THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER

Wind from the southeast at about 15 mph is bringing in lots of moisture in clouds off the Gulf of Mexico, while a low pressure system out west is sucking in Pacific moisture and clouds from off the Baja Penninsula. Clouds just flowing across the rancho tonight, from the southeast, and it’s still 70 degrees. [...]

LCRA’s chief meteorologist Bob Rose says another mini- drought-breaker like we had about nine days ago isn’t in the cards, just more humidity and a light rain later this week followed by a bit more this weekend thanks to a Pacific cold front combined with a low pressure trough out of New Mexico: "Rain amounts [...]

Dry this weekend, but with the prospect of more heavy rain later this week into next weekend and perhaps the following week, as well, according to meteorologist Bob Rose of the Lower Colorado River Authority: "In fac[t], I’m beginning to see many favorable parameters for severe thunderstorms during this period.  Rain amounts have the potential [...]

The National Weather Service has the chances of rain Sunday night through Wednesday morning  starting at 70 percent and declining to 30 percent, and meteorologist Bob Rose was excited in his Friday column: "…the weather forecast for Sunday and Monday has changed and there now appears to be a potential for significant rains across the [...]

So we can hope. We’d certainly like to avoid the single-digit days of the Northeast, if we can. Indeed, the deep-freeze-by-next-weekend prognostications of meteorologists Bob Rose (who left town for a long-scheduled cruise) and Troy Kimmel seem to be defunct. The National Weather Service isn’t buying it, nor is Accuweather, and Austin’s KXAN weather folks [...]

The anticipated Arctic air express for the eastern two-thirds of the country next week is still on schedule, says meteorologist Bob Rose. "Long-range solutions continue to show the development of a pattern that will bring very cold air into Texas beginning late next week, continuing into next weekend and possibly longer…" But, at least, they’re [...]

Bob Rose, meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River Authority, is making Mr. Boy happy. Bob  is forecasting another day off from school with more rain, sleet and snow for the rancho and environs: "The wintry precipitation is showing no signs of letting up in the near term, with more freezing rain, sleet and snow expected [...]

Meteorologist Bob Rose of the Lower Colorado River Authority offers some thoughts on the dry spell. "Weather conditions have been unusually dry this month, with most areas so far reporting little to no rain. The outlook for rain the next few days looks bleak and it’s possible we may end the month with no additional [...]

Bob Rose and Troy Kimmel, my favorite Austin meteorologists, say we’re going to bust this drought any time now, as the strengthening El Nino in the eastern Pacific is going to bring us a rainy period this fall/winter here in Central Texas. That’ll be nice because, although the temps are dipping into the 50s overnight [...]

Austin meteorologist Bob Rose says the federal Climate Prediction Center made the call Monday and the weather service will issue a news release on it tomorrow. Big rains a’comin’, probably. "…the Climate Prediction Center stated that atmospheric conditions and oceanic temperatures in the Pacific have reached a critical threshold to declare El Nino conditions. Water [...]