Tuesday's stats:
Low temp: 61.2F (16.2C)
High temp: 74.4F (23.6C)
Rainfall: none
Yes, it's officially over -- and what a beautiful day it has been. We had 100% sunshine this morning, and our skies are again 100% clear this evening at sunset. In between there was a moderate build-up of cumulus clouds along the Dhauladhars, but none of it was ever enough to eclipse the sun. Temperatures have been sqarely in the middle of the comfort zone, with humidity hovering right around 50%.
So today, September 29th, goes down in the books as the official end of Monsoon 2015. The India Met Department issued their announcement late this afternoon for about the northwest one-third of India -- which of course includes us. Our monsoon withdrawal is about 10-11 days later than the 25-year average, but is actually a week earlier than last year's. And total rainfall for the month of September is currently running right around 2" (5cm) below normal/average. Get a look at MONSOON 2015: RAINFALL TALLY (above) if you're interested in this season's details.
High pressure anchored over Rajasthan and Gujarat is responsible for a stabilizing and drying air mass across all of northwest India, and should remain the main weather feature during the rest of this week. Although we always have to keep an eye on mainly afternoon cloud development along the mountains, it seems that the risk of showers has diminished. There will be some cooling in the upper-levels of the atmosphere on Sunday, however, which could give us a slight chance of a PM shower by then.
Our temperatures should remain comfortably warm as we cross the line into October... check THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK (tab above) for the specs.
Low temp: 61.2F (16.2C)
High temp: 74.4F (23.6C)
Rainfall: none
Yes, it's officially over -- and what a beautiful day it has been. We had 100% sunshine this morning, and our skies are again 100% clear this evening at sunset. In between there was a moderate build-up of cumulus clouds along the Dhauladhars, but none of it was ever enough to eclipse the sun. Temperatures have been sqarely in the middle of the comfort zone, with humidity hovering right around 50%.
So today, September 29th, goes down in the books as the official end of Monsoon 2015. The India Met Department issued their announcement late this afternoon for about the northwest one-third of India -- which of course includes us. Our monsoon withdrawal is about 10-11 days later than the 25-year average, but is actually a week earlier than last year's. And total rainfall for the month of September is currently running right around 2" (5cm) below normal/average. Get a look at MONSOON 2015: RAINFALL TALLY (above) if you're interested in this season's details.
High pressure anchored over Rajasthan and Gujarat is responsible for a stabilizing and drying air mass across all of northwest India, and should remain the main weather feature during the rest of this week. Although we always have to keep an eye on mainly afternoon cloud development along the mountains, it seems that the risk of showers has diminished. There will be some cooling in the upper-levels of the atmosphere on Sunday, however, which could give us a slight chance of a PM shower by then.
Our temperatures should remain comfortably warm as we cross the line into October... check THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK (tab above) for the specs.
