Saturday, June 7, 2014

now stifling... (pm.07.jun.14)>

Saturday's stats:

Low temp: 73.0F (22.8C)
High temp: 89.8F (32.1C)
Rainfall: none

Some isolated light rain showers developed over the higher elevations of the Dhauladhars this afternoon, and the leftover clouds are visible up-mountain from us this evening.  Otherwise, sunshine held sway in McLeod again today, despite that PM build-up of mountain cloudiness.  For the sixth day in a row, we had a new high temperature for the season and the year -- to within a small fraction of a degree of 90F.

We've been fully immersed in summertime weather since Monday, with plenty of sunshine day after day, along with temps which have risen to seasonal norms and even a degree or two above.  This very warm weather is a bit surreal, actually, considering the cooler and wetter than normal spring and summer we had endured up until just recently.  But now we seem to be stuck with this -- as there are no significant shifts in the general weather pattern expected all the way through the end of next week.

A brief afternoon thundershower at some point cannot be entirely ruled out, but sunshine and extremely warm temperatures will continue to be the main features to deal with as we head toward the middle of the month.  This time last year we were on the brink of an early monsoon arrival, but the situation this year is entirely different...

CURRENT FORECAST info is available on the tab above.