Tuesday, May 15, 2012

high acceptability factor... (pm.15.may.12)>

We have both clouds and sunshine across the area this evening.  Sunshine dominated the morning hours, but thundershowers developed over the mountains by 2:00pm, keeping occasional thunder rumbling, and some random sprinkles and light showers roaming, especially in the upper parts of town.  I only recorded a trace of rainfall on Tushita Road below the mountaineering center, but there could have been something barely measurable in Dharamkot and Naddi.  My high temp was 82.2F (27.9C).

We remain in a very acceptable kind of weather pattern for this time of year.  Sunshine has been plentiful.  Humidity is low.  Rainfall on the light side.  And temperatures comfortably warm.  Despite the rather regular passage of weak upper-level disturbances, we haven't had any dramatically stormy weather... most likely due to the fact that there is very little moisture available in our air mass these days.  Another one of those upper-level systems will be moving through on Thursday, increasing the chance of a thunderstorm or two again... otherwise things are looking fairly quiet right into the weekend.  Just always keep an eye to the mountains during the PM hours for potentially sudden changes.

Today's high temp was exactly normal or "average" for the middle of May, and it looks like we can continue to expect temperatures near or even a few degrees above normal for the foreseeable future.

TUESDAY NIGHT:
partly cloudy and mild.  chance of a passing thundershower.
low: 19C (67F)

WEDNESDAY:
a mix of sunshine and clouds.  warm... with some PM thunder possible.
high: 29C (84F)

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
evening thunder??  otherwise fair to partly cloudy and mild.
low: 20C (68F)

THURSDAY:
both sunshine and some clouds.  chance of a period of showers and thunderstorms in the PM.  very warm.
high: 30C (86F)

FRIDAY:
sunny to partly cloudy and continued warm.  risk of some PM thunder over mountains.
morning low: 20C (68F)
daytime high: 29C (85F)

SATURDAY:
very warm, with sunshine and occasional clouds.
morning low: 21C (69F)
daytime high: 30C (86F)

SUNDAY:
partly cloudy with a chance of a thundershower or two.
morning low: 21C (69F)
daytime high: 29C (85F)