Tuesday, January 28, 2014

temps above the norm... (am.28.jan.14)>

High, thin cirrus clouds are on the increase as we approach sunrise, otherwise it is a beautiful and mild morning.  My overnight low here in the upper part of town has been 46.6F (8.1C), and there has been no precipitation since last report -- and none during the past five days.  The humidity reading is currently 35%.

The latest very weak upper-level disturbance/circulation is moving into northwest India this morning, and satellite pics show a few areas of high clouds in association with it.  As this system drifts across the area today into early Wednesday, we'll have to deal with the occasional high clouds in the midst of sunshine, but any shower action remains very unlikely.  Depending on the competition between sun and high clouds today, we could see the mildest temperatures of the entire month of January, as the high approaches 58F (14.4C).

There's still nothing major going on as we head into the latter half of the week and the first part of the weekend, but then things will start to become active again.  A very large, complex upper-level system is being projected to come together just west of us by Sunday -- which will increase the threat of an extended period of rain and/or snow in our area during most of the first half of next week.

CURRENT FORECAST info is available on the tab at the top of the page.