This is Some Weird Weather in LA

So, Los Angeles is the land golden sunshine, right? Well, for the past week or two it's been the land of oppressive heat. At 11:30pm last night we came out of a movie theater to discover that it was still hot and humid outside. I checked the temp online when I got home and it said it was 80 degrees. It felt hotter than that since I was just short of sweating while doing absolutely nothing to warrant it.

The weird thing was that, before we went to the movie, we noticed flashes in the clouds off in the distance. At first we assumed it was fireworks but why would there be fireworks on the 22nd of July? Then, the flashing got bigger and brighter and, we assumed, closer. It had to be lightning. But we heard no thunder.

Weird.

After the movie, the skies were clear.

Then, this morning I wake up to discover overcast skies. Don't worry--it's still sweltering in TheApartment, but at least it looks like it might rain, even if the forecast doesn't call for it. There are some rainclouds in the area, according to wunderground.com, but I doubt we'll see any actual rain. Which is sad, because we could really use it. It was in the hundreds in the valley last week, from what I heard. I had also heard something about a flash storm that just appeared over Orange County last week. There was some minor flooding, but everyone was OK.

So, weird weather in LA...

I do hear faint rumblings of thunder... perhaps it's just the sound waves from last night's silent lightning catching up to us? ;)

Hope the weather is nicer where you are...