By Charles M. Kelly
Avalon’s water level has increased a bit since last week. In related news, the National Weather service is forecasting wet days.
That said, Avalon residents should keep thier umbrellas handy and continue saving water.
Water level inches up
“As of January 9, 2023 the current water elevation at Middle Ranch Reservoir is 649.95 feet above sea level. This equates to a storage capacity of 456.41 acre-feet,” according to a Jan. 9 email from Southern California Edison.
(The same information, by the way is available on the city of Avalon website.)
One acre foot of water is enough water to submerge 1 flat acre of land 1 foot deep.
The Jan. 4 measurement equated to 441.73 acre-feet.
The Dec. 21, 2022 the water storage capacity at 427.96 acre-feet.
Forecast
As of Jan. 12, the National Weather Service forecast for Los Angeles/Oxnard (which the NWS provided as the forecast office for Avalon) was:
“Today [Thursday, Jan. 12]
“Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
“Tonight
“Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
“Friday
“Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
“Friday Night
“A 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
“Saturday
“Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
“Saturday Night
“Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
“Sunday
“A slight chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
“Sunday Night
“Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
“M.L.King Day
“Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy.
“Monday Night
“A chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy.
“Tuesday
“A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.
“Tuesday Night
“Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
“Wednesday
“Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.”
