We're in the midst of a partly cloudy and pleasantly mild evening... but this first day of May has been much more similar to what we would expect on the first day of April! Clouds this morning gave way to some sun after 12:30pm, but then we had some brief (but loud) thunder between 3:30 and 4:00pm before the sunshine returned again in full force. My high temp at the top of McLeod Ganj was just 69.6F (20.9C) -- a good 8F (4-5C) cooler than average. Rainfall was just a trace... as has been the case the last three days.
**Update @ 9:47pm... very windy, with some thunder and light showers during the last hour. Only 0.03" (1mm) in my rain gauge thus far.**
Thankfully, changes are on the way during the next few days, as our atmosphere undergoes a fundamental pattern shift. The persistently disturbed upper-level flow of the past 10 days or so will be gradually replaced by a ridge of high pressure, which means that temperatures in the mid- and upper-levels are going to warm up, creating more of a stable situation. Our micro-climate features here along the edge of the mountains may still allow a couple of isolated/random thundershowers to pop up, mainly in the PM hours, but we should see a more quiet and consistent scenario start to unfold overall, instead of these wild and dramatic swings between sun, clouds, thunder and wind.
It also looks like our temperatures will be warming up significantly between tomorrow and Sunday, bringing us back to "normal" for the season. This year's summer season has been trying to arrive in fits and starts, but we should be making some great gains in the next several days...
**Update @ 9:47pm... very windy, with some thunder and light showers during the last hour. Only 0.03" (1mm) in my rain gauge thus far.**
Thankfully, changes are on the way during the next few days, as our atmosphere undergoes a fundamental pattern shift. The persistently disturbed upper-level flow of the past 10 days or so will be gradually replaced by a ridge of high pressure, which means that temperatures in the mid- and upper-levels are going to warm up, creating more of a stable situation. Our micro-climate features here along the edge of the mountains may still allow a couple of isolated/random thundershowers to pop up, mainly in the PM hours, but we should see a more quiet and consistent scenario start to unfold overall, instead of these wild and dramatic swings between sun, clouds, thunder and wind.
It also looks like our temperatures will be warming up significantly between tomorrow and Sunday, bringing us back to "normal" for the season. This year's summer season has been trying to arrive in fits and starts, but we should be making some great gains in the next several days...
TUESDAY NIGHT:
a thundershower or two in the area before midnight... otherwise partly cloudy.
low: 14C (58F)
WEDNESDAY:
a mix of sunshine and occasional clouds. warmer... with an isolated PM thundershower possible.
high: 23C (74F)
WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
risk of an evening thundershower... then clear to partly cloudy.
low: 16C (60F)
THURSDAY:
partly cloudy skies. an isolated PM thundershower over the mountains?
high: 24C (76F)
FRIDAY:
sunny to partly cloudy. pleasantly warm.
morning low: 16C (61F)
daytime high: 25C (77F)
SATURDAY:
sunshine and a few clouds. warming trend continues...
morning low: 17C (62F)
daytime high: 26C (79F)
SUNDAY:
a mix of sun and clouds. seasonably warm.
morning low: 18C (64F)
daytime high: 27C (80F)
