Weather

Wow — those were some downpours in Menlo Park

InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent's digital gauge was brimming with water from all the downpours that began around 1:00 pm on Monday, registering 1.13" by

by Linda Hubbard
on October 14, 2025

Early morning downpours herald the start of new rain year

The rain year 2025-26 got off to a healthy start early this morning. InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent's digital gauge recorded 0.35" before the sun

by Linda Hubbard
on October 2, 2025

Annual rainfall in Menlo Park for 2024-2025

Long-time InMenlo weather watcher Bill Russ always said that 20 inches made for a good rain year in Menlo Park. He would have been disappointed

by Linda Hubbard
on October 1, 2025

Rain falls in Menlo Park – the first in months

Anyone out and about around 11:30 this morning experienced a good downpour. It was the first rain in Menlo Park since last April, according to

by Linda Hubbard
on September 10, 2025

A bit of rain this morning in Menlo Park

The weather forecast was spot on this morning — just a bit of rain that would pass through quickly. InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent's digital

by Linda Hubbard
on May 12, 2025

Steady drizzle and a couple of downpours add to rainfall total

What began as just a bit of drizzle turned into a couple of good downpours Friday afternoon. InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent's digital gauge register

by Linda Hubbard
on April 26, 2025

Surprise! Wet streets this morning in Menlo Park

InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent was surprised to see that 0.01" of rain was recorded on his digital gauge this morning. Looked outside — and

by Linda Hubbard
on April 17, 2025

Update on rainfall in Menlo Park for Tuesday and Wednesday

Might this be the last bit of rain for a while? That's the forecast, with windy and cloudy conditions expected to end this weekend —

by Linda Hubbard
on April 2, 2025

Blue sky and rain take turns again in Menlo Park

Update of 4:30 pm: Blue sky and rain continued to alternate with one torrential downpour in the afternoon. Updated rainfall report: 0.31" bringing season-to-date to

by Linda Hubbard
on April 1, 2025

A bit of rain overnight and this morning in Menlo Park

Some overnight showers — and one good but brief downpour around 9:00 am — yielded to blue skies with scattered clouds. InMenlo weather watcher Dennis

by Linda Hubbard
on March 31, 2025