Wednesday, September 14, 2011

game-changer ahead... (pm.14.sep.11)>

it's mostly cloudy this evening with patchy fog and a few light rain showers in the area.  we've had off and on showers today, but there was one particularly heavy deluge between 2 and 3pm that has given us a total rainfall for the day of exactly 1.0" (2.5cm).  thanks to a few peeks of sunshine, our high temp made it up to 74.8F (23.8C).

some very interesting weather is on the way for the next several days.  in the near-term, our risk of moderate to heavy monsoon downpours remains in the forecast... with the potential for more than 3" (7-8cm) between now and friday night.  some thunder and lightning will accompany the rain, as we saw this afternoon.  but, over the weekend, we are going to finally experience a radical shift in the overall weather pattern.  the first significant upper-level disturbance of the fall season will be sweeping in from northwest, delivering a blast of much drier air in its wake.  that means, by late saturday and sunday, we should see a dramatic drop in humidity levels as deep tropical moisture is pushed south and east of us.

there is a good chance we could see a brief resurgence of monsoon moisture thereafter, but right now, it appears that this weekend will mark the "beginning of the end" of monsoon 2011.!!  remember to check the MONSOON'S DEMISE tab at the top of the page for regular updates.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: partly to mostly cloudy skies with a good chance of more rain and thunderstorms developing/moving through.
low: 18C (65F)

THURSDAY: a glimpse or two of sun, otherwise mostly cloudy and foggy with periods of rain and thunder likely.  rain could be heavy...
high: 23C (73F)

FRIDAY: mostly cloudy with occasional fog, rain and thunder.  heavy rain possible.
high: 22C (72F)

SATURDAY: a shower or two in the area, otherwise partly cloudy, breezy and less humid.
high: 22C (72F)

SUNDAY: partly to mostly sunny skies, with a risk of an afternoon shower.
high: 23C (73F)

MONDAY: risk of a shower or two, otherwise partly cloudy and rather pleasant.
high: 23C (74F)