I picked up 0.90" (2.3cm) of rain overnight, bringing my 24 hour total to exactly 1.00" (2.5cm) here on Tushita Road in the upper part of town. Those showers have moved out now, leaving us with mostly cloudy skies -- but the thick fog that is usually so prevalent this time of year is still noticeably absent. Humidity this morning is just 86%, and the temp is 64.5F (18.1C). I recorded a low of 60.3F (15.7C) during the rain, which is actually the coolest temperature of the month.
The atmospheric moisture profiles remain unusual for this stage of the monsoon season, as some drier air in mainly the mid-levels has squashed the fog development for much of the past 48 hours or so. There's obviously still enough moisture and energy to stir up scattered rain showers, but even those have not been particularly widespread or long-lasting.
It does appear that the next surge of deeper and richer tropical moisture will be moving in this weekend, and that should put us back at the full saturation point -- which means a return to 100% humidity and generally foggy conditions. It also means that we could be experiencing more widespread and heavier rainfall next week, as we make the transition from July into August.
The CURRENT FORECAST is available on the tab at the top of the page.
The atmospheric moisture profiles remain unusual for this stage of the monsoon season, as some drier air in mainly the mid-levels has squashed the fog development for much of the past 48 hours or so. There's obviously still enough moisture and energy to stir up scattered rain showers, but even those have not been particularly widespread or long-lasting.
It does appear that the next surge of deeper and richer tropical moisture will be moving in this weekend, and that should put us back at the full saturation point -- which means a return to 100% humidity and generally foggy conditions. It also means that we could be experiencing more widespread and heavier rainfall next week, as we make the transition from July into August.
The CURRENT FORECAST is available on the tab at the top of the page.
