It's a beautiful, but very warm morning. A period of thunder and gusty winds overnight produced no rain, but did sweep the haze and dust away... at least temporarily. I recorded a low temp of 77.4F (25.2C), which remains well above normal for any time of the year at our elevation.
We've turned the page to June, but it remains to be seen whether or not the near-record warmth of late May will be staying with us. The huge bubble of high pressure over most of north India the last few days has been responsible for bringing severe heat wave conditions to a large area -- temps have been in the 45-48C (113-118F) range in places like Delhi, Chandigarh and Amritsar. Even Dharamsala and Kangra have had temps in the range of the highest recorded in the past 10 years.
The thunder/wind overnight developed due to a weak disturbance in the upper atmosphere composed of some slightly colder air aloft. Computer models are forecasting a few more of these little disturbances during the coming few days, which could bring us some heat relief in the form of a passing shower or thunderstorm. I'm still not seeing a very good chance of significant rainfall, but at least a random thundershower might allow us to cool down a few degrees. Honestly, we don't stand much of a chance of dropping to normal early June temperatures (84F/29C) until perhaps the latter half of next week...
We've turned the page to June, but it remains to be seen whether or not the near-record warmth of late May will be staying with us. The huge bubble of high pressure over most of north India the last few days has been responsible for bringing severe heat wave conditions to a large area -- temps have been in the 45-48C (113-118F) range in places like Delhi, Chandigarh and Amritsar. Even Dharamsala and Kangra have had temps in the range of the highest recorded in the past 10 years.
The thunder/wind overnight developed due to a weak disturbance in the upper atmosphere composed of some slightly colder air aloft. Computer models are forecasting a few more of these little disturbances during the coming few days, which could bring us some heat relief in the form of a passing shower or thunderstorm. I'm still not seeing a very good chance of significant rainfall, but at least a random thundershower might allow us to cool down a few degrees. Honestly, we don't stand much of a chance of dropping to normal early June temperatures (84F/29C) until perhaps the latter half of next week...
FRIDAY:
a mix of sun and some clouds. chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the area. still very warm.
high: 32C (90F)
FRIDAY NIGHT:
a thunderstorm or two possible. otherwise partly cloudy and warm.
low: 23C (73F)
SATURDAY:
sunshine and occasional clouds. an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible.
high: 31C (88F)
SUNDAY:
sunny to partly cloudy. some PM mountain thunder?
morning low: 22C (72F)
daytime high: 31C (88F)
MONDAY:
sunshine and a few clouds. still very warm.
morning low: 23C (74F)
daytime high: 32C (89F)
TUESDAY:
a mix of sun and clouds. summery warmth continues.
morning low: 23C (74F)
daytime high: 31C (88F)
