Saturday, February 23, 2019

gradually colder again... (pm.23.feb.19)>

Saturday's stats:

Low temp: 43.7ºF (6.5ºC)
High temp: 55.8ºF (13.2ºC)
Precipitation: none

It was a beautiful Saturday morning, with lots of sunshine and pleasantly mild temperatures... but clouds of all types and varieties developed/moved in by about 1:00pm, making for a less pleasant mid- and late afternoon.  We have seen some clearing again this evening, however.

As we move into the final days of February 2019, we've got yet more interesting weather to watch.  Colder air in the upper-levels of the atmosphere will be gradually sinking southward across Himalayan north India during the next few days, as a fresh batch of moisture begins to ease in from the south-southwest.  This will lead to more variable periods of cloudiness, and also a gradual increase in the risk of a few light/passing rain showers.  The best chance of precipitation should hold off until mid-day Tuesday through Wednesday... and by the time that happens, we're going to be under the influence of a very cold air mass for late Feb.  Right now, I'm pretty impressed with the chance of some accumulating snowfall here at our elevation during that period.  We'll have to monitor the latest models/data to see if that forecast holds.

As always... keep an eye on THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK (tab above) for details.