Saturday, September 22, 2012

a decisive end... (pm.22.sep.12)>

According to satellite views, there are scattered showers and thunderstorms occurring along some of the mountain ranges of Himachal Pradesh this evening... but overall, much drier air has taken hold across roughly the northwestern third of India.  Tropical moisture associated with the monsoon has been pushed well to our south and east, and it doesn't look like it will be returning this season.

The withdrawal of monsoon conditions this year has been much more more dramatic and decisive than in several recent years, which is good news for everyone.  It is likely that the India Met Department will declare official MONSOON WITHDRAWAL for large parts of north and west India during the next 2-3 days.

Be aware that afternoon and early evening thundery downpours could still occur along the south-southwest facing mountains during the coming days... but of course that can happen any time of year.  The big news is that our days of high humidity, extended fog, and long-lasting heavy rainfall appear to be gone for 2012.!!