Wednesday's stats:
Low temp: 39.4ºF (4.1ºC) -- at 5:00pm
High temp: 48.8ºF (9.3ºC)
Precipitation: 0.35" (9mm) -- total thru mdnt
Our incoming storm system is pretty much on track, with a few light sprinkles materializing around 11:15-11:30am, and then nearly steady light rain showers by 1:00pm, which continued for the rest of the afternoon into the evening. Right now there is a break in the rain, but that may not last for very long.
An upper-level low pressure center moving into northern Afghanistan will head into northern Pakistan during the next 24-36 hours, and that will keep us in a favorable position to receive several periods of light to moderate rain here at our elevation, with another dose of significant snowfall in the hills and mountains above. Precipitation should start to diminish by mid-day Friday, but this system will probably linger until either late Friday night or early Saturday morning. It still looks like we should miss out on most of the snow here in McLeod, but we'll have to brace and be on guard for changes and adjustments in conditions, nonetheless.
Things are looking relatively quiet and somewhat milder over the weekend into very early next week -- BUT -- models are showing a much stronger and more ominous-looking winter storm system during Losar (next Tuesday thru Thursday). That's still well into the future, but it would be a good idea to keep tabs on how things evolve...
Low temp: 39.4ºF (4.1ºC) -- at 5:00pm
High temp: 48.8ºF (9.3ºC)
Precipitation: 0.35" (9mm) -- total thru mdnt
Our incoming storm system is pretty much on track, with a few light sprinkles materializing around 11:15-11:30am, and then nearly steady light rain showers by 1:00pm, which continued for the rest of the afternoon into the evening. Right now there is a break in the rain, but that may not last for very long.
An upper-level low pressure center moving into northern Afghanistan will head into northern Pakistan during the next 24-36 hours, and that will keep us in a favorable position to receive several periods of light to moderate rain here at our elevation, with another dose of significant snowfall in the hills and mountains above. Precipitation should start to diminish by mid-day Friday, but this system will probably linger until either late Friday night or early Saturday morning. It still looks like we should miss out on most of the snow here in McLeod, but we'll have to brace and be on guard for changes and adjustments in conditions, nonetheless.
Things are looking relatively quiet and somewhat milder over the weekend into very early next week -- BUT -- models are showing a much stronger and more ominous-looking winter storm system during Losar (next Tuesday thru Thursday). That's still well into the future, but it would be a good idea to keep tabs on how things evolve...
