It looks like we're in line for another beautiful morning, although there are some scattered clouds along the mountains as the sun rises. I have an early morning temp of 61.5F (16.4C), and humidity is 78%. If I'm not mistaken, that's the lowest humidity reading I've seen at this time of the morning in the past couple of months.
Yesterday afternoon's round of rain, hail and thunder was quite intense for an hour or so, reminding us that monsoon conditions here along the front slopes of the Dhauladhars do not depart without a fight. Progressively drier air throughout all layers of the atmosphere is arriving, but lingering pockets of moisture, especially in the low levels, gets stirred up by strong morning sunshine -- then lifted and condensed into thundershowers by the early afternoon. That's been the dynamic for the past several days, and may continue for another few days, until a drier post-monsoon air mass is able to establish itself firmly. Enjoy the much longer periods of sunshine and the much lower average humidity -- just keep the rain gear within reach so you don't get caught unprepared.
New computer model data arrives every 12 hours, and it is interesting to watch the consistent trend toward drier and drier air which is projected during this coming week. On paper (or on the computer screen) it looks quite dramatic, but we'll just have to wait and see what kind of micro-climate curve balls the mountains throw at us as this transition occurs...
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