Monday, May 20, 2013

heat wave is on... (am.20.may.13)>

The haze has really thickened up since last evening, but still there is sunshine early on this Monday morning, with continued low humidity (28%).  My overnight low here in the upper part of town was a warm 73.2F (22.9C).

It still looks like the chance of any measurable rainfall is very very low during the coming several days, as our huge ridge of summertime high pressure remains anchored from southern and central Pakistan into central and northern India.  The air mass is dry, stable, and increasingly hot -- and it's unlikely that there will be a significant pattern shift until maybe the latter part of the weekend at the earliest.

I picked a great time to be heading to Delhi (this evening), and as I mentioned last night, I'll be away until mid-July.  Looking forward to a long overdue trip to the US, but will miss keeping tabs on our always exciting transition from summer heat into the monsoon season!  You can still check here for occasional information and updates, though.

Stay cool if you can!