Update @ 2:12pm... It has been totally overcast for the last couple of hours, but precipitation remains confined to the highest elevations, where snow showers are occurring. My current temp is 49.8F (9.9C), while humidity is still fairly low at 45%.
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It is a bit breezy, with mostly cloudy skies just before sunrise this morning. My overnight low temperature has been 43.0F (6.1C), but it's currently 46.6F (8.1C). As far as I've noticed, we've just had a few random sprinkles since last evening.
Our upper-level storm center is now located in extreme northwestern Pakistan, and is still expected to move slowly to just west of the Pak/Kashmir border by this evening and then stall out and remain there all the way through Sunday as it gradually weakens. Obviously, moisture is very limited with this system so far, but I think there is still a good chance for some light rain shower activity to develop -- albeit quite slowly and gradually. Better chances of precipitation (in the form of snow) are expected higher up in the mountains, and we'll just have to wait and see if our dry atmosphere can moisten up enough to get something measurable in rain gauges down here in McLeod and points below.
Circulation around this low pressure center, combined with a concentrated pool of cold air aloft, will keep things unstable right through Sunday -- so just be aware of the potential for sudden changes. I'll update today if/when there are interesting developments.
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It is a bit breezy, with mostly cloudy skies just before sunrise this morning. My overnight low temperature has been 43.0F (6.1C), but it's currently 46.6F (8.1C). As far as I've noticed, we've just had a few random sprinkles since last evening.
Our upper-level storm center is now located in extreme northwestern Pakistan, and is still expected to move slowly to just west of the Pak/Kashmir border by this evening and then stall out and remain there all the way through Sunday as it gradually weakens. Obviously, moisture is very limited with this system so far, but I think there is still a good chance for some light rain shower activity to develop -- albeit quite slowly and gradually. Better chances of precipitation (in the form of snow) are expected higher up in the mountains, and we'll just have to wait and see if our dry atmosphere can moisten up enough to get something measurable in rain gauges down here in McLeod and points below.
Circulation around this low pressure center, combined with a concentrated pool of cold air aloft, will keep things unstable right through Sunday -- so just be aware of the potential for sudden changes. I'll update today if/when there are interesting developments.
