We've had a crazy dance of clouds and fog going on this evening -- the sky has been about as ominous and threatening as it has been during our young monsoon season thus far. Despite all that, there have only been a couple of brief showers as of the time of this writing. Will monitor and update rainfall amounts later tonight if we ever get anything significant. There were enough peeks of sunshine in the midst of the clouds, fog and high humidity today to give us a high temp of 75.4F (24.1C).
*Update @ 9:50pm... Still some light showers in the area. My total rainfall for the day is now 0.74" (1.9cm). There could be some heavier showers developing overnight...
*Update @ 7:33pm... Thundershowers this evening have produced 0.68" (1.7cm) of rain in upper McLeod Ganj. Still raining lightly.
Daily rainfall rates have dropped significantly since Saturday... that's the last day we received in excess of one inch (2.5cm) in a single day. It is normal to get alternating stretches of wetter and drier days during the monsoon, but as we get deeper into the season, the clouds and fog should continue to become more persistent, as humidity averages in the 85-100% range most of the time.
It is extremely hard to time the development of individual showers and thundershowers, but all the computer model data continues to point to a nearly saturated air mass during the coming several days. That means that we could get a huge downpour of rain at any time during the day or night, as this tropical air interacts with the mountains. I've learned and re-learned many times that as soon as I think it's safe to put the laundry out, we end up getting dumped on.!
*Update @ 9:50pm... Still some light showers in the area. My total rainfall for the day is now 0.74" (1.9cm). There could be some heavier showers developing overnight...
*Update @ 7:33pm... Thundershowers this evening have produced 0.68" (1.7cm) of rain in upper McLeod Ganj. Still raining lightly.
Daily rainfall rates have dropped significantly since Saturday... that's the last day we received in excess of one inch (2.5cm) in a single day. It is normal to get alternating stretches of wetter and drier days during the monsoon, but as we get deeper into the season, the clouds and fog should continue to become more persistent, as humidity averages in the 85-100% range most of the time.
It is extremely hard to time the development of individual showers and thundershowers, but all the computer model data continues to point to a nearly saturated air mass during the coming several days. That means that we could get a huge downpour of rain at any time during the day or night, as this tropical air interacts with the mountains. I've learned and re-learned many times that as soon as I think it's safe to put the laundry out, we end up getting dumped on.!
WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
mostly cloudy with some fog at times. occasional showers and thunder likely.
low: 19C (67F)
THURSDAY:
clouds, occasional fog, and a few peeks of sun. a period or two of rain and thunder likely.
high: 23C (73F)
THURSDAY NIGHT:
partly to mostly cloudy with a round or two of rain and thunder likely
low: 19C (67F)
FRIDAY:
a mix of clouds, fog and a bit of sun at times. more showers and thunder in the area.
high: 23C (74F)
SATURDAY:
partly to mostly cloudy and foggy at times. occasional showers/thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (67F)
daytime high: 23C (73F)
SUNDAY:
clouds, fog, and a glimpse or two of sun. periods of rain and thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)
MONDAY:
mostly cloudy and foggy. periods of rain and thunder.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)
