Saturday, August 24, 2013

a decent weekend... (am.24.aug.13)>

There are some big patches of mid-level clouds obscuring the sun this morning, but it's still very pleasant out there with no fog, humidity at 88%, and the temp now rising above 67F (19.4C).  No additional rain fell overnight, which leaves us at 0.71" (1.8cm) for our 24 hour total -- and nearly all of that occurred between 1:30 and 2:00pm yesterday.

All of the available data shows that we are in for some fairly quiet weather during the next two to three days.  Computer models are showing very little rainfall development across our area, along with the moisture content of the air continuing to decrease.  However, here along the front slopes of the mountains we know that it doesn't take much to get some shower and/or thundershower action going, especially toward the mid-day and afternoon hours.  So -- keep that in mind and be prepared for those sudden tropical downpours that could dump some fairly heavy rain in a short period of time.  Still, I think we'll be seeing many more dry hours than wet ones between now and Monday evening.

A new surge of tropical moisture will be edging its way back into northwest India starting on Monday evening, and continuing through the remainder of the coming week.  That means humidity levels will be on the rise again, the potential for more widespread rainfall will go up, and we'll likely see more fog and less sun.

Check the details on the CURRENT FORECAST tab above.