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Rain in Northern California (Original Post) Auggie Aug 2022 OP
That is such great news! Yes, every drop counts. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2022 #1
Probably just a mist. demosincebirth Aug 2022 #2
Sonoma and Marin counties are getting a lot Auggie Aug 2022 #4
I'm in Sacramento crud Aug 2022 #3
Awesome news wildman76 Aug 2022 #5
We are north of Napa county Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #6
SoCal too possibly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 #7
Raindrops were fallin' on my head in San Francisco- just enough to notice and see on the ground. NBachers Aug 2022 #8

crud

(821 posts)
3. I'm in Sacramento
Mon Aug 1, 2022, 10:53 AM
Aug 2022

and we should be in peak summer, with waves of 100+ degree days and not a rain cloud in sight for months. This is weird...I've lived here since 1979 and this is truly weird.

Mr.Bill

(24,802 posts)
6. We are north of Napa county
Mon Aug 1, 2022, 03:37 PM
Aug 2022

and we got a fair amount here. Not enough to put a dent in the drought, but nice anyway.

It does come with one caveat, though. There's thunder and lightning with it. Keeping fingers crossed the lightning doesn't spark any fires.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,398 posts)
7. SoCal too possibly
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 07:42 PM
Aug 2022

An uptick in moisture related to the North American monsoon might be enough bring general thunderstorms to interior Southern California in the coming days with the potential that coastal areas from the Mexico border to the mountains north of Los Angeles get their first shower or thunderstorm since May or June, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

Rain along the Southern California coast is rare during the summer and early autumn, but the weather pattern may send some rain to the region by next week. The anticipated widely separated thunderstorm activity is highly unlikely to impact the long-term drought, but some roads may become slick, and flash flooding could visit some communities well inland, forecasters warn.

The last measurable rain in Downtown Los Angeles was on June 22, the first full day of astronomical summer, when a mere 0.01 of an inch of rain fell. Parts of the Southern California coast have not had anything more than a few drops of rain since the spring. The last general soaker in the Los Angeles area was on April 21-22, when 0.10 to 0.50 of an inch of rain fell.



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"At this time, there is nothing to indicate that a thorough soaking is coming to San Diego, Los Angeles and other coastal cities and towns in the region over the next five to seven days," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Heather Zehr said. "But, there will be an attempt by the atmosphere to bring at least spotty thunderstorms over the Southern California deserts and some nearby mountains beginning as early as Wednesday night and Thursday."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/storms-to-bring-1st-chance-of-rain-in-months-to-la-san-diego-areas/ar-AA10h6MO

NBachers

(18,136 posts)
8. Raindrops were fallin' on my head in San Francisco- just enough to notice and see on the ground.
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 10:27 PM
Aug 2022

But welcome nonetheless.

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