Saturday's stats:
Low temp: 56.7F (13.7C) -- 3:15pm during rain/hail
High temp: 71.6F (22.0C)
Rainfall: 1.02" (2.6cm)
Our Saturday had a beautiful start, and now a gorgeous end -- but in between we got nailed with one heck of a downpour of rain, accompanied by hail, thunder and some gusty northwest winds. The first sprinkles showed up just before 1pm, but the heaviest of the rain occurred between about 2:30 and 3:45pm. My temperature in the upper part of town dropped to its lowest of the season as the hail was falling. We had lots of sunshine this morning before the clouds erupted though, with humidity dipping briefly below 60%.
Well, this afternoon the mountain thunder machine showed what it can do during this phase of monsoon withdrawal. Although the genuine tropical moisture associated with monsoon conditions is rapidly retreating to the southeast, what's left of it here along the front slopes of the Dhauladhars still can get lifted and condensed after a morning of strong sunshine -- providing us with some excitement during the afternoon hours. The challenge during the next few days will be trying to keep on top of that PM thundershower potential.
All available data continues to show a dramatic drying of the atmosphere between Monday and Wednesday, and computer models are actually showing ZERO shower development across Himalayan north India by Tuesday. This can't really be taken at face value yet... we'll just have to watch day-by-day as the average humidity continues to drop. Despite the lingering downpours, it's great to see the hours of nicer weather steadily increasing...
Get the CURRENT FORECAST details and other monsoon info on the tabs at the top of the page.
Low temp: 56.7F (13.7C) -- 3:15pm during rain/hail
High temp: 71.6F (22.0C)
Rainfall: 1.02" (2.6cm)
Our Saturday had a beautiful start, and now a gorgeous end -- but in between we got nailed with one heck of a downpour of rain, accompanied by hail, thunder and some gusty northwest winds. The first sprinkles showed up just before 1pm, but the heaviest of the rain occurred between about 2:30 and 3:45pm. My temperature in the upper part of town dropped to its lowest of the season as the hail was falling. We had lots of sunshine this morning before the clouds erupted though, with humidity dipping briefly below 60%.
Well, this afternoon the mountain thunder machine showed what it can do during this phase of monsoon withdrawal. Although the genuine tropical moisture associated with monsoon conditions is rapidly retreating to the southeast, what's left of it here along the front slopes of the Dhauladhars still can get lifted and condensed after a morning of strong sunshine -- providing us with some excitement during the afternoon hours. The challenge during the next few days will be trying to keep on top of that PM thundershower potential.
All available data continues to show a dramatic drying of the atmosphere between Monday and Wednesday, and computer models are actually showing ZERO shower development across Himalayan north India by Tuesday. This can't really be taken at face value yet... we'll just have to watch day-by-day as the average humidity continues to drop. Despite the lingering downpours, it's great to see the hours of nicer weather steadily increasing...
Get the CURRENT FORECAST details and other monsoon info on the tabs at the top of the page.
