Monday, May 13, 2013

positive changes... (am.13.may.13)>

It is sunny and bright on this Monday morning -- the humidity is still rather high at 65%, and I've recorded an overnight low of 55.0F (12.8C).  There has been no more rainfall to add to the huge 2.14" (5.4cm) total we received between late Friday night and Sunday afternoon.  Visitors who were here only for the weekend really got a raw deal, but it was actually very beneficial for us to get such a healthy rainfall at this point in the summer season.

Although it is beautiful early this morning, there is still quite a bit of leftover moisture in the air, with some minor ripples in the upper-level flow expected to pass through today into Tuesday.  That means we're not entirely out of the woods with regard to some shower or thundershower development, especially over the mountains during the mid-day into the early evening hours.  Conditions should be vastly improved compared to what we've recently experienced, just keep in mind the risk of a sudden thundershower.  Gradually drier and more stable air will be arriving as the week progresses, however, so rain chances should diminish almost altogether by the latter part of the week.

Temperatures the last two days have been more in line with March than May, but we'll begin a rebound today that will lead to very warm and even hot weather as the week progresses.  A massive high pressure ridge will be in place by Thursday which will provide us with the highest temps of the season and the year thus far...

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