Monday, November 14, 2011

gloom overtakes sun... (pm.14.nov.11)>

these dreary clouds are hanging in thick and tough right at sunset this evening.  the sunshine was in control until about noon, but then fought hard to show itself during most of the PM hours.  according to my records, today's high temp of 59.9F (15.5C) was the coldest since the 11th of march!  we definitely took a significant step toward the winter season today.

large scale weather features are virtually unchanged, and will remain stagnant until the very end of the week.  however, small, micro-scale factors are in control of our weather pattern here on the southwest-facing slopes of the dhauladars.  just like we experienced back during the first week of october, trapped moisture along the front ranges of the mountains, along with variable temperatures in different levels of the atmosphere are causing this gloomy cloudiness during the PM hours.  satellite pics show all kinds of glorious sunshine across most of the rest of northern india.  just our particular challenge to deal with.  for now, get up early if you want to enjoy the sunshine, and we'll see if some of these micro-scale factors change in our favor.

this rather cool airmass will hang in through thursday... but then there are indications of a bit of a warm-up as we head into the weekend.

MONDAY NIGHT: evening clouds giving way to mostly clear skies.  cool temps.
low: 11C (51F)

TUESDAY: sunshine mainly in the morning, with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the PM.
high: 15C (59F)

WEDNESDAY: sunny in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon.  still quite cool...
morning low: 10C (50F)
daytime high: 15C (59F)

THURSDAY: partly sunny skies.
morning low: 9C (49F)
daytime high: 15C (59F)

FRIDAY: a mix of sun and a few clouds.  not quite as cool.
morning low: 11C (52F)
daytime high: 17C (62F)

SATURDAY: partly to mostly sunny and milder.
morning low: 12C (54F)
daytime high: 18C (64F)