The monsoons will soon be upon us and I'm not looking forward to them this year. About this time last year we had about 1/3 of the roof over our house replaced and about 3/4 of our garage roof. The garage roof had several leaks. Our house roof was damaged when our gardener and his crew cut down an overhanging branch of our pine tree and shattered about 7 of our roof tiles. It had a previous spot where a branch from the eucalyptus tree came down, so I hired a contractor to repair and replace the areas on the roofs where work was needed. I'm glad we got that done because this year we are under a "severe" monsoon warning for the summer.
Phew!
Monsoons are part of our desert environment. They used to come during July (when our daughter has her birthday), but now they seem to prefer August and September. They blow up from the Gulf of California into our valley and from that direction there are no mountains to stop them. We have 8,000 to 10,000 foot mountains to the west and north of us, which is why the Coachella Valley is a desert. It's difficult for clouds to get up and over those mountains, but, if they come up from the south, there is nothing to stop them.
It is 52 degrees out front right now, which is unheard of for May. By Saturday, we'll be in triple digits, probably for the rest of the summer. I always like to track how many days are triple digits, and I'll do so this year.
Photos are of a couple of different monsoon storms from previous years. I'll update you on this year's storms.
Linked to SkyWatch Friday: Skywatch Friday: Skywatch Friday - 14 May 2026 Edition
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