Wednesday's stats:
Low temp: 62.2F (16.8C)
High temp: 71.2F (21.8C)
Rainfall: 0.57" (1.4cm)
I measured more than a half inch of rain during thundershowers between about 2 and 4pm this afternoon, but we also were able to get a few hours of sunshine scattered throughout the day. Humidity dropped as low as 60% during the mid-morning before the first wave of clouds and fog thickened up. All in all, it's been a very typical day for the first week of September.
The overall weather pattern still shows little sign of any signficant changes that would lead to a permanent exit of monsoon conditions here in Himachal. As long as at least moderate amounts of tropical moisture continue to get pumped up against the front slopes of the mountains, we're going to see occasional shower and thundershower development. Computer models are still hinting at increasing daily rainfall rates between now and Sunday, so it could be that we end up with more hours of rain and less hours of sun as we head into the weekend.
Temperatures have been averaging a couple of degrees cooler recently, especially at night and during the very early morning hours. During the daytime, we'll be almost completely dependent on blasts of sunshine to allow temps to rise much higher than 70F (21C) during the coming several days.
Check the tabs above for the CURRENT FORECAST and other monsoon info.
Low temp: 62.2F (16.8C)
High temp: 71.2F (21.8C)
Rainfall: 0.57" (1.4cm)
I measured more than a half inch of rain during thundershowers between about 2 and 4pm this afternoon, but we also were able to get a few hours of sunshine scattered throughout the day. Humidity dropped as low as 60% during the mid-morning before the first wave of clouds and fog thickened up. All in all, it's been a very typical day for the first week of September.
The overall weather pattern still shows little sign of any signficant changes that would lead to a permanent exit of monsoon conditions here in Himachal. As long as at least moderate amounts of tropical moisture continue to get pumped up against the front slopes of the mountains, we're going to see occasional shower and thundershower development. Computer models are still hinting at increasing daily rainfall rates between now and Sunday, so it could be that we end up with more hours of rain and less hours of sun as we head into the weekend.
Temperatures have been averaging a couple of degrees cooler recently, especially at night and during the very early morning hours. During the daytime, we'll be almost completely dependent on blasts of sunshine to allow temps to rise much higher than 70F (21C) during the coming several days.
Check the tabs above for the CURRENT FORECAST and other monsoon info.
