re: #59 austin_blue
The Navajo call it “male” and “female” rain. Male rain is the summer monsoon/thunderstorm season. Female rain is the winter over-running fronts that result in soft precipitation.
What is pushing into Austin now is a squall-line rain complex that we normally see in September or October. This is a rare event for December. It’s also really damn warm. Thunder to the west, on its way.