How's the weather for the desert this time of year?

[backpackpack]

My greatest fear when I am sleeping in Palm Canyon at Anza Borrego is flash flooding... will there be rain or floods the day after Thanksgiving?

[Florian]

Weather forecasts aren't very reliable 10 days prior. Best to check the forecast closer to your trip date ..

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... 0088629997

But the weather today was gorgeous.

-Florian

[zippetydude]

While any storm can potentially cause flash flooding, it's the summer monsoon storms that are sneaky. With those storms, you can be in an area with no cloud cover and still run into a flash flood. November storms are not so sneaky, they are generally broad weather fronts that are predicted well in advance and the cloud cover is over the entire region. If it's raining everywhere, you will have the sense to stay out of washes, etc. so you'll be fine. Just don't trust those summer storms if you're camping during that time of year.

z

[backpackpack]

Thanks guys, I will try not to worry about it then. Looks like we won't have any rain or trouble this weekend, now my biggest obstacle is laziness... Friday morning I might think staying in bed is nicer than backpacking, until I wake up and it is too late to start!