It's been around more or less since the flip in 2013 with a brief break in 2014-2016 but returned strong again (though this year we seem to have a cooler influence) but the ridge is still there. Each time they forecast rain in the near range out goes the chems and the rain 'magically' vanishes. We get 10 percent of whatever was the forecast a week out.
If the forecast was 2-3 inches on the GFS weather model expect that trickled WAY down to almost nothing. It's almost laughingly predicatable yet weather nerds seem to fall head over heels over a OMG fantasy run. I don't bother posting anymore over there as they all act like smoker dopers.
I don't buy the official explanation one bit. Something related to DEWS is going on.