Monday, January 27, 2014

mild sunshine... (am.27.jan.14)>

We have clear skies at sunrise on this Monday morning, and the humidity is 37%.  I've recorded a low temp of 44.2F (6.8C) which occurred within the last hour or so, and there has been no precipitation overnight.

One of the most calm and quiet periods of this winter season continues on.  The upper-air charts this week continue to show a couple of very weak disturbances riding through on the westerly flow aloft -- but it still looks like all they'll be able to do is stir up the occasional round of mainly mid- and high level cloudiness.  Otherwise sunshine should be our dominant feature, with very little chance of any rain/snow during the next five days.  Although average high temperatures rise just slightly above 50F (10C) by the start of February, it's looking like we'll be at least a few degrees warmer than that each day this week -- with even a shot at getting into the 58-60F (14-16C) range on one or two days.

Extended range computer model data is trying to come up with a solution for some kind of developing system approaching northern India by very late Saturday night or Sunday.  At this stage, there is a lot of inconsistency as to what may or may not happen -- but the bottom line is that we could return to some wet and much colder weather not long after the arrival of the new month.  Stay tuned.

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