wicked cloud-to-ground lightning late this afternoon and early this evening, with some heavy showers around the area. but also... sunshine breaking through in the midst of it all and creating a beautiful rainbow in the eastern sky. i had 0.50" (1.3cm) of new rainfall as of 455pm... but there has been more since then, and will update with totals later this evening. the high temp in upper mcleod ganj today was 22C/72F.
**UPDATE @ 745PM... TODAY'S RAINFALL**
-near main temple... 0.90" (2.3cm)
-upper mcleod ganj... 0.80" (2cm)
satellite pics this evening are showing lots of showers and thunderstorms from east central pakistan through punjab and himachal pradesh, so we could continue to see some heavy downpours, especially before midnight. the overall weather pattern is not looking at all like the tail end of the monsoon season. tropical moisture remains entrenched across the indian sub-continent, and really shows no signs of letting go. as i've been mentioning, humidity levels are generally down by 10-15%, and that does make a difference... giving us more sunshine here and there, and less hours of thick fog. BUT... the rainfall is obviously not fizzling out just yet, and there are signs that we could easily get another 15" (38cm) of rain before all is said and done.
THURSDAY NIGHT: partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the area.
low: 17C (62F)
FRIDAY: a mix of sun, clouds and fog, with a good chance of a few thundershowers, mainly in the PM.
high: 23C (73F)
SATURDAY: partly sunny skies, with a bit of fog. a couple of PM thundershowers possible.
high: 23C (74F)
SUNDAY: partly sunny, in the midst of some clouds and fog. one or two showers or thundershowers quite likely.
high: 23C (73F)
MONDAY: mostly cloudy and foggy with occasional showers likely.
high: 22C (72F)
TUESDAY: mostly cloudy and foggy. periods of showers and thundershowers.
high: 22C (71F)
