Another gorgeous morning... we have totally clear skies at sunrise, and I've recorded a seasonably mild low temperature of 63.3F (17.4C). There was no rainfall overnight, which makes it now more than 48 hours since any measurable rain has occurred.
During the past 24 hours we've very quickly jumped back into the zone that we SHOULD be in for this time of year. It looks like we're in for an extended stretch of seasonably warm weather... with temperatures exceeding the warmest of the season thus far. Yesterday's high of 80.4F (26.9C) exactly matched the season's maximum which occurred on the 20th of April... and we should have no problem adding at least a couple of degrees to that during the coming several days.
Of course there remain some flies in the ointment. Although temperatures are warming in all levels of the atmosphere, there are a few pockets of much colder air lingering over the mountains -- this keeps the risk of thundershower development alive during the afternoons and evenings. Also, there are indications of a couple of weak disturbances drifting through on the westerly flow by early next week, and that may ignite a random thunderstorm or two as well. Otherwise, we should see plenty of sunshine during the coming days, along with temperatures that shouldn't inspire many complaints...
During the past 24 hours we've very quickly jumped back into the zone that we SHOULD be in for this time of year. It looks like we're in for an extended stretch of seasonably warm weather... with temperatures exceeding the warmest of the season thus far. Yesterday's high of 80.4F (26.9C) exactly matched the season's maximum which occurred on the 20th of April... and we should have no problem adding at least a couple of degrees to that during the coming several days.
Of course there remain some flies in the ointment. Although temperatures are warming in all levels of the atmosphere, there are a few pockets of much colder air lingering over the mountains -- this keeps the risk of thundershower development alive during the afternoons and evenings. Also, there are indications of a couple of weak disturbances drifting through on the westerly flow by early next week, and that may ignite a random thunderstorm or two as well. Otherwise, we should see plenty of sunshine during the coming days, along with temperatures that shouldn't inspire many complaints...
FRIDAY:
sunny this morning, but becoming partly cloudy this afternoon. some PM mountain thunder possible. warm!
high: 27C (81F)
FRIDAY NIGHT:
risk of a thundershower in the area this evening... then becoming mostly clear.
low: 18C (64F)
SATURDAY:
warming continues, with sunshine and a few clouds.
high: 28C (82F)
SUNDAY:
a mix of sunshine and occasional clouds. an isolated thunderstorm possible by evening.
morning low: 18C (65F)
daytime high: 28C (83F)
MONDAY:
partly cloudy and very warm. risk of a thunderstorm in the area.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 29C (84F)
TUESDAY:
a thunderstorm or two possible... otherwise partly cloudy.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 28C (83F)
