Saturday, December 29, 2012

lonely rain gauge... (am.29.dec.12)>

There are several breaks in our mid-level overcast just before sunrise this morning.  I've got a current temp of 44.8F (7.1C) after an overnight low of 43.3F (6.3C).  Other than a random sprinkle or two, there has been no rainfall.

Satellite pics show a dying upper-level circulation over northern Pakistan just west of the Kashmir border, with a greatly diminished area of cloudiness associated with it.  The counter-clockwise circulation will continue to bring us some periods of clouds and gusty winds at times, but it appears that our air mass is not ever going to moisten up enough to get any significant rain shower activity out of this system.  My humidity reading continues to hover around 40%, which is an indication of the pathetic amount of moisture in the air.  We still could get surprised by some shower development, but I am on the verge of completely giving up on it.

Temperatures will remain quite cool through the weekend, but it's going to "feel" much more pleasant if we can manage to get more than some fleeting glimpses of sunshine.