Winter 2026 Newsletter
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The weekend storm came and went as Old Man Winter gave it one last shot. It was quite chilly out over the weekend, but it seems to be warming up a bit today. The weather station up at the Rocky Point tank site says it is 54 degrees out at 10 a.m., so we are getting back to normal. Hopefully this will be the last cold & snow storm of the season. While moisture is always welcome, it is getting late in the year to have snow and freezing temperatures. Let’s hope for lots of nice rain for the rest of the spring and some summer monsoonal moisture this summer.
Here is the forecast for the coming week. Looks like temperatures are going up but we are going to get some wind.
Detailed Forecast
- Today Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
- Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
- Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a northeast wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
- Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Windy.
- Thursday Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
- Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
- Friday Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
- Saturday Sunny, with a high near 70.
- Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
- Sunday Sunny, with a high near 64.
Still no Snow…
This morning is very overcast, so I checked the weather forecast in the hope that rain or snow was expected to arrive, but alas, I see no rain or snow in the immediate forecast. Here is what is predicted for the next week.
Today, mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
- Saturday: Night Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the evening.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Night Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
- Monday: Night Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
- Tuesday: Night Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
- Wednesday: Night Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
While this weather is certainly enjoyable and makes for easy winter living, it is not helpful in easing our drought conditions. We are hoping that rain and snow fall in February and March will make up for the extremely dry January, but if they do not, we will be considering going back into Stage 1 Conservation. Stage 1 is voluntary compliance. Customers are asked to conserve, when possible, the amount of water used to that amount necessary for domestic and business purposes. Hopefully, everyone who lives in Pine Cove is already doing these things.
Fix leaky plumbing, prevent irrigation runoff, refrain from washing down sidewalks, driveways and parking areas and avoid sprinkling unplanted areas for dust control. Customers will be encouraged to utilize wood chips to mulch around all plants and trees in order to minimize outside watering. An added bonus is that the wood chips you mulch with will gradually compost and feed your plants and trees and improve the soil, thereby enabling it to retain water better.
We will be monitoring the water situation very closely and will take whatever measures we deem necessary in order to continue to provide water to the customers of Pine Cove. Getting in the habit of conserving as much water as possible will ensure that we all will have what we need down the road. We all have our part to play and we hope we can count on you to play your part!
Wood chips provided free of charge to Pine Cove Water District customers.
Where’s Winter?
As you may have noticed, the weather has been unseasonably warm and sunny for several weeks now. While it is pleasant and enjoyable, it certainly isn’t typical January weather. Where is the rain, the cold and most importantly, the snow? These warmer temperatures are encouraging plant growth that should not be happening for 3 or 4 months yet. I noticed yesterday that my daffodils are popping up. Hopefully it is going to get cold soon and most importantly the moisture will arrive. We do not need another dry winter, that is for sure.
We Want Snow!!!!!
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