By: Owen Fugit

Editor-in-Chief

When living in Los Gatos, it seems like springtime always brings new, exciting things. From AP tests to spirit week, there’s always something exciting going on between March and June. However, we often overlook one crucial aspect of the springtime: weather. In Los Gatos, we are accustomed to sunshine and cloudless skies almost every day of the year, but in the springtime, we experience a multitude of weather phenomena in just a few short weeks. Today, I will be ranking my top springtime weather choices as part of the inaugural El Gato News 2025 Spring Season Weather Review (EGN2025SSWR)! 

Cirrostratus and altostratus clouds: If you are not familiar with cloud types (why would you not be?), these clouds are the long, thin kind of ugly clouds that blanket Los Gatos from time to time. In my opinion, these are some of the worst weather events because they are just so basic, which is why I propose we use the resources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to erase these clouds. I am not too certain of what the specific measures to take would be, but I am sure someone out there knows how to solve this problem. I hate cirro and altostratus clouds, which is why I rank them as a D-tier weather event.

Warm front: Do I even need to elaborate? Warm fronts are one of the best weather surprises to happen each spring; seeing a nice 73 degrees in the weather app a day after Antarctic temperatures hit downtown Los Gatos is the best feeling ever. A perfectly timed warm front can make any week better. Be warned, though, warm fronts in springtime are often fleeting. Don’t get too comfortable with the warm weather because as soon as you buy a new pair of shorts, I promise the weather will go back to rainy, cold, and generally unpleasant. I love warm fronts and would rank them higher if they lasted longer than they currently do. With that being said, I put warm fronts firmly in the A-tier.

Rainstorm vs. sun: This is a weather event I named, but it is fairly self-explanatory. It’s a battle between good and evil, where the rainstorm must fight punishing breezes and superheated rays from the sun to dominate Los Gatos. This always makes for an interesting viewing experience because it combines extreme weather with all the excitement of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in a winner-take-all showdown right outside my Calculus class ten minutes before the bell rings and I have to walk home. Not surprisingly, I am always rooting for the sunshine to come out on top, but sometimes things just do not work out that way. Sometimes the weather takes revenge on me for supporting the wrong side, raining so hard I have to drain the pockets in my raincoat when I finally make it home. Due to the sheer excitement and energy of this weather event, I place it in the S-tier. You can also set up a friendly bet with your friends to see which side will win, and you can even use the weather app to determine your odds.