No rain is expected this weekend, according to the National Weather Service for this area as of Thursday, March 2.
That’s good news for Avalon, which could use a break from the rain.
Meanwhile, and you probably guessed this, the water level continues to rise at the Middle Ranch Reservoir. It’s nowhere near capacity and the state is still officially in a drought, but Stage 1 water conservation officially ended in Avalon in early February.
Weather forecast
Friday’s weather is expected to be “[s]unny, with a high near 55,” according to the National Weather Service website.
Friday night is expected to see “[p]atchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 48,” according to the website.
Saturday is expected to be “patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 54,” according to the National Weather Service.
Saturday night is expected to be “mostly cloudy, with a low around 48,” according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday is forecast to be “partly sunny, with a high near 57,” according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday night is forecast to be “mostly cloudy, with a low around 48,” according to the National Weather Service.
The Monday forecast anticipates a partly sunny day and a mostly cloudy night.
Water level
As the Islander reported in June 2022, Stage 1 restrictions are triggered when the water level drops below 600 acre feet. The reservoir can hold a maximum of about 1,054 acre feet of water.
“As of February 27, 2023 the current water elevation at Middle Ranch Reservoir is 659.40 feet above sea level,” according to a Tuesday, Feb. 28, email from Southern California Edison.
“As of February 13, 2023 the current water elevation at Middle Ranch Reservoir is 658.50 feet above sea level,” according to a Wednesday, Feb. 15, email from Southern California Edison.
“This equates to a storage capacity of 770.09 acre-feet,” according to Edison.
“As of February 6, 2023 the current water elevation at Middle Ranch Reservoir is 658.10 feet above sea level. This equates to a storage capacity of 753.70 acre-feet,” according to a Feb. 8 Edison email.
As previously reported, City Manager David Maistros told the City Council that Stage 1 water conservation was over in Avalon during the Tuesday, Feb. 7, council meeting.
“As of January 30, 2023 the current water elevation at Middle Ranch Reservoir is 657.7 feet above sea level. This equates to a storage capacity of 737.46 acre-feet,” according to a Jan. 31 email from Edison.
On Jan. 24 Edison reported the water level at 729.4 acre feet.
On Jan. 17 Edison’s Luke Schaner told the council that when the water level reached 750 to 800 acre feet, Southern California Edison would put pen to paper to request the removal of the system from Stage 1 restrictions.
Much of the state, however, remains in various stages of drought.
