Monday's stats:
Low temp: 64.2F (17.9C)
High temp: 71.2F (21.8C)
Rainfall since 6:15am: 0.72" (1.8cm)
24-hour rainfall: 1.92" (4.9cm)
The fog and low cloudiness has returned this evening, after our spell of partly sunny skies this afternoon, which began just before 2:00pm. It was fantastic to see the sun busting through for a couple of hours, considering the fact that it had been completely absent since last Wednesday. Earlier in the day, we had to contend with numerous periods of rain, moderate to heavy at times, with the heaviest downpours occurring right at dawn.
The "mini-break" we've been talking about and wondering about tried to appear this afternoon -- and it looks like we might get more of it during the coming 48 hours or so. I think it's unlikely that there will be no rain at all during that time, but slightly lower humidity levels (80-85% instead of 95-100%) are within the realm of possibility, along with a good chance of some occasional peeks of sunshine. We're not talking at all about a genuine retreat of monsoon moisture -- just a lessening of the intensity for a couple of days or so.
By Wednesday night or Thursday, ingredients will come together once again for another very active phase of the monsoon to kick in, which should last well into the weekend. According to extended-range prognostications, we may have to wait about two weeks (24 August or so) before we see the first signs of a more substantial retreat of this very juicy and tropical air mass. More on that as the days progress...
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Low temp: 64.2F (17.9C)
High temp: 71.2F (21.8C)
Rainfall since 6:15am: 0.72" (1.8cm)
24-hour rainfall: 1.92" (4.9cm)
The fog and low cloudiness has returned this evening, after our spell of partly sunny skies this afternoon, which began just before 2:00pm. It was fantastic to see the sun busting through for a couple of hours, considering the fact that it had been completely absent since last Wednesday. Earlier in the day, we had to contend with numerous periods of rain, moderate to heavy at times, with the heaviest downpours occurring right at dawn.
The "mini-break" we've been talking about and wondering about tried to appear this afternoon -- and it looks like we might get more of it during the coming 48 hours or so. I think it's unlikely that there will be no rain at all during that time, but slightly lower humidity levels (80-85% instead of 95-100%) are within the realm of possibility, along with a good chance of some occasional peeks of sunshine. We're not talking at all about a genuine retreat of monsoon moisture -- just a lessening of the intensity for a couple of days or so.
By Wednesday night or Thursday, ingredients will come together once again for another very active phase of the monsoon to kick in, which should last well into the weekend. According to extended-range prognostications, we may have to wait about two weeks (24 August or so) before we see the first signs of a more substantial retreat of this very juicy and tropical air mass. More on that as the days progress...
Follow the MONSOON 2015: RAINFALL TALLY and THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK on tabs at the top of this page.
