Thursday, December 6, 2012

still above normal... (pm.06.dec.12)>

Thursday's stats:

Early morning low temp: 52.9F (11.6C)
Afternoon high temp: 63.3F (17.4C)
Rainfall: none

Our sky is partly cloudy this evening, after a day which featured a mixture of sunshine and some patches of high cloudiness.  Although we can't really call it WARM, temperatures are running several degrees above normal for this time of year, so we continue to enjoy very mild conditions for early December.

A series of weak upper level disturbances is gradually chipping away at the rather strong ridge of high pressure which has been dominating the weather pattern over north India for most of this week.  There are lots of high clouds scattered from the Persian Gulf into central Asia and the western Himalayas in association with these disturbances/weak circulations in the upper-levels, and it looks like we may even get a passing shower at some point, though the chance of significant rainfall will be very small.  At the moment, it appears our best chance of catching some raindrops will be late tomorrow (Fri) into Saturday morning, and then again on late Monday into Tuesday.

There will also be a gradual cooling trend starting over the weekend, and then continuing in earnest during at least the first half of next week.  We should see temps back in the normal range by Monday, and possibly dipping below normal thereafter...

THURSDAY NIGHT:
partly cloudy... still unseasonably mild.
low: 12C (53F)

FRIDAY:
periods of sun and clouds.  a stray shower possible, mainly PM.
high: 17C (62F)

FRIDAY NIGHT:
risk of a shower, otherwise partly cloudy.
low: 11C (51F)

SATURDAY:
a few sprinkles or a light shower early??  otherwise partly cloudy and not quite as mild.
high: 16C (60F)

SUNDAY:
sunshine and a period or two of clouds.  cooling trend...
morning low: 9C (49F)
daytime high: 15C (59F)

MONDAY:
partly to mostly cloudy at times.  chilly temps, with a chance of a rain shower by afternoon.
morning low: 8C (46F)
daytime high: 13C (55F)

TUESDAY:
perhaps a light shower in the area, otherwise a mix of clouds and sun.  temps slipping below normal.
morning low: 7C (44)
daytime high: 12C (54F)