Wednesday, August 21, 2013

plenty of variety... (am.21.aug.13)>

*Update @ 8:36am... Lots of sunshine at the moment -- arguably the most beautiful weather we've seen in weeks.!

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There are patches of blue sky early on this Wednesday morning, but also a rain shower in progress here at my location on Tushita Road.  My rain gauge showed only 0.02" (less than 1mm) overnight, but the showers during the past few minutes are already adding to that.  Currently, it's 65F (18.3C), and the humidity is 96%.

As winds in the mid- and upper-levels of the atmosphere shift around between southeast and southwest, we'll be seeing more occasional rain shower development here along the front slopes of the Dhauladhars.  But at the same time, there continues to be a slow and gradual drying going on, in terms of the moisture content of this air mass in place over northern India.  That means we'll most likely get some periods of lower humidity (down to 75-80% perhaps), and a period or two of sunshine as well.

Yesterday's high temp of 72F (22C) was the warmest I've recorded in more than two weeks.  With the sun popping out more frequently between showers, we may see our temps rise even further as the weekend approaches.  Still... this is not the end of the monsoon by any means.  Be prepared for healthy downpours which could appear very suddenly, despite the sunny breaks.

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