French Valley Weather Pages (California) including current sensor readings, forecasts, weather news and features, links, weather history and climate information http://weathercurrents.com/frenchvalley/ 60 Copyright 2012 WeatherCurrents. All rights reserved. en-us webmaster@weathercurrents.com http://static.weathercurrents.com/images/WeatherCurrentsBug.gif http://weathercurrents.com High: 68°F at 3:37 PM Low: 39°F at 7:08 AM Wind: 7 mph NE Precipitation: 0.00" http://weathercurrents.com/frenchvalley/ http://weathercurrents.com/frenchvalley//NewsItemDisplay.do?Id=947 January, as predicted, turned out to be another disappointing month for those who like to see rain and mountain snow. For the sunshine buffs it was a winner, with many sunny days and clear nights. Frequent offshore wind events also meant relatively few days with morning fog and low clouds. Here are the rainfall totals, in inches, for the WeatherCurrents network. De Luz was the winner with 1.52 inches, while Jurupa Valley only saw 0.08 inches... De Luz 1.52 Simi Valley 1.16 Fallbrook 1.10 Beaumont/Cherry Valley 0.96 Wildomar 0.91 San Bernardino 0.89 Lake Elsinore 0.83 Moreno Valley 0.64 French Valley 0.61 Murrieta 0.58 Temecula 0.57 Hemet 0.47 Riverside 0.37 Perris 0.33 Jurupa V ... http://weathercurrents.com/frenchvalley//NewsItemDisplay.do?Id=946 The second storm in the past week was much like the first, dropping between a tenth and 0.64" of rain in Southern California's inland valleys. Light rain began falling early Monday morning, and sporadic light to moderate rainfall continued through much of the day Monday, with some showers trailing off into Tuesday morning. Leading the way this time was De Luz, with 0.64". Wildomar was next, with 0.54", followed by Lake Elsinore (0.43"), Beaumont (0.41"), and Fallbrook (0.40"). On the dry side were French Valley (0.13"), Perris (0.10"), Hemet (0.09") and Menifee (0.09"). Offshore winds picked up Tuesday morning in the wake of the storm, and a warming trend is predicted for the rest of the work week. As the jet stream returns to the north, the next winter storm is at least a week away or more. Here are the rain totals for the WeatherCurrents network and associates: Location Storm  Season  Source ... http://weathercurrents.com/frenchvalley//NewsItemDisplay.do?Id=945 Seasonal rainfall totals have languished in the past couple of months in Southern California's inland valleys, and the most recent storm, due Monday, won't make much of a dent in that deficit. Forecasts are currently calling for a quarter to a half of an inch of rainfall, along with some gusty winds, between Monday morning and evening, as the latest front races through the region. Following the storm, conditions will revert to warm and dry for the rest of the week, as the jet stream returns its attention northward, and high pressure gets re-established in the south. The rain season had a promising start, with some rainfall in October, then a wet November. La Nina apparently began to take its toll in December, though, which ended up warmer and drier than normal. That's a trend that's continued into January, interrupted only by a couple of light to moderate storms. Normal rainfall for January is between 1.5-3" in the inland valleys. With some luck, the wettest areas will total m ... http://weathercurrents.com/frenchvalley//NewsItemDisplay.do?Id=944 The second storm of what has been a dry January reached southwards and dumped widely variable rainfall on Southern California's inland valleys Saturday. The storm was fast-moving, with most of the rain falling in the morning hours. Rainfall was light to moderate in most locations (heavier in Simi), followed by showers in the early afternoon. The northern areas of the WeatherCurrents network received the most, as expected. Simi Valley led the way with 0.77", followed by San Bernardino at 0.60" and Beaumont (Cherry Valley) at 0.50". Some of the rain-prone areas also received significant rainfall. De Luz got 0.45" and Fallbrook 0.42". Other significant totals were recorded in Lake Elsinore (0.27"), Moreno Valley (0.27"), Wildomar (0.25"), Hemet (0.22"), Murrieta (0.21") and Temecula (0.19"). At the bottom were Menifee (0.08"), Riverside (0.13") and French Valley (0.14"). Skies remained partly cloudy Sunday following the storm's exit. Another storm, originally expected to be wea ... http://weathercurrents.com/frenchvalley//NewsItemDisplay.do?Id=943 A strong ridge that has been keeping us dry, for the most part, since December has started to retreat southward. In its place, a strong Pacific jet stream has allowed an "Atmospheric River" of very moist air to flow into the Pacific Northwest. Rain totals the next few days will be in excess of 10 inches in the coastal mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon. Unfortunately most of that moisture will not make it down to Southern California. However, rain will begin late Friday night and continue through Saturday, but only the southernmost tail of the storm will travel though our region. There may be a few showers Saturday night in some areas, then a second, lighter round of rain and showers will return for Monday. It's a fast traveling storm, so there will some gusty winds ahead of the main front. Rain totals in the Inland Empire will be around a third of an inch total through Monday. Simi Valley will be a bit luckier with up to three-quarters of an inch. Mountain ...