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Fri, 11/06/2009 - 18:30

Mostly Dry Weekend

The cold front stalled out over Tehama County near Red Bluff on Friday where we saw most of the shower and thunderstorm activity. North of the cold front the surface winds were blowing from the northwest and south of the front they were blowing from the southeast. Where the winds meet is known as the “convergence zone.” At this point the air has nowhere to go but up and it’s that upward lift that created the shower and thunderstorm activity in Tehama County.

The cold front will move on out of here Friday night and we will most likely see clearing behind it. Depending on how quickly it clears out and if the winds remain fairly calm we could see late night and early morning fog for parts of the valley. However, if the clouds stick around through most of the night and the winds continue to blow over 5 mph the areas of fog will be limited.

Another weak storm will move through the Pacific Northwest on Saturday just clipping extreme Northern California. Places as far south as Mount Shasta could see some showers, otherwise, it will be a dry day.

The dry weather will last through Monday before the next storm moves through giving us another shot of some rain. Unfortunately, it’s going to bring about the same amount of rain as the one that just moved through with mainly less than a quarter of an inch in the valley.

After Tuesday of next week the rest of the week looks dry.

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