weather northern california january 5 2017