Saturday's stats:
Low temp: 49.1ºF (9.5ºC)
High temp: 58.7ºF (14.8ºC)
Precipitation: none
Today's high temp was the warmest I've recorded since the 31st of December, and about 9ºF (5ºC) above normal for this time of year. We had a good amount of sunshine in the morning, but clouds became more prominent by about 2:00pm, and it remained mostly cloudy for the remainder of the day.
This time last night I mentioned that we would be in a 'waiting' period this weekend, and that is indeed the case. The storm system which is going to move in and dominate our weather situation during this coming week is still in a state of evolution and development, with the center of the upper-level low pressure circulation still hanging way back over the Caspian Sea. An unseasonably mild air mass is being drawn northward ahead of this system, as wave after wave of mid- and high cloudiness also develops and moves across northern India.
There could be a few widely scattered light rain showers popping up during the coming 24 hours or so, but the main event, as far as precipitation is concerned, still looks like it won't get started until the period between very late Sunday night and about mid-day Monday. At the same time, much colder air will begin to filter in, with a mix of rain and snow likely all the way until about mid-day Wednesday... with lingering rain/snow showers continuing after that. Temperatures profiles indicate that moderate to heavy snow could threaten areas very close to McLeod Ganj... with two to three feet of snow (or more) appearing likely in higher elevations. Stay tuned...
Low temp: 49.1ºF (9.5ºC)
High temp: 58.7ºF (14.8ºC)
Precipitation: none
Today's high temp was the warmest I've recorded since the 31st of December, and about 9ºF (5ºC) above normal for this time of year. We had a good amount of sunshine in the morning, but clouds became more prominent by about 2:00pm, and it remained mostly cloudy for the remainder of the day.
This time last night I mentioned that we would be in a 'waiting' period this weekend, and that is indeed the case. The storm system which is going to move in and dominate our weather situation during this coming week is still in a state of evolution and development, with the center of the upper-level low pressure circulation still hanging way back over the Caspian Sea. An unseasonably mild air mass is being drawn northward ahead of this system, as wave after wave of mid- and high cloudiness also develops and moves across northern India.
There could be a few widely scattered light rain showers popping up during the coming 24 hours or so, but the main event, as far as precipitation is concerned, still looks like it won't get started until the period between very late Sunday night and about mid-day Monday. At the same time, much colder air will begin to filter in, with a mix of rain and snow likely all the way until about mid-day Wednesday... with lingering rain/snow showers continuing after that. Temperatures profiles indicate that moderate to heavy snow could threaten areas very close to McLeod Ganj... with two to three feet of snow (or more) appearing likely in higher elevations. Stay tuned...
