We have clouds, fog and random patches of blue sky across the area this evening, at the end of a rather active day. Sunshine was overcome by clouds and occasional fog for the vast majority of the day... with an extended period of showers and a few rumbles of thunder between about 1:30 and 4:30pm which produced a healthy 0.90" (2.3cm) of rain at my place on Tushita Road. That makes about 3.6" (9.1cm) since noon on Wednesday. I recorded a high temp of 76.6F (24.8C) during the mid-morning before clouds and fog thickened up.
The painfully slow advance of this latest surge of monsoon conditions continues, and finally today, it looks and feels like we're back in the neighborhood of where we should be for this time of year. Winds aloft are very light, so any showers and thundershowers that develop won't be moving very quickly, allowing for some locally heavy rainfall amounts during the coming days. It still remains to be seen how entrenched this deep tropical moisture will become, so there's a good chance we could see some bright periods from time to time in the midst of the clouds, fog and showers.
Extended range computer data doesn't show any appreciable drop in the moisture content of the atmosphere all the way into next weekend -- so I think our rainfall totals during the coming seven days will be well above our totals for the previous seven. We've only had two days with more than 2" (5cm) of rain this monsoon season... and we'll need to add to that if we have any hope of ending July anywhere close to normal.
The painfully slow advance of this latest surge of monsoon conditions continues, and finally today, it looks and feels like we're back in the neighborhood of where we should be for this time of year. Winds aloft are very light, so any showers and thundershowers that develop won't be moving very quickly, allowing for some locally heavy rainfall amounts during the coming days. It still remains to be seen how entrenched this deep tropical moisture will become, so there's a good chance we could see some bright periods from time to time in the midst of the clouds, fog and showers.
Extended range computer data doesn't show any appreciable drop in the moisture content of the atmosphere all the way into next weekend -- so I think our rainfall totals during the coming seven days will be well above our totals for the previous seven. We've only had two days with more than 2" (5cm) of rain this monsoon season... and we'll need to add to that if we have any hope of ending July anywhere close to normal.
SUNDAY NIGHT:
periods of clouds and some fog. a few showers and thundershowers around the area.
low: 20C (68F)
MONDAY:
a mix of clouds, fog, and a period or two of sun. a couple of showers/thundershowers likely.
high: 24C (75F)
MONDAY NIGHT:
partly cloudy with occasional fog. a period or two of rain and thunder likely.
low: 19C (66F)
TUESDAY:
mostly cloudy. foggy at times, with occasional rain and thunder likely.
high: 23C (73F)
WEDNESDAY:
mostly cloudy with occasional fog, rain and thunder.
morning low: 18C (65F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)
THURSDAY:
both clouds and some sun, along with a period or two of fog. good chance of a couple of showers or thundershowers.
morning low: 18C (65F)
daytime high: 23C (74F)
FRIDAY:
a mix of clouds, fog and some sun at times. a period or two of rain and thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 23C (73F)
