Monday's stats:
Low temp: 67.6F (19.8C)
High temp: 72.1F (22.3C)
Rainfall: 0.07" (2mm)
Not looking too bad this evening -- although the sky is still mostly cloudy, there is very little fog at the moment, and no rain showers either. I was on pins and needles all day, waiting for the rain to get going, but it never did. Some drizzle and a few sprinkles this afternoon didn't amount to more than a trace, so the only measurable rain we've had today occurred during the very early morning hours, before sunrise. It's been really muggy, though -- humidity has hung in the 95-100% range all day.
We have to be right on the brink of significant rain development, and I have a feeling once it busts loose, it's going to be pretty heavy. Thick tropical moisture is in place all along the front ranges of the mountains, and now all we need is some kind of energy in the mid- and upper levels of the atmosphere to kick things off. So far it has remained rather calm and benign up there, but I think that could change at any moment. The computer models remain consistent with heavy rain potential pegged mainly between tomorrow (Tues) and late Thursday or Friday.
We're now getting down to just over 48 hours left in the month of July, and if you've been following the blog, you've heard me mention many times that we are significantly below the norm for total July rainfall. There are still about 13" (33cm) needed to catch up, and as the hours go by, prospects of that happening are decreasing in likelihood.
Check the CURRENT FORECAST on the tab at the top of the page.
Low temp: 67.6F (19.8C)
High temp: 72.1F (22.3C)
Rainfall: 0.07" (2mm)
Not looking too bad this evening -- although the sky is still mostly cloudy, there is very little fog at the moment, and no rain showers either. I was on pins and needles all day, waiting for the rain to get going, but it never did. Some drizzle and a few sprinkles this afternoon didn't amount to more than a trace, so the only measurable rain we've had today occurred during the very early morning hours, before sunrise. It's been really muggy, though -- humidity has hung in the 95-100% range all day.
We have to be right on the brink of significant rain development, and I have a feeling once it busts loose, it's going to be pretty heavy. Thick tropical moisture is in place all along the front ranges of the mountains, and now all we need is some kind of energy in the mid- and upper levels of the atmosphere to kick things off. So far it has remained rather calm and benign up there, but I think that could change at any moment. The computer models remain consistent with heavy rain potential pegged mainly between tomorrow (Tues) and late Thursday or Friday.
We're now getting down to just over 48 hours left in the month of July, and if you've been following the blog, you've heard me mention many times that we are significantly below the norm for total July rainfall. There are still about 13" (33cm) needed to catch up, and as the hours go by, prospects of that happening are decreasing in likelihood.
Check the CURRENT FORECAST on the tab at the top of the page.
