First Rain In Weeks

Above, following a 2019 snowstorm. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Whenever rain (or snow) hits Jack Rabbit Trading Post near St. Joseph, Arizona, I can usually tell that we would be getting it in a few hours.

Yesterday morning, Cindy at Jack Rabbit Trading Post posted on Facebook that it was raining there. Sure enough, a few hours later, it hit the Gallup/Jamestown area. The was the first rain we received in weeks. It was the same storm system that gave Southern California a big deluge.

According to the National Weather Service, our next chance for rain or snow will come later in the week (around Thursday). 

Here's their forecast for this week:

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 15 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.