Friday, February 17, 2012

gradually milder... (pm.17.feb.12)>

we have quite a lot of high cloudiness obscuring the sunset this evening, after sunshine this morning into the early afternoon boosted our high temp to 53.6F (12.0C).  that's the warmest of the past week.

it would have been nice to hold on to those blue skies for a few more hours this afternoon, but already, the next weather system is spewing out waves of high clouds well in advance of its arrival.  this system is not well-organized just yet, and it looks like it will take a few days before the best chances of rain materialize across himachal pradesh.  although there could be a few scattered light showers over the weekend, the potential for heavier rain will hold off until the monday through wednesday timeframe.

temperatures from the surface into the mid-levels of the atmosphere are going to warm steadily during the next 48-72 hours... so when the precipitation finally gets going, the snow line should be well up the mountain.  the best news for the coming few days is that temperatures are going to be milder than they've been in a while... it will be especially notable during the overnight hours.

FRIDAY NIGHT: a thin layer of high clouds.  not as cool.
low: 7C (45F)

SATURDAY: a mix of clouds and some periods of sun.  chance of a shower or two by late in the day.
high: 13C (55F)

SUNDAY: partly to mostly cloudy with a couple of passing showers possible.  quite mild.
morning low: 9C (48F)
daytime high: 14C (57F)

MONDAY: mostly cloudy... good chance of a period or two of rain.
morning low: 10C (50F)
daytime high: 13C (56F)

TUESDAY: mostly cloudy with rain likely.
morning low: 10C (50F)
daytime high: 13C (55F)

WEDNESDAY: still cloudy with a good chance of more rain.
morning low: 9C (49F)
daytime high: 12C (54F)