Monday, June 9, 2014

no break in sight... (am.09.jun.14)>

I can see a couple of patches of mid-level clouds off to the southwest, otherwise we have mostly clear skies early on this Monday morning.  My overnight low temp here on Tushita Road below the mountaineering center was 75.4F (24.1C) -- and that's the new warmest 24 hour minimum temperature of the year.  There's been no rainfall since last report, and the current humidity reading is 29%.

We're still riding the peak of the most pronounced streak of hot weather of the season and the year.  It seems that the heat we missed out on for the most part during May just saved itself to be unleashed in June.  Apart from that risk of an isolated shower/thundershower popping up over the mountains during the PM hours, we've got very little chance of rain all the way through this week, the weekend, and possibly beyond.  Very warm temperatures in the upper-levels of the atmosphere, along with the low moisture content of this air mass should allow this stretch of generally stable conditions to continue on.

Our temps will remain pretty much stationary over the course of the next several days, which means we'll be in the 88-90F (31-32C) range for highs -- with swelteringly hot conditions remaining entrenched just downhill from us.  Until we get some rain, the nights are going to be increasingly uncomfortable as well.

CURRENT FORECAST details are on the tab above.