*Update @ 8:05pm... I'm getting the most significant rainfall of the day right now. Moderate intensity showers have been ongoing for the last 45 minutes or so. Rainfall update to follow... (see stats below)
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Monday's stats:
Low temp: 65.7F (18.7C)
High temp: 72.9F (22.7C)
Rainfall: 0.36" (9mm) -- updated at 9:15pm
It's been another day of constant swings and changes... between clouds, fog, showers, and brief peeks of sun. There have been numerous brief showers, but at least at my location in the upper part of town, rainfall amounts have been light once again. It's very dark and gloomy this evening, and it looks like there could be a massive downpour at any moment... but so far that hasn't happened. (Check the rainfall total later this evening for updates.)
Sorting through all the available computer model data recently has become very monotonous. We are locked into a fairly typical mid-monsoon pattern, overall, and there just isn't much of a dramatic shift evident anywhere in our immediate future. My rainfall tally is definitely running a bit below normal for July, but I know that's not the case further downhill in Dharamsala and vicinity. Average daily rainfall should be running close to 1.2" (3cm) per day, but I'm showing an average of only 0.90" (2.3cm) per day for this month so far. As I mentioned this morning, though, it only takes a couple of major downpours to start turning that statistic around.
Regardless of what the weather charts or computer models are telling us, the micro-climate factors in these mountains hold more sway, so just be prepared each and every day for whatever Monsoon 2013 has to offer us...
The CURRENT FORECAST is available on the tab above, along with a running total of MONSOON 2013 RAINFALL.
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Monday's stats:
Low temp: 65.7F (18.7C)
High temp: 72.9F (22.7C)
Rainfall: 0.36" (9mm) -- updated at 9:15pm
It's been another day of constant swings and changes... between clouds, fog, showers, and brief peeks of sun. There have been numerous brief showers, but at least at my location in the upper part of town, rainfall amounts have been light once again. It's very dark and gloomy this evening, and it looks like there could be a massive downpour at any moment... but so far that hasn't happened. (Check the rainfall total later this evening for updates.)
Sorting through all the available computer model data recently has become very monotonous. We are locked into a fairly typical mid-monsoon pattern, overall, and there just isn't much of a dramatic shift evident anywhere in our immediate future. My rainfall tally is definitely running a bit below normal for July, but I know that's not the case further downhill in Dharamsala and vicinity. Average daily rainfall should be running close to 1.2" (3cm) per day, but I'm showing an average of only 0.90" (2.3cm) per day for this month so far. As I mentioned this morning, though, it only takes a couple of major downpours to start turning that statistic around.
Regardless of what the weather charts or computer models are telling us, the micro-climate factors in these mountains hold more sway, so just be prepared each and every day for whatever Monsoon 2013 has to offer us...
The CURRENT FORECAST is available on the tab above, along with a running total of MONSOON 2013 RAINFALL.
