Skies are cloudy early this morning with some patchy fog drifting around the area. Thundershowers overnight delivered another 0.30" (8mm) of rain here in the upper part of town -- from satellite photos, it appears that the heaviest rain occurred and is occurring to our south, toward Shimla and Chandigarh. I recorded a low temp of 67.8F (19.9C).
Rainfall during the past week -- since last Wednesday afternoon -- has amounted to 7.52" (19.1cm). The majority of that has occurred since Sunday afternoon when we experienced the return of this deep, thick tropical moisture after a hiatus of several days. There's no evidence that this juicy air (which is normal for late July) is going to retreat again anytime soon, so we'll continue to see the clouds and fog dominate the scene, along with occasional periods of rain and thunder. During the past 24 hours, rainfall has been relatively light, but very heavy downpours could occur at any time, so don't be caught unprepared.
According to computer model data, the most vigorous monsoon conditions of the season could develop over the weekend. Of course that's still a few days away, but check back here for further developments. By the way, remember that you can check the JULY RAINFALL tab (above) for the latest statistics on our monsoon rains so far...
Rainfall during the past week -- since last Wednesday afternoon -- has amounted to 7.52" (19.1cm). The majority of that has occurred since Sunday afternoon when we experienced the return of this deep, thick tropical moisture after a hiatus of several days. There's no evidence that this juicy air (which is normal for late July) is going to retreat again anytime soon, so we'll continue to see the clouds and fog dominate the scene, along with occasional periods of rain and thunder. During the past 24 hours, rainfall has been relatively light, but very heavy downpours could occur at any time, so don't be caught unprepared.
According to computer model data, the most vigorous monsoon conditions of the season could develop over the weekend. Of course that's still a few days away, but check back here for further developments. By the way, remember that you can check the JULY RAINFALL tab (above) for the latest statistics on our monsoon rains so far...
WEDNESDAY:
mostly cloudy and foggy at times, with a peek or two of sun possible. a couple of periods of rain and some thunder likely.
high: 23C (73F)
WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
mostly cloudy and foggy. areas of rain and thunder in the vicinity.
low: 19C (67F)
THURSDAY:
clouds, fog, and a few glimpses of sun. more rain/thundershowers likely.
high: 23C (73F)
FRIDAY:
a mix of clouds, fog, and perhaps some sun at times. a few showers/thundershowers likely.
morning low: 19C (67F)
daytime high: 23C (74F)
SATURDAY:
mostly cloudy and foggy. occasional rain and thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)
SUNDAY:
clouds and fog... periods of rain and thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)
