It is mostly cloudy this evening with some patches of fog, but also some breaks in the overcast, allowing a glimpse or two of sun. I've recorded a total of 3.31" (8.4cm) of rain today since midnight, but by far, the heaviest occurred between about 6:45am and 9:45am, when 3.11" (7.9cm) of that total fell. It was the heaviest rainfall in such a short period of time (just 3 hours) of this monsoon season. We did manage to get a couple of hours of sunshine right in the middle of the day, however, which allowed my high temp to hit 73.9F (23.3C) in the upper part of town.
This morning's torrential rainfall brings us up to 23.60" (59.9cm) for the month of July, which is a bit more respectable. We're still about 16" (40.6cm) short of the normal total for July, but with more than six days to go, and a fairly active monsoon pattern in place, it's not impossible for us to draw close. There has been some slightly drier air being pulled in from the west in the wake of our rainstorm last night and this morning, but not enough to cut off the fetch of tropical moisture and significantly diminish rain chances. It's likely that a few drier periods and peeks of sun will appear both Friday and Saturday, but the risk of a moderate to heavy downpour of rain will never be too far away.
According to the computer models, late Sunday into Tuesday could be the next phase of very saturated conditions and long-lasting rains -- which would be just in time to boost our final rainfall totals for the month.
This morning's torrential rainfall brings us up to 23.60" (59.9cm) for the month of July, which is a bit more respectable. We're still about 16" (40.6cm) short of the normal total for July, but with more than six days to go, and a fairly active monsoon pattern in place, it's not impossible for us to draw close. There has been some slightly drier air being pulled in from the west in the wake of our rainstorm last night and this morning, but not enough to cut off the fetch of tropical moisture and significantly diminish rain chances. It's likely that a few drier periods and peeks of sun will appear both Friday and Saturday, but the risk of a moderate to heavy downpour of rain will never be too far away.
According to the computer models, late Sunday into Tuesday could be the next phase of very saturated conditions and long-lasting rains -- which would be just in time to boost our final rainfall totals for the month.
THURSDAY NIGHT:
partly to mostly cloudy with fog at times. good chance of another period or two of rain and thunder developing.
low: 19C (67F)
FRIDAY:
clouds, fog, and a bit of sun at times. some rain likely, along with possible thunder.
high: 23C (74F)
FRIDAY NIGHT:
partly to mostly cloudy with some fog at times. a couple of showers/thundershowers in the area.
low: 19C (67F)
SATURDAY:
a period or two of sun... otherwise mostly cloudy with some fog. a couple of showers/thundershowers likely.
high: 24C (75F)
SUNDAY:
mostly cloudy with occasional fog, rain and some thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (67F)
daytime high: 23C (73F)
MONDAY:
clouds, fog, rain and some thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)
TUESDAY:
mostly cloudy with periods of fog, rain and some thunder.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)
