We are in the middle of a severe thunderstorm with a flash flood warning. I love it when it gets dark like this and everything is washed clean. You open the window and the world smells fresh.. for a minute. :|

I think the rain has finally moved out of the area. High is supposed to be 80. Looks the same for tomorrow as well. Then the rain is back for the weekend.

Freaking hot, with a side of humidity. :seeingstars:

Hell on Earth, someone turn up the AC and turn on the De-humidifier will ya?

Hot as heck today! Who turned back up the heat.

It's sunny, mild and lovely today....perfect for a nice walk.

80 degrees with thunderstorms.

LA/OC area: raining all afternoon and evening! Rained yesterday afternoon too! The temp in our town was 85 today and we are not even inland.

I actually got my car washed on Thursday because it was filthy and I hadn't washed it in at least 3 months.

Ha!

Anyway, besides the awful heat and humidity, the rain is a beautiful sight and we are lucky to get it- except for mudslides, a bridge collapsing, power outages, etc.

LA TIMES today:

"Rain, sometimes heavy and accompanied by thunder and lightning, fell over Southern California on Sunday, the second wave of a rare summer storm system that brought a weekend of beach closures, power outages and warm, muggy air to the parched region.

Particularly hard hit Sunday afternoon were Desert Center — where a bridge washed out on Interstate 10, closing the freeway in both directions — and Moreno Valley, where firefighters worked to keep mud out of half a dozen homes.

July rain is so unusual in Southern California that the storm broke a number of records for the month. The 0.36-inch that fell in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday set a record for the most rainfall in July, surpassing the quarter-inch that fell in July 1886, said National Weather Service meteorologist David Sweet."

I'm out in the area Anya mentioned before, and it has rained for 2 days straight. As much as the rain is desperately needed in California, we don't need all of it right now!

My pond is at the edge, and if it gets higher I will have to run the pump out into the rain soaked yard, or the fish will be swimming in the grass.

It never rains in California...la la la

99-101 today and boy do I feel it already. Come on Northern California can we get a little of the rain So Cal is getting.

Albuquerque, NM
Thursday 10:00 AM
Partly Cloudy
81°F
Humidity: 31%
Wind: 7 mph

13, over cast. cool breeze. More like September.

I just checked the temp outside on the gauge on the patio it says 101*,the thing is in the shade folks.

Albuquerque, NM
Friday 10:00 AM
Partly Cloudy
78°F
Humidity: 39%
Wind: 3 mph