Monday, April 14, 2014

peaceful for now... (pm.14.apr.14)>

Monday's stats:

Low temp: 54.1F (12.3C)
High temp: 67.8F (19.9C)
Rainfall: none

There are scattered high clouds across the area just before sunset this evening, here at the close of a fairly pleasant Monday.  We've had a good amount of sunshine today, apart from a couple of hours of mostly cloudy conditions during the middle of the afternoon.  As far as I can tell, there was no shower/thunder development over the mountains.

Our weather pattern will be dominated by a west-northwesterly flow aloft during the next few days, which should be basically uneventful for at least the next 24 hours.  Although we'll have to deal with more high clouds again tomorrow, rain chances will remain small.  But by tomorrow night, the first in what looks to be a long series of upper-level disturbances will begin to drift our way, increasing the risk of some scattered shower and thundershower activity -- and that risk looks like it will remain with us all the way through Saturday.  We're talking about a springtime showery situation, not a long period of persistent, relentless, heavy rainfall, but it's definitely going to keep us on the lookout for potentially wet weather for several days in a row.

The air mass over Himalayan north India is a pleasant one, but not nearly as warm as it should be for mid-April.  Temperatures all the way into the weekend will be entirely dependent on the battle between clouds and sun, and will of course temporarily cool off significantly in the event of a rain shower.

CURRENT FORECAST details are available on the tab above.