Wednesday, July 23, 2014

the wetness... (pm.23.jul.14)>

Wednesday's stats:

Low temp: 66.2F (19.0C)
High temp: 70.9F (21.6C)
Rainfall: 0.81" (2.0cm) -- updated at 8:00pm

For one of the very few times this monsoon season, we are totally socked in with clouds and fog this evening as sunset approaches.  A light drizzle is falling... and we've had pretty much continuous light to moderate rain since very early this afternoon.  Amounts have not been heavy, at least not at my location in the upper part of town, but it has been a foggy and wet afternoon, to say the least.  Humidity has been close to 100% since about 1:00pm.

A deep flow of moisture-laden air from the east and southeast has overtaken us today, and at least according to the data I'm digging through, should keep us close to the saturation point the vast majority of the remainder of this week.  Wave after wave of moisture will be running up and against our mountain slopes, and that's going to keep us in line for numerous periods of rain (which could be on the heavy side at times) all the way into the weekend, and perhaps until about Tuesday of next week.  There should be some welcome breaks in the midst of this wet period, but thick fog and rain showers will probably never be more than a few hours away.

Rainfall amounts in the 10-12" (25-30cm) range shouldn't be hard to come by during the next five to six days -- and that will put us in a position to end the month of July very near or perhaps a bit above normal.

CURRENT FORECAST info is available on the tab above.