Weather

Be prepared! Excessive Heat Watch in effect this week

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for the mid-Peninsula from 11:00 am on Tuesday, July 2, until 11:00 pm on Friday,

by Contributed Content
on July 1, 2024

Spring storm packs a punch drenching Menlo Park

The weather forecast was spot on today with rain predicted to start around 7:30 am and ending around 3:00 pm. And that's pretty much what

by Linda Hubbard
on May 4, 2024

Catching up with the rainfall total in Menlo Park

Apologies rain watchers! We've been out of town as has our reliable back up rain reporter. Here's what Dennis Nugent's digital gauges showed we missed:

by Linda Hubbard
on April 17, 2024

Evening rain adds to Thursday’s rainfall

As forecast, there was another round of rain Thursday evening, adding to the morning drenching. According to InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent's digital gauge, yesterday's

by Linda Hubbard
on April 5, 2024

Morning rain yields to blue sky and puffy clouds

The skies opened up around 6:00 am this morning, and the rain continued until shortly after 10:00 am. It was a good drenching: InMenlo weather

by Linda Hubbard
on April 4, 2024

First the thunder, then the rain

About an hour after yesterday's rain report was issued, there was a huge clap of thunder followed by another — and another and another. InMenlo

by Linda Hubbard
on March 31, 2024

Dark clouds yield no rain this afternoon in Menlo Park

Look westward earlier this afternoon and you could spot very dark clouds that looked like they were going to open up at any moment. But

by Linda Hubbard
on March 30, 2024

Rain was forecast — and did it pour down!

  After a good shower during the morning commute, it appeared this morning through noonish, that the rain that was predicted might not develop. But

by Linda Hubbard
on March 29, 2024

Late evening rain comes to Menlo Park on Wednesday – plus a Thursday shower

Wednesday may have started sunny but the clouds soon took over, bringing some raindrops with them. InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent's digital gauge registered 0.23",

by Linda Hubbard
on March 28, 2024

Milestone rainfall of over 20″ recorded in Menlo Park

We've been fairly certain that the 20" mark would be recorded in the rain year 2023-34. And this weekend it was. Updated results from weather

by Linda Hubbard
on March 24, 2024