Friday, June 29, 2012

rebuilding heat... (am.29.jun.12)>

Nearly 100% sunshine very early on this Friday morning is already sending temperatures upward.  I recorded an overnight low of 71.6F (22.0C), which is the warmest in exactly one week -- since before our first round of pre-monsoon moisture arrived.  There has been no rainfall in the past 24 hours.

North Indian summer is going to attempt to have another go during the coming several days, as Monsoon 2012 remains at a standstill well to our south and east.  High pressure in the middle and upper-levels of the atmosphere is already building, and will provide an unusually warm, dry and sunny period of weather for this time of year.  There could still be some afternoon/evening thundershower development, mainly over the mountains -- so keep that in mind -- but if rainfall does occur between today and Tuesday of next week, it should be far less than the 4.66" (11.8cm) we received between this past Saturday and Wednesday.

Temperatures should be on the order of 4-5C (8-10F) above normal during the next several days, as we transition from June to July.  However, computer model data is still pointing to a major surge in moisture across north India during the latter half of next week, which would cut temps and increase heavy rain chances once again.

FRIDAY:
sunny to partly cloudy and very warm.  chance of a PM thundershower.
high: 30C (86F)

FRIDAY NIGHT:
an isolated evening thundershower possible, otherwise clear to partly cloudy and quite warm.
low: 23C (73F)

SATURDAY:
sunshine and a few clouds.  unseasonably warm, with a risk of a passing thundershower in the PM.
high: 31C (87F)

SUNDAY (1ST OF JULY):
sunny to partly cloudy and very warm.  isolated PM thundershower?
morning low: 23C (74F)
daytime high: 31C (88F)

MONDAY:
hazy sun and just a few clouds.  extremely warm for July.
morning low: 24C (75C)
daytime high: 32C (89F)

TUESDAY:
a mix of sun and clouds -- a little more humid.
morning low: 24C (75F)
daytime high: 31C (87F)