Tuesday's stats:
Low temp: 45.9ºF (7.7ºC)
High temp: 54.4ºF (12.4ºC)
Precipitation: none
It was mostly cloudy for the first half of this first day of Losar, but we had some nice sunshine in the midst of the waves of cloudiness during the second half of the day. The high temp at my location in the upper part of town was only slightly cooler than it's been the last couple of days.
Yes, our current weather conditions are deceptively placid... as a major winter storm system continues to get itself organized just to our west. The upper-level low pressure center of circulation is located over eastern Turkmenistan at the moment, and will be intensifying rapidly during the coming 48 hours as it pushes slowly eastward through Afghanistan into central Pakistan. Models continue to advertise the coldest air of this winter season with this system, along with an incredible amount of moisture being sucked in from the Arabian Sea, which will be forced up and against the front ranges of the north Indian Himalayas. The first bit of rain/snow shower activity should develop overnight, with gradually increasing chances of precipitation during Wednesday.
Widespread heavy rain and snow are expected by Thursday morning, with enough cold air being drawn in to ignite thunderstorms, gusty winds, and a changeover to all snow here at our general elevation. Barring major changes, which of course are always possible, we're in for a major winter storm experience during the period between Thursday morning and Friday evening. Get details on THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK tab above...
Low temp: 45.9ºF (7.7ºC)
High temp: 54.4ºF (12.4ºC)
Precipitation: none
It was mostly cloudy for the first half of this first day of Losar, but we had some nice sunshine in the midst of the waves of cloudiness during the second half of the day. The high temp at my location in the upper part of town was only slightly cooler than it's been the last couple of days.
Yes, our current weather conditions are deceptively placid... as a major winter storm system continues to get itself organized just to our west. The upper-level low pressure center of circulation is located over eastern Turkmenistan at the moment, and will be intensifying rapidly during the coming 48 hours as it pushes slowly eastward through Afghanistan into central Pakistan. Models continue to advertise the coldest air of this winter season with this system, along with an incredible amount of moisture being sucked in from the Arabian Sea, which will be forced up and against the front ranges of the north Indian Himalayas. The first bit of rain/snow shower activity should develop overnight, with gradually increasing chances of precipitation during Wednesday.
Widespread heavy rain and snow are expected by Thursday morning, with enough cold air being drawn in to ignite thunderstorms, gusty winds, and a changeover to all snow here at our general elevation. Barring major changes, which of course are always possible, we're in for a major winter storm experience during the period between Thursday morning and Friday evening. Get details on THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK tab above...
