Wednesday, September 28, 2011

unstuck?... (am.28.sep.11)>

this morning's low temp: 59.2F (15.1C)
outdoor humidity: 79%
24 hour rainfall: 2.68" (6.8cm)

skies are mostly clear at sunrise, so it looks like we'll be getting some nice sunshine again to start the day.  how long it will last is another question.  our airmass remains in the process of changing character, from tropical to continental, and made another big step yesterday afternoon, after that major thunderstorm moved out.  it will be interesting to see whether we still have the factors in place to produce the clouds, fog and thundershower activity during the afternoons from today forward.  all of the computer models are only slightly better than worthless in tracking the micro-scale features that are in process along the front ranges of the mountains.

let's keep the potential for the fog and perhaps a thundershower in the forecast for this afternoon, see what develops, and then let that guide us in determining the trend as we head into the weekend.

temperatures have obviously cooled off a notch, and will continue to do so, especially from evenings through early mornings...

WEDNESDAY: plenty of sunshine this morning.  but becoming mostly cloudy with some patchy fog by mid-day.  still a risk of a PM thundershower.
high: 22C (71F)

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:  an early evening shower possible, followed by rapidly clearing skies.
low: 14C (58F)

THURSDAY: mostly sunny in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon.
high: 22C (72F)

FRIDAY: sunny to partly cloudy skies.  nice temps.
high: 22C (72F)

SATURDAY: a mix of sunshine and a few periods of clouds.
high: 23C (73F)

SUNDAY: mostly sunny and pleasant.
high: 23C (73F)