Saturday, June 30, 2012

bizzaro... (pm.30.jun.12)>

It is mostly sunny and quite warm this evening.  The air quality has been better today than yesterday -- not nearly as much haze and dust around.  Although there was a moderate build-up of clouds over the mountains from mid-day into the late afternoon hours, it appears that there has been no thundershower activity anywhere near us.  I recorded a high temp of 88.5F (31.4C), which is far above normal for this final day of June.

The weather pattern dominating the western Himalayan region, including most of northwest India, is much more characteristic of the end of May, instead of the end of June.  In fact, temperatures today were only a couple of degrees shy of what they were exactly one month ago, when we were in the midst of the most significant heat wave of the summer season.  It looks like this calm high pressure dome is going to keep on for another couple of days, preventing much in the way of significant rainfall, and allowing temps to rise even a bit further as we greet July.

Then... a dramatic turn of events appears to be on the horizon.  Deep, rich, tropical moisture which has thus far remained well south and east of us this season is going to be pulled northwestward fairly rapidly during the middle of next week.  We should feel the increase in humidity as early as Tuesday, with rain chances gradually increasing on Wednesday into Thursday.  There's a good chance for us to be immersed in fog and occasional heavy rain showers during the latter half of the coming week!

SATURDAY NIGHT:
clear to partly cloudy and quite warm.
low: 23C (73F)

SUNDAY:
plenty of sunshine, with just a few clouds.  much warmer than normal for the 1st of July!
high: 32C (89F)

SUNDAY NIGHT:
clear to partly cloudy... warm.
low: 23C (74F)

MONDAY:
hazy sun and a few clouds.  still unseasonably warm/hot.
high: 32C (89F)

TUESDAY:
a mix of sun and clouds.  humidity on the increase.
morning low: 24C (75F)
daytime high: 31C (87F)

WEDNESDAY:
both clouds and sun.  humid, with a good chance of a thundershower or two.
morning low: 24C (75F)
daytime high: 29C (84F)

THURSDAY:
mostly cloudy and very muggy.  good chance of a few periods of fog, rain, and thunder.
morning low: 23C (73F)
daytime high: 27C (80F)