Monday, February 20, 2012

no escaping the rain... (pm.20.feb.12)>

the day is ending rather pleasantly, with a bit of sun peeking through the clouds on the western horizon.  clouds have dominated the day, however... and occasional light rain from the mid-morning into the early afternoon totaled 0.14" (4mm).  the thermometer barely budged all day... but did finally reach 54.1F (12.3C) when the clouds broke a little during the late afternoon.

we're currently catching a break in the action, but another wave of rain will be heading our way later tonight and/or tomorrow... and it will most likely be heavier than what we had today.  then, there will be another wave or two of rain after that through the first day of losar and perhaps even lasting into thursday.  the upper-level storm system responsible for the wet weather is still scheduled to begin pushing into western kashmir on wednesday, then weaken and die out right over our heads.  this spells an extended period of rain-dodging and gray skies.  a couple of the computer models are still spitting out data which indicates 4-5cm (1.5-2") of rain is not out of the question by thursday.

there is no dramatic insurgence of colder air expected, so that snow line which was way up near triund today should stay up above the vast majority of the population...

MONDAY NIGHT: mostly cloudy with a good chance of more rain developing.
low: 8C (47F)

TUESDAY: cloudy skies, with periods of rain likely.  there could be some thunder as well.
high: 12C (53F)

WEDNESDAY (FIRST DAY OF LOSAR): mostly cloudy with occasional rain and possible thunder.
morning low: 8C (46F)
daytime high: 11C (52F)

THURSDAY: partly to mostly cloudy with a rain shower or two still in the area.
morning low: 8C (47F)
daytime high: 12C (54F)

FRIDAY: a mix of clouds and sun.  a nicer day.
morning low: 8C (47F)
daytime high: 13C (55F)

SATURDAY: partly cloudy with an isolated shower possible.
morning low: 8C (46F)
daytime high: 13C (55F)