Sunday's stats:
Low temp: 52.2F (11.2C)
High temp: 65.1F (18.4C)
Rainfall: none
The build-up of cumulus clouds over the mountains which began late this morning is rapidly fizzling this evening, leaving us with mostly clear skies at sunset. It has been undeniably one of the nicer days of this post-winter season, with plenty of sunshine as the clouds remained confined mainly to more up-mountain locations. My high temp in the upper part of town was actually only the fourth warmest of the month -- we made it above 68F (20C) on the 16th and 17th, and just a fraction of a degree above today's high on the 22nd.
We still haven't tasted the kind of 70F (21C)+ warmth that is normally common by this time of year, but considering the unseasonably cool and wet weather of the past couple of months, it has been nice to at least get something a bit closer to seasonal averages. The high pressure ridge in place across north India right now is a rather weak and feeble one, but it's been enough to provide us with a relatively stable atmosphere, while allowing milder air south of us to creep a bit further northward. It looks like things will remain calm and pleasant for another couple of days, with temps perhaps rising slightly higher.
As you may have guessed, this nice weather is not going to stick around forever. We're going to be seeing some changes as early as Wednesday, as a fresh upper-level disturbance pushes into the area from the west. The chance of some showers and thundershowers will be on the increase by late Wednesday, and continue until Thursday afternoon -- though this system is still not looking very robust at this point. A surge of even warmer air will come in by the weekend, but there will also be a good chance of more rain showers as next week arrives...
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