Sunday's stats:
Low temp: 51.3F (10.7C)
High temp: 66.9F (19.4C)
Rainfall: none
It is 100% clear at sunset this evening, just as it was at sunrise this morning. It has been a fantastic Easter Sunday, with the sunshine only challenged for a few hours during the mid-day by a moderate build-up of mountain cumulus clouds. Those clouds never really eclipsed the sun for more than a few minutes, so it was definitely one of the sunnier days we've seen in a while. The high temp, though pleasantly mild, was still very far below normal for the third week of April.
It has been a long time since we've been able to string more than three or four days in a row without at least a little bit of rainfall, and I'm still not entirely convinced we're going to break into that kind of genuinely dry and uneventful pattern. Although there are nothing more than a few very weak ripples in the upper-level pattern expected to drift through this week, there is a moderate amount of latent moisture lurking in the atmosphere, and with a good amount of warming kicking in, it's possible that there could be a bit of instability at times -- especially during the afternoons over the mountains. We'll also have to watch for some developing patches of high cloudiness on occasion, especially on Tuesday into Wednesday.
As is always the case, temperature potential will be dependent on how much sunshine we can hold on to during the coming several days. This air mass will be warming steadily, and as long as the sun doesn't get too overwhelmed with cloud development, it still looks like we'll easily reach new highs for the season...
Check out the CURRENT FORECAST details on the tab above.
Low temp: 51.3F (10.7C)
High temp: 66.9F (19.4C)
Rainfall: none
It is 100% clear at sunset this evening, just as it was at sunrise this morning. It has been a fantastic Easter Sunday, with the sunshine only challenged for a few hours during the mid-day by a moderate build-up of mountain cumulus clouds. Those clouds never really eclipsed the sun for more than a few minutes, so it was definitely one of the sunnier days we've seen in a while. The high temp, though pleasantly mild, was still very far below normal for the third week of April.
It has been a long time since we've been able to string more than three or four days in a row without at least a little bit of rainfall, and I'm still not entirely convinced we're going to break into that kind of genuinely dry and uneventful pattern. Although there are nothing more than a few very weak ripples in the upper-level pattern expected to drift through this week, there is a moderate amount of latent moisture lurking in the atmosphere, and with a good amount of warming kicking in, it's possible that there could be a bit of instability at times -- especially during the afternoons over the mountains. We'll also have to watch for some developing patches of high cloudiness on occasion, especially on Tuesday into Wednesday.
As is always the case, temperature potential will be dependent on how much sunshine we can hold on to during the coming several days. This air mass will be warming steadily, and as long as the sun doesn't get too overwhelmed with cloud development, it still looks like we'll easily reach new highs for the season...
Check out the CURRENT FORECAST details on the tab above.
