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wash my car! Isn't that the rain magnet?

Works for me! I washed mine last Thursday and we've had rain everyday since then. We're supposed to have rain throught the week as well.

Hurry Frick - go NOW. We need the rain!

I'd wash my car, but my dust collection experiment isn't over yet.

CajunMama wrote:wash my car! Isn't that the rain magnet?

For me, it's usually leaving my windows rolled down or the sunroof partially open. Or a cubic yard of garden soil in the bed of my pick up.

Well it looks like rain chances are supposed to increase this weekend with a breakdown of the big ridge. But weren't we supposed to have 50-60% chances last weekend around this same time? Well we didn't get that we got the upper 90's instead! Today might only top out at 94 degrees so we will not make 3 straight days of record high temps. It's still brutual out there and reminds me so much of August with the very dry, dusty, oven-like conditions .

Haha. not a bad idea!

PTrackerLA wrote:Well it looks like rain chances are supposed to increase this weekend with a breakdown of the big ridge. But weren't we supposed to have 50-60% chances last weekend around this same time? Well we didn't get that we got the upper 90's instead! Today might only top out at 94 degrees so we will not make 3 straight days of record high temps. It's still brutual out there and reminds me so much of August with the very dry, dusty, oven-like conditions .

Yep, they forecast the same thing last weekend and we all know how hot and dry it turned out. Call me a pessimist, but I expect the preliminary shaving of late week POPs to commence in 24 hours or so. The area NWS office has also been touting the repeated MCS set up to the NW of the Ozarks as possible "downstream" rainmakers the last two days, only to call it off yesterday in the subsequent discussion. The prospect was back in the NO area discussion this morning, so once again, we shall see.

Here's a little bit of encouraging news I have found. Might be some showers around my area later this afternoon (although I definately would not bet on it). Also appears that the weekend prospects are looking better.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1010 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

.NEW DISCUSSION...HOPEFUL FOR SOME RAINS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE FCST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WHERE CAPPING IS NOT AS STRONG AS
FURTHER WEST...AND MOISTURE PROFILES SLIGHTLY BETTER. CURRENT ZONES
LOOKING GOOD. NO UPDATE PLANNED.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1040 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN CURRENT PACKAGE FOR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL COOL DOWN THE COAST A COUPLE OF DEGREES AND
MADE SOME TWEAKS TO THE GRIDS FOR DEWPOINTS. OTHERWISE HOT AND HUMID
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES ARE LOOKING BETTER FOR THE
WEEKEND AND PERHAPS EVEN EARLIER...WILL WAIT TO SEE THE GFS BEFORE
MAKING ANY CHANGES.

It should rain here this weekend. With my car in the shop and my daughter in Gulf Shores, I am using her car. I had it washed yesterday (pink writing on the windows is not my thing!). It's all nice and shiny looking.....*crosses fingers in hope of rain*

CajunMama wrote:It should rain here this weekend. With my car in the shop and my daughter in Gulf Shores, I am using her car. I had it washed yesterday (pink writing on the windows is not my thing!). It's all nice and shiny looking.....*crosses fingers in hope of rain*

Yep, and with the precipitation-magnets (a.k.a. freshly-washed cars and fired-up barbeque grills) out in full force, WE CANNOT FAIL!

If this doesn't look like a drought-busting forecast I don't know what is! Unfortunately the holiday weekend looks like it may be a washout but beggars can't be choosy .

NWS now concurring that this weekend and into next week is going to be WET which is GREAT news! Haven't seen a 60% chance of rain 24 hours in probably 3 months. Still haven't had any rain today though so the drought lives on.

UPPER ST. MARTIN-LAFAYETTE-ACADIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARTINVILLE...LAFAYETTE...CROWLEY...
MORGAN CITY...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA
324 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2005

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY BY
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN
THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENTCHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S.

Manna from the heavens!

FXUS64 KLIX 272115
AFDLIX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
402 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT THINKING IS WE HAVE FINALLY REACHED OUR CHANGE IN THE PATTERN WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL OVER THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME MEMORIAL HOLIDAY PLANS...WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE BROUGHT INSIDE...MOST FOLKS WILL WELCOME THE RAIN AS THE SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN WORKING OVERTIME.

A BOUNDARY TO OUR N WILL EDGE SWD TOMORROW WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL AS A PARADE OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WSW FLOW FOR SAT INTO SUN NIGHT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA AND STALL ON MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT. THROUGH THE WEEK...LOOKING FOR THIS REMAINING STALLED BOUNDARY TO THE FOCUS FOR INITIATING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS MORE SHORTWAVE MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. SO IN ESSENCE...WILL FOR ONCE IN A LONG TIME LOOK FOR A MOSTLY WET WEEK COMING UP.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 64 86 66 84 / 10 60 30 50
BTR 68 87 68 85 / 10 60 30 50
MSY 71 87 72 85 / 10 40 20 50
GPT 69 85 70 83 / 10 50 20 50

If it rains today, PT and Bayou...you will need to reimburse me for the carwash!

CajunMama wrote:If it rains today, PT and Bayou...you will need to reimburse me for the carwash!

How is that possible? You did that yourself...

moi wash a car myself? No way...that's what a carwash is for!

Cajunmama, I think your carwash worked! It's still early in the day and the sky is filled with dark, tropical looking clouds. Won't be long before it pours down raining...good work!

Good gosh...every patch of rain that has been in the area has dissipated and/or moved north of me. This is ridiculous

Hope you get some rain CM!!

*Uses the Force to get CM some rain*