Sunday, January 19, 2014

return of some sun... (am.19.jan.14)>

*Update @ 10:02am... Gorgeous sunshine out there, with no evidence of any cloud/fog development at the moment.  Still a little leery about losing this sun this afternoon, though.  Let's see..

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It is absolutely clear at sunrise this Sunday morning, although there are some patches of fog evident in the valleys well below us.  I'm recording an overnight low of 38.7F (3.7C), but the temp is up to 41F (5C) as of now.  There was no precipitation overnight, leaving us with a paltry 24hr total of 0.02" (less than 1mm) from yesterday's drizzle.  The humidity this morning is 50%.

Robust warming is occurring in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere, as a ridge of high pressure continues to build across northern India in the wake of yesterday's system.  We should have a fairly stable atmosphere both today and Monday, but with some lingering moisture and potential inversion layer, it is possible that some low clouds and fog could develop toward the afternoon hours.  As long as we can get a few hours of sun, though, temperatures should be pushing 50F (10C) today, and well above that tomorrow.

The next storm system will start moving in by Tuesday evening, bringing with it an increasing chance of rain showers which could linger all the way into Thursday.  I've only recorded 0.28" (6mm) of rain for the month of January so far, which is ridiculously below average.  There needs to be a serious increase in the snow pack up on the mountains if we want to ensure our springtime water supply...

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