The two graphics here are from the NWS Climate Prediction Center. Both the One Month and the Three month computer models are showing above average precipitation in the Southwest Deserts. I would suspect this means that periodic storm fronts will move in out of the Pacific bringing a mix of snow & rain through March and mostly rain from late March onward.
It's a good thing we will be down there this spring--this is ideal habitat for the profuse tumbleweeds that are certain to explode from our disturbed soil. This will be our first chance to attempt to deal with them.
We really are clueless as to how to proceed with the weeds. It's definitely going to be our biggest challenge with the Arizona property.
The other nice thing about the long-range climate prediction is that we probably won't be dealing with Sahara-Style dust. Dust is a fact of life in the Southwest but it's always nice when a wet pattern can knock back the dust for a few weeks. Hopefully, it won't be a mud pit either.
We're thinking about bricking a much larger area at the entrance to the Straw House. The soil will be a lot easier to work if it is a wet pattern. Anyway, that's what "they" say it's going to be like during our visit--we shall see if "they" are correct. (Remember--you can click on the small graphics to see the large versions.)
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