August Storm

We were up at 5 AM this morning, and took a peek outside to look at Mars in the southwest and the third-quarter moon in the southeast. Both were shining intermittently through partial mid-level cloud coverage. There were winds from the south most of the day, and by the afternoon it was overcast. Some thunder, and then a shower, rare for August! This also meant it was time to unplug the computers.

This evening there was another thunderstorm, with lightning to the west and north, looking like it was mostly over the Vaca Mountains. On the radio listening to the Giants game we heard lightning-induced static frequently, sometimes identifiable with particular flashes. There was a little more rain, giving us a total of 0.14” for the day. It’s enough to wash down some of the dust, at least.