what an incredibly nice couple of hours we had this afternoon! here in himachal pradesh we were the beneficiaries of an unexpected "donut hole" in the clouds and rain that opened up right over our heads. the high temp reached 22c/71f around 3pm, and other than a little light drizzle during the morning, the only rainfall was the 0.40" (1cm) we received during the night and pre-dawn hours.
things have turned sour again at the time of this writing... with thick fog having totally enveloped us once again. the satellite pics show a very complicated pattern over the western himalayan region. it seems that the atmosphere is in a stage of readjustment after the recent heavy rains... and the computer models are going in all different directions for the next few days. the best i can come up with at the moment is that we still have a good chance of some rain developing overnight... but then moving out quickly and leaving us with a fairly decent thursday. then, some weak fluctuations in the monsoon pattern will provide us with periods of rain (but with some nice long breaks in between) as we move into the weekend. heavy rainfall could occur on any given day, but some sunny breaks are also possible. temperatures will remain extremely pleasant...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: periods of clouds and fog... with a good chance of some rain moving in late.
low: 17C (62F)
THURSDAY: partly to mostly cloudy skies with some fog. still a chance of a few showers.
high: 21C (70F)
FRIDAY: a few peeks of sunshine... but still plenty of clouds and fog. good chance of occasional rainshowers.
high: 21C (69F)
SATURDAY: partly to mostly cloudy with some fog. off and on rainshowers likely.
high: 21C (69F)
SUNDAY: periods of sunshine, mixed in with clouds and fog. a chance of one or two showers.
high: 22C (71F)
MONDAY: mix of clouds and sun with a good chance of a few showers.
high: 22C (71F)
