*Update @ 7:46am... Very rapid and dramatic clearing has occurred during the past 20 minutes or so. I don't think it will last for too long, but nice to see the sun.
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I'm totally socked in with clouds and fog here at my location in the upper part of McLeod early this morning. The rain gauge isn't showing measurable rain from overnight, but there have been a few sprinkles and very light showers developing again since about 5:00am. My early morning temp is 65.5F (18.6C), and humidity is very close to 100%.
There continues to be a pretty major disparity between rainfall amounts across our area. Yesterday, 5.7" (14.5cm) was reported near Norbulingkha, while I had 2.41" (6.1cm) up here near the Mountaineering Center. That continues the trend that has been very consistent during the past week or so -- significantly heavier rain occurring at the lower elevations, with amounts decreasing as we go up-mountain. This level of maximum saturation varies and fluctuates up and down throughout the monsoon season, but now is obviously the time for it to be hanging closer to Dharamsala than McLeod. Or -- maybe there's just an invisible dome over my rain gauge recently!!
I've been talking about a potential reduction in rain chances, along with a slight lowering of the amount of moisture in the area during the middle of the week. Well, it's now the middle of the week, and there isn't much evidence of that happening yet. Computer model data isn't pointing to any dramatic drying/clearing, just a bit of a respite between now and Friday. We'll see whether or not there is the slightest element of truth to that...
Check your CURRENT FORECAST on the tab at the top of the page.
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I'm totally socked in with clouds and fog here at my location in the upper part of McLeod early this morning. The rain gauge isn't showing measurable rain from overnight, but there have been a few sprinkles and very light showers developing again since about 5:00am. My early morning temp is 65.5F (18.6C), and humidity is very close to 100%.
There continues to be a pretty major disparity between rainfall amounts across our area. Yesterday, 5.7" (14.5cm) was reported near Norbulingkha, while I had 2.41" (6.1cm) up here near the Mountaineering Center. That continues the trend that has been very consistent during the past week or so -- significantly heavier rain occurring at the lower elevations, with amounts decreasing as we go up-mountain. This level of maximum saturation varies and fluctuates up and down throughout the monsoon season, but now is obviously the time for it to be hanging closer to Dharamsala than McLeod. Or -- maybe there's just an invisible dome over my rain gauge recently!!
I've been talking about a potential reduction in rain chances, along with a slight lowering of the amount of moisture in the area during the middle of the week. Well, it's now the middle of the week, and there isn't much evidence of that happening yet. Computer model data isn't pointing to any dramatic drying/clearing, just a bit of a respite between now and Friday. We'll see whether or not there is the slightest element of truth to that...
Check your CURRENT FORECAST on the tab at the top of the page.
