Sunday, February 19, 2012

rainy stretch ahead... (pm.19.feb.12)>

we've had our first light rain shower in mcleod ganj early this evening... a sign of things to come.  otherwise, we had a partly sunny morning and a mostly cloudy afternoon, with a high temp of 57.0F (13.9C) which occurred during the sunshine just before noon.

the storm system we're waiting for continues to develop and progress at a snail's pace.  the center of the upper-level energy is just now entering northern afghanistan, and will be moving ever so slowly eastward during the next  3-4 days.  rain chances will be gradually on the rise during the coming 24-48 hours, peaking on tuesday night into early wednesday.  at this point, it looks like we may be looking at 4-5cm (1.5-2") of rain in a few spots by the time the first day of losar comes to an end.  i still think the airmass will be warm enough to keep the snow line well above where most of us live.  but as always... stay tuned as the situation evolves.

our temperatures have been steadily rising the last few days... but due to the thicker clouds and prevalence of rain, we probably won't warm up much more.  however, overnight lows will remain quite comfortable, all things considered.

SUNDAY NIGHT: partly to mostly cloudy and mild.  couple of mainly light showers passing through.
low: 9C (49F)

MONDAY: clouds and a few peeks of sun.  good chance of a few rain showers.
high: 13C (55F)

TUESDAY: cloudy with periods of rain likely.  thunder possible as well.
morning low: 9C (49F)
daytime high: 12C (54F)

WEDNESDAY (FIRST DAY OF LOSAR): mostly cloudy skies with more rain likely, along with a chance of a thunderstorm.
morning low: 8C (47F)
daytime high: 12C (53F)

THURSDAY: becoming partly cloudy... but still a chance of a shower or two.
morning low: 8C (47F)
daytime high: 13C (55F)

FRIDAY: partly cloudy and drying out.
morning low: 8C (47C)
daytime high: 13C (56F)