Monday, May 19, 2014

very little drama... (am.19.may.14)>

It's hazy, but there are very few clouds around at sunrise this morning.  My overnight low here on Tushita Road just below the mountaineering center has been 61.2F (16.2C), and there has been no rainfall.  The humidity reading stands at 44%.

We've had five days in a row with absolutely no rain at all -- not even stray sprinkles.  Last night I combed through my data, and I see that it was the middle of February the last time we had such a streak.  Normally during April and May we should have many consecutive rainless days, but of course this year has been abnormal in many ways.  It's hard to say whether this dry streak will continue or not, since we're going to be dealing with a marginally unstable air mass all week long, which could produce a random shower or thundershower on any given afternoon or evening.  For the most part I think we'll escape significant wet weather, but always be prepared for sudden changes if you're planning to be somewhere away from shelter.

There will be some adjustments in the upper-level pattern over the course of this week, but the surface layer is going to gradually warm up... at least according to the latest data.  We could be approaching 80F in the coming several days, but I still doubt that we'll go much above that, keeping us slightly cooler than normal for the season.

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