It is partly cloudy this evening as sunset approaches, with thundershowers lurking in the mountains once again. Today has been close to a repeat of yesterday, with lots of morning sun followed by an eruption of clouds over the mountains around noon, and then a couple of rumbles of thunder during the mid- to late afternoon. My high temp on Tushita Road just below the mountaineering center was actually slightly below yesterday's, at 78.3F (25.7C) -- but still pleasantly warm.
Looking at the array of weather charts, it is interesting to watch the readjustment, transformation and morphing that the atmosphere is going through, as it shifts into a summer-like pattern -- warming is occurring from the surface into the highest levels. There are still some pockets of colder air aloft clinging to the highest mountain ranges, and that is what is generating the instability during the afternoon/evening hours. We'll see varying degrees of that instability during the coming several days, which will keep the risk of a random PM thundershower in the forecast from time to time, but -- strong May sunshine should win the battle, for the most part.
Temperatures have been right in the range of "normal" the last couple of days, but are still expected to warm up even further between now and the early part of next week. Although the definition of "comfortable" differs widely for different people, temps the next few days should please most...
Looking at the array of weather charts, it is interesting to watch the readjustment, transformation and morphing that the atmosphere is going through, as it shifts into a summer-like pattern -- warming is occurring from the surface into the highest levels. There are still some pockets of colder air aloft clinging to the highest mountain ranges, and that is what is generating the instability during the afternoon/evening hours. We'll see varying degrees of that instability during the coming several days, which will keep the risk of a random PM thundershower in the forecast from time to time, but -- strong May sunshine should win the battle, for the most part.
Temperatures have been right in the range of "normal" the last couple of days, but are still expected to warm up even further between now and the early part of next week. Although the definition of "comfortable" differs widely for different people, temps the next few days should please most...
FRIDAY NIGHT:
any random thundershowers dying away... then becoming mostly clear.
low: 18C (64F)
SATURDAY:
sunny to partly cloudy and warm.
high: 27C (81F)
SATURDAY NIGHT:
an isolated evening thundershower? otherwise clear to partly cloudy.
low: 18C (65F)
SUNDAY:
a mix of sun and occasional clouds. even warmer... with a risk of an evening thunderstorm.
high: 28C (83F)
MONDAY:
partly cloudy and warm. chance of a thunderstorm.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 29C (84F)
TUESDAY:
both sun and clouds. risk of a thunderstorm or two.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 28C (83F)
WEDNESDAY:
still warm... with a mix of clouds and sun. good chance of a period of thunderstorms.
morning low: 18C (65F)
daytime high: 28C (82F)
