Wednesday, November 27, 2013

beautiful, but dull... (pm.27.nov.13)>

Wednesday's stats:

Low temp: 50.9F (10.5C)
High temp: 59.4F (15.2C)
Rainfall: none

The time of year when it is totally dark just after 6pm has arrived... and we have clear skies as the day shuts down.  It's been another sunny one, with only a few small patches of high clouds drifting through during the afternoon.  My high temp in the upper part of town was just a shade cooler today -- but still a bit above normal for late November.

There is still basically nothing happening in the weather department, as we remain locked in a pattern that is more uneventful than any we've experienced in many months, and perhaps for all of 2013.  Sunshine has been as reliable the last two and a half weeks as rain and fog are during August, with occasional high clouds or an isolated tiny cumulus cloud over the highest Dhauladhar peaks during the afternoon providing the only exceptions.  A general ridge of high pressure continues to dominate throughout all layers of the atmosphere, and that is keeping things very very stable.

Although there will be some minor temperature fluctuations during the next several days, along with a couple of weak upper-level disturbances stirring up a few high clouds at times, mostly sunny and pleasant late autumn/early winter conditions will remain the rule.  Still no hints of returning moisture or storminess on the horizon...

CURRENT FORECAST specifics can be found on the tab above.