*Update @ 9:25pm... A batch of thundershowers is moving from east-central Pakistan into western Punjab right now. If it holds together it could pass very near or just south of us between roughly midnight and 4-5am. I guess most of us will be sleeping... but just a heads up, in case.
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Wednesday's stats:
Early morning low temp: 61.7F (16.5C)
Afternoon high temp: 82.0F (27.8C)
Rainfall: none
This has been the epitome of the idyllic mid-May day, for sure. Apart from a few clouds over the mountains during the afternoon, and even a rumble or two of thunder up there shortly after 4pm, we've had abundant sunshine, tolerable humidity (35-45%), and temperatures rebounding back to exactly where they should be this time of year. My high temp of 82F (27.8C) was the warmest since last Friday, before we got hit with the rainy and cool weather over the weekend.
The atmosphere has been very much in a state of transition for a few days now -- shifting from an unseasonably wet and chilly situation to hot and dry conditions at the opposite end of the spectrum. We'll remain in that transition zone for a bit longer, and I'm still apprehensive about the potential for a random thundershower firing up as much warmer air continues to move in throughout all layers of the atmosphere during the next 12-18 hours or so. The chance of rain is small tonight into Thursday, but not zero.
It's quite fascinating to watch the progression of the weather charts through the weekend and even into the middle of next week. High profile cricket matches on national and international TV will put Dharamsala in the spotlight during the coming several days, and it looks like we'll be in the midst of the hottest pattern we ever experience around here. I still expect temperatures to be pushing 90F (32C) at my location in the upper part of McLeod, which means it's going to be hitting 100F (37C) in parts of Dharamsala, and maybe above 107F (42C) in Kangra -- especially by Sunday, Monday, and beyond...
CURRENT FORECAST updates are always available on the tab above.
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Wednesday's stats:
Early morning low temp: 61.7F (16.5C)
Afternoon high temp: 82.0F (27.8C)
Rainfall: none
This has been the epitome of the idyllic mid-May day, for sure. Apart from a few clouds over the mountains during the afternoon, and even a rumble or two of thunder up there shortly after 4pm, we've had abundant sunshine, tolerable humidity (35-45%), and temperatures rebounding back to exactly where they should be this time of year. My high temp of 82F (27.8C) was the warmest since last Friday, before we got hit with the rainy and cool weather over the weekend.
The atmosphere has been very much in a state of transition for a few days now -- shifting from an unseasonably wet and chilly situation to hot and dry conditions at the opposite end of the spectrum. We'll remain in that transition zone for a bit longer, and I'm still apprehensive about the potential for a random thundershower firing up as much warmer air continues to move in throughout all layers of the atmosphere during the next 12-18 hours or so. The chance of rain is small tonight into Thursday, but not zero.
It's quite fascinating to watch the progression of the weather charts through the weekend and even into the middle of next week. High profile cricket matches on national and international TV will put Dharamsala in the spotlight during the coming several days, and it looks like we'll be in the midst of the hottest pattern we ever experience around here. I still expect temperatures to be pushing 90F (32C) at my location in the upper part of McLeod, which means it's going to be hitting 100F (37C) in parts of Dharamsala, and maybe above 107F (42C) in Kangra -- especially by Sunday, Monday, and beyond...
CURRENT FORECAST updates are always available on the tab above.
