Saturday, September 7, 2013

more downpours... (am.07.sep.13)>

There are a few breaks in the overcast at sunrise this morning, otherwise we have mostly cloudy skies with a temp of 62F (16.7C) and a humidity reading of 88%.  I've recorded no rainfall overnight, which leaves us with a total of 1.60" (4.1cm) during the past 24 hours, and a September total of 5.61" (14.2cm) thus far.

Development of showers and thundershowers will be likely again as we head toward the noon hour.  Tropical moisture, though more limited than it was just a couple of weeks ago, is pushing up against the mountains.  As it does so, winds in the upper-levels will be nudging those towering cumulus clouds back down-mountain from the north and northeast.  This is a pattern that puts us right in the line of fire here along the front slopes of the Dhauladhars.  Computer models continue to squeeze out a good amount of moisture in our area all the way into Monday, when we may see rainfall rates diminish for at least a couple of days.  In the midst of it all, we should have some sunshine breaking through -- as we've seen during most days of the past week.  Just continue to be prepared for weather conditions to swing wildly from one extreme to the other, especially from late morning into the evening hours.

Although we're now getting word from the India Met Dept (IMD) that a declaration of monsoon withdrawal is most likely coming on the 9th of September (Mon) for "western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of northwest India", that will not include us.  Most of the plains of northwest India clear out much sooner than we do here along the mountains... so we've still got at least a week to go... and more likely a couple of weeks.

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