2022 Rain Thread

[South Austin 52520]

It’s not raining.

[phdhorn 6224]

In before drought.
Thanks a lot, La Niña!

[jdhorn92 1552]

86" this year recorded along AL gulf coast this year.

[InkaUtexas 25994]

3 hours ago, phdhorn said:

In before drought.
Thanks a lot, La Niña!

Except at your house. It will be a rain forest. 

[miguelito 11266]

It's never going to rain again. 

[Brisketexan 105158]

18 hours ago, miguelito said:

It's never going to rain again. 

This guy gets it.

[Trey3216 15347]

You'd think we might have gotten a drop or two with a serious cold front running roughshod into 81 degree, muggy weather.  Not even a hint.  

[Hate 20115]

There is nothing in the forecast for much of Texas over the next week.

[Guest]

Yeah that front had 40-50% chances a few days before... and then poof.

[UnivTex34 1763]

what is rain?

[Guest Lobo]

I believe it was an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.

 

[hornian 5219]

On 1/2/2022 at 10:25 AM, phdhorn said:

In before drought.
Thanks a lot, La Niña!

This is not the content I came here for. 
 

furk. 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Oak forest folks, hunker down. Possible tornado heading towards y’all.

[Stella Link 534]

On 1/3/2022 at 10:32 AM, Hate said:

There is nothing in the forecast for much of Texas over the next week.

Please come to West Houston this morning and explain that to me again.  

[Trey3216 15347]

9 minutes ago, Stella Link said:

Please come to West Houston this morning and explain that to me again.  

Houston doesn’t count 

[UT_OB1 2224]

3 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

Houston doesn’t count 

Yeah we get 50+” a year. “It’s gonna rain” forecast is always in the cards, even when it’s not. 

Edited January 9, 2022 by UT_OB1

[Guest]

Sleetin'

[hornian 5219]

36 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

Sleetin'

[Paper_jam 831]

Yeah, WTF, I'm getting light rain mixed with tiny sleet

 

[South Austin 52520]

Is it too much to ask for something more than this drizzle to help wash out the cedar pollen?

[Guest]

Austin might be the weirdest place on earth for rain. At the end of the year it's rained 35 inches, but it never seems like it fucking rains. We're nearly a month in the year and had 0.1" of rain? And today's 80% chance of rain has turned into... pffffft.

[Paper_jam 831]

In NE Austin, I haven't had a thorough rain (the kind that actually wets the soil) since one time in October. And I don't recall getting anything significant in September. 

[texasdago 7575]

1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

Austin might be the weirdest place on earth for rain. At the end of the year it's rained 35 inches, but it never seems like it fucking rains. We're nearly a month in the year and had 0.1" of rain? And today's 80% chance of rain has turned into... pffffft.

Because it comes in 2-4" dumps with a lot of nothing in-between.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, texasdago said:

Because it comes in 2-4" dumps with a lot of nothing in-between.

And it seems to always rain in the middle of the night.

[texasdago 7575]

1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

And it seems to always rain in the middle of the night.

Especially the most severe stuff.  That was the case in Houston... the most screwed up flooding-type rain loved to arrive at night just to screw up your sleep.

[Hate 20115]

Some models are seeing a potential big rainmaker for SE Texas on Monday.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Hate said:

Some models are seeing a potential big rainmaker for SE Texas on Monday.

10 inches of rain in Lake Jackson. Zero in Austin. 

Par for the course.

[hornian 5219]

7 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

10 inches of rain in Lake Jackson. Zero in Austin. 

Par for the course.

[Guest Lobo]

What the cuss happened to the rain chances on Friday in Austin?  For a week, long-term forecasts had it well above 50%, now it's 20% isolated AM showers.  Which don't make a shit.  

Will Monday at least pan out for us?  

[texasdago 7575]

Check the post above your post

[Hornius Emeritus 12471]

There is a joke abut an old West Texan who bet his friends that it would never rain again and ended up collecting from two of them.

[Hate 20115]

I wouldn't say you get nothing.  The NWS doesn't seem as bullish about the rain as some of the weather models, but they are usually pretty conservative until just a couple of days before the event.

[phdhorn 6224]

Good rain for Austin Monday.

Less but at least some rain for Austin Wednesday.

Wed. freezing precip gets close, but nah.

Then it gets cold for 3-4 days, like last week (40's-20's in ATX area).

The end.

Edited January 28, 2022 by phdhorn

[Guest]

Any word on La Nina? Sticking around for a while?

[NorthLoop 14215]

We're getting jack shit in NB so far this morning. 

[South Austin 52520]

Soaking in Brentwood. Hope this clears out the cedar.

[miguelito 11266]

Why is the ground all wet, Todd?

[South Austin 52520]

I don't know, Margo!

[pronghorn 44]

good coverage in north loop

[phdhorn 6224]

On 1/28/2022 at 10:07 AM, FirstTimeCaller said:

Any word on La Nina? Sticking around for a while?

Usually a late fall/winter thing, so the forecast for the rest of the winter is... it's starting to weaken as expected, but could last through April in some forms.  Here is ENSO's latest summary:

[phdhorn 6224]

I think most of the rain is past us now, however there could be another lighter wave as the atmosphere heats up this afternoon.  In any case should be all outta here for the rest of the evening.

Then we wait - for the Cold of Death.

[Paper_jam 831]

I thought the rain was past but it is just dumping now in NE Travis County

 

Edited January 31, 2022 by Paper_jam

[utee94 15834]

17 minutes ago, Paper_jam said:

I thought the rain was past but it is just dumping now in NE Travis County

 

Pouring in NW Travis as well.

[South Austin 52520]

7 hours ago, phdhorn said:

In any case should be all outta here for the rest of the evening.

[phdhorn 6224]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

Hmmm... Wrong on the amount but right on the time of day (quote the sentence before the one you did). Probably poor use of  preposition but you have to get to an evening in order to have the "rest of" it (I posted that just after noon).  Should have said something like "out of here by later this evening." In fact Zach Shields my man at channel 7 was the only weather guy I heard call it correctly. So I sort of us6e his forecast but called for less rain.

So I'll take half your money not the whole thing.

Edited February 1, 2022 by phdhorn

[ballrific 215]

I think most of the rain is past us now

[Hate 20115]

Watch your anoose in the Red River Valley this afternoon.

And watch your anoose in the Mississippi Valley tomorrow.

[UT_OB1 2224]

@phdhorn what are the odds that the rain forecasted for SE Tx on Thursday fizzles out?  I got people lined up to get a roof installed and inspected that day. 

[Hate 20115]

[UT_OB1 2224]

1 minute ago, Hate said:

Figures…