We have clear skies at sunrise on this Saturday morning, with humidity quite high compared to the last five mornings, at 70%. The clouds and fog had a hard time dissipating last night, due to the moisture that has crept back in from the southeast, and we even had a period of thunder and some scattered showers around the area in the 1:00-2:00am range -- but I recorded no measurable rainfall at my location in the upper part of town. The temp is 64F (17.8C) just before the sun peeks over the mountains.
A batch of tropical moisture to our southeast is definitely trying to overstep its bounds, as it nudges back into Himachal Pradesh. As I've been saying the last few days, computer models have been trying to keep us in the clear, under the influence of the drier central Asian air mass that we've enjoyed for most of the past week. However, this leftover monsoon moisture is knocking on our door, as evidenced by the higher humidity and thunder we've dealt with overnight. Although we're going to start out with sunshine this morning, be aware of the potential for a more rapid build-up of clouds and patchy fog, along with a decent chance of some showers and/or thundershower development. This scenario could repeat itself tomorrow (Sun) and possibly Monday as well.
By late Monday into Tuesday, a fresh surge of continental Asian air will spill across northern India, and that should force whatever rogue elements of tropical moisture off to the southeast once again. In fact, it's looking dry and unseasonably warm for the middle and latter parts of next week, with temps that could perhaps reach very close to 80F (26.7C).
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