Sunday, October 21, 2012

searching for a shower... (pm.21.oct.12)>

Sunday's stats:

Early morning low temp: 56.7F (13.7C)
Afternoon high temp: 66.7F (19.3C)
Rainfall: none

Have had some trouble posting today, due to dismal internet service.  Sorry for that.

We had plenty of sunshine on this Sunday, in spite of the ripples of low pressure aloft which have been passing overhead.  There continues to be a general trough of low pressure in the mid- and upper-levels of the atmosphere hanging over the western Himalayas... just to our west.  There are a few more disturbances scheduled to track over us between now and Tuesday, giving us at least a slight chance of some isolated showers or thundershowers, but we're getting more and more of a central Asian influence (which is normal for this time of year), which is keeping our air mass quite dry.  If we can manage to squeeze out some rainfall, it should be very much on the light side.

Temperatures are right on track for the latter part of October, and it looks like we'll keep cooling off by increments during the next 3-4 days.  Our comfort factor will be entirely dependent on sunshine -- it's still easy to get a sunburn from late morning into mid-afternoon in direct sunlight, but it's definitely feeling chilly in the shade.

SUNDAY NIGHT:
partly cloudy.  slight chance of a brief sprinkle/shower.
low: 14C (57F)

MONDAY:
a mix of sunshine and some clouds at times.  still a risk of a passing shower/thundershower.
high: 19C (67F)

MONDAY NIGHT:
a brief shower or two in the area?  otherwise partly cloudy.
low: 13C (56F)

TUESDAY:
partly cloudy, breezy and cooler.  a shower or thundershower possible.
high: 18C (65F)

WEDNESDAY:
sunny to partly cloudy.  on the cool side.
morning low: 12C (54F)
daytime high: 18C (65F)

THURSDAY:
mostly sunny and seasonably cool.
morning low: 12C (53F)
daytime high: 18C (64F)

FRIDAY:
morning sun and a few afternoon clouds over the mountains. 
morning low: 12C (53F)
daytime high: 18C (65F)