Skies are partly cloudy as sunset approaches this evening. We've definitely had more clouds trying to develop today, but there was enough sunshine to heat up this mid-summer air mass to 93.4F (34.1C), between 2:30 and 3:00pm. That's yet another new high for the year, and the warmest I've recorded at my location at the top of McLeod Ganj in the past three years at least. Actually, according to the Dharamsala climatological tables, temperatures down there are near record highs for the past 10 years! Will post more on that as the data comes in.
You might be able to tell from the changing sky this evening that we've got some atmospheric adjustments in progress. After this stretch of stable conditions with high pressure firmly in control in the upper-levels, we've got a slightly more disturbed scenario developing. Cooler temperatures aloft will be gliding southeastward across northern India starting tonight, which will increase our instability and give us a chance of a couple of showers and thunderstorms developing. Right now, the potential for significant rainfall looks rather slim, but we may get enough action to lower these very warm temps and settle the dust -- if we're lucky.
I have a feeling that we may have just experienced the warmest weather of the season -- and although temperatures should remain above normal for the first several days of June, it will at least be a bit "less hot" than it's been during the past couple of days. Goodbye, May 2012... warmer and drier than usual!
You might be able to tell from the changing sky this evening that we've got some atmospheric adjustments in progress. After this stretch of stable conditions with high pressure firmly in control in the upper-levels, we've got a slightly more disturbed scenario developing. Cooler temperatures aloft will be gliding southeastward across northern India starting tonight, which will increase our instability and give us a chance of a couple of showers and thunderstorms developing. Right now, the potential for significant rainfall looks rather slim, but we may get enough action to lower these very warm temps and settle the dust -- if we're lucky.
I have a feeling that we may have just experienced the warmest weather of the season -- and although temperatures should remain above normal for the first several days of June, it will at least be a bit "less hot" than it's been during the past couple of days. Goodbye, May 2012... warmer and drier than usual!
THURSDAY NIGHT:
partly cloudy and warm. a couple of showers and thunderstorms developing?
low: 23C (74F)
FRIDAY:
a mix of clouds and sun. not so hot, with one or two thunderstorms possible.
high: 32C (89F)
FRIDAY NIGHT:
perhaps a thundershower in the area... otherwise partly cloudy and pleasantly warm.
low: 22C (71F)
SATURDAY:
both sunshine and some clouds. an isolated thundershower possible.
high: 31C (87F)
SUNDAY:
sunny to partly cloudy. warm... some PM thunder?
morning low: 22C (72F)
daytime high: 31C (87F)
MONDAY:
sunshine and occasional clouds. still warmer than normal.
morning low: 22C (72F)
daytime high: 31C (88F)
TUESDAY:
a mix of sun and clouds. summery warmth.
morning low: 22C (72F)
daytime high: 31C (87F)
