Friday, November 30, 2012

serenity now... (pm.30.nov.12)>

Friday's stats:

Early morning low temp: 39.6F (4.2C)
Afternoon high temp: 52.7F (11.5C)
Rainfall since midnight: none
Rainfall since Thursday AM: 0.65" (1.6cm)

The few cumulus clouds which developed over the mountains this afternoon are vanishing quickly at sunset this evening.  Despite the predominance of soothing sunshine, the very chilly air mass in place over north India brought us our coolest high temp of the season -- it was balmy in direct sunlight, but downright bone-chilling in the shade.  Our temperatures the last 36 hours or so have been more characteristic of mid-December than the tail-end of November.

There was a good amount of snow-melt going on up-mountain from us today, but evidence of the healthy early season dumping is still evident on the highest foothills and along the Dhauladhars.  I don't think we are in for another dose of rain OR snow for the next several days at least, as we return to a very quiet weather pattern which is actually normal for this time of year.  Our recent storm system is more of an exception than the rule during this usually dry season.  The jet stream will become less active, and we'll come under the influence of a weak west-southwesterly flow into the middle of next week -- a classic uneventful pattern in this part of the world.

This unseasonably cold weather will gradually modify and moderate during the coming days, taking us back to normal or perhaps even a degree or two above normal for the first week of December.  Humidity looks like it will be near the lowest of this early winter season as well...

FRIDAY NIGHT:
clear skies... still quite cold.
low: 6C (42F)

SATURDAY:
sunny -- a few clouds mainly in the PM.
high: 12C (54F)

SATURDAY NIGHT:
mostly clear skies.
low: 6C (43F)

SUNDAY:
sunshine and a few clouds.
high: 13C (55F)

MONDAY:
sun and a few PM mountain clouds.  a bit milder.
morning low: 7C (45F)
daytime high: 14C (57F)

TUESDAY:
mostly sunny skies.  pleasant for early december.
morning low: 8C (46F)
daytime high: 14C (58F)

WEDNESDAY:
mostly sunny and rather mild.
morning low: 8C (47F)
daytime high: 15C (59F)