*Update @ 7:39pm... My rain gauge shows just 0.08" (2mm) from that brief downpour, but it seemed like much more than that down in town.
*Update @ 6:41pm... Well, I've just posted (below), but now we're in the midst of a heavy downpour here near the main square in McLeod. Will update the rainfall tally within the next hour or so.
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Thursday's stats:
Low temp: 64.4F (18.0C)
High temp: 72.7F (22.6C)
Rainfall: trace
Things have remained generally quiet today (so far), with only a few sprinkles and very light showers which haven't even registered a measurement in my rain gauge. It was nice to see the sunshine this morning, if only for an hour at the most -- maybe there was some marginally constructive laundry-drying going on. As darkness approaches this evening we are socked in with clouds and fog, however, as humidity hangs close to 100%.
Our air mass is still expected to become even more moisture-laden during the next 24-36 hours, as the latest surge of juice from the tropics slides up against the front ranges of the mountains. I'm a little surprised to see that today's computer model data isn't quite as aggressive with rainfall amounts for the weekend, but even if we don't get excessively heavy rainfall, it does look like we're in for more hefty rains than we've seen during the past couple of days. We'll have to keep a close eye on it, as the resolution of the modelling data is notoriously inept at picking up micro-scale features that can bring heavy precipitation to our mountainous region.
At any rate, it still looks like anytime between tomorrow (Friday) and Sunday could be ripe for several inches of rainfall that could lead to some localized flooding, minor landslides and perhaps some washed-out roads. Stay tuned as we follow developments...
Your CURRENT FORECAST can be found on the tab above... and be sure to register your opinion about our famous monsoon season on the poll at the right side of the page.
*Update @ 6:41pm... Well, I've just posted (below), but now we're in the midst of a heavy downpour here near the main square in McLeod. Will update the rainfall tally within the next hour or so.
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Thursday's stats:
Low temp: 64.4F (18.0C)
High temp: 72.7F (22.6C)
Rainfall: trace
Things have remained generally quiet today (so far), with only a few sprinkles and very light showers which haven't even registered a measurement in my rain gauge. It was nice to see the sunshine this morning, if only for an hour at the most -- maybe there was some marginally constructive laundry-drying going on. As darkness approaches this evening we are socked in with clouds and fog, however, as humidity hangs close to 100%.
Our air mass is still expected to become even more moisture-laden during the next 24-36 hours, as the latest surge of juice from the tropics slides up against the front ranges of the mountains. I'm a little surprised to see that today's computer model data isn't quite as aggressive with rainfall amounts for the weekend, but even if we don't get excessively heavy rainfall, it does look like we're in for more hefty rains than we've seen during the past couple of days. We'll have to keep a close eye on it, as the resolution of the modelling data is notoriously inept at picking up micro-scale features that can bring heavy precipitation to our mountainous region.
At any rate, it still looks like anytime between tomorrow (Friday) and Sunday could be ripe for several inches of rainfall that could lead to some localized flooding, minor landslides and perhaps some washed-out roads. Stay tuned as we follow developments...
Your CURRENT FORECAST can be found on the tab above... and be sure to register your opinion about our famous monsoon season on the poll at the right side of the page.
