Skies are partly to mostly sunny this evening... perhaps the most pleasantly warm evening of the year in progress. I recorded a high temp of 80.8F (27.1C), which is the new HIGH of 2012. We've had no rainfall today (that I am aware of), but there were some faint rumbles of thunder just up the mountain between about 3 and 4pm.
Although there are some widely scattered thundershowers roaming the mountains from central Kashmir through Himachal and Uttarakhand just before sunset, we've been able to escape the action, and it looks like we've progressed toward more stability, overall. Those "territorial battles" between colder air lingering over the mountains and the massive surge of summer-time air coming up from the south that we've discussed recently appear to have been at least temporarily resolved -- in favor of the warmer air. Our temp jumped 9F/4C today, and now we've landed back above average for this stage of the month of May. We'll remain under the influence of this summerish air mass for the rest of the week, so we could see even more warming during the coming few days.
Unfortunately, the risk of random showers and thunderstorms remains with us as well, which could again play "spoiler" with regard to these warm temps. Especially by Friday and Saturday, it looks like we'll be dealing with an approaching upper-level disturbance which may bring some thunderstorms of a more widespread nature...
Although there are some widely scattered thundershowers roaming the mountains from central Kashmir through Himachal and Uttarakhand just before sunset, we've been able to escape the action, and it looks like we've progressed toward more stability, overall. Those "territorial battles" between colder air lingering over the mountains and the massive surge of summer-time air coming up from the south that we've discussed recently appear to have been at least temporarily resolved -- in favor of the warmer air. Our temp jumped 9F/4C today, and now we've landed back above average for this stage of the month of May. We'll remain under the influence of this summerish air mass for the rest of the week, so we could see even more warming during the coming few days.
Unfortunately, the risk of random showers and thunderstorms remains with us as well, which could again play "spoiler" with regard to these warm temps. Especially by Friday and Saturday, it looks like we'll be dealing with an approaching upper-level disturbance which may bring some thunderstorms of a more widespread nature...
MONDAY NIGHT:
mainly high clouds... otherwise fair skies and mild. slight chance of a thundershower late.
low: 19C (66F)
TUESDAY:
warm, with a mix of sun and clouds. a thundershower or two possible.
high: 27C (81F)
TUESDAY NIGHT:
partly cloudy and mild. risk of a thunderstorm.
low: 19C (67F)
WEDNESDAY:
both sunshine and some clouds. chance of a thunderstorm at some point.
high: 28C (82F)
THURSDAY:
partly cloudy and unseasonably warm. risk of a thunderstorm.
morning low: 20C (68F)
daytime high: 28C (83F)
FRIDAY:
partly cloudy with a good chance of a few showers and thunderstorms around.
morning low: 20C (68F)
daytime high: 27C (81F)
SATURDAY:
mix of clouds and sun. some showers and thunderstorms in the area.
morning low: 18C (65F)
daytime high: 27C (80F)
