Saturday, August 31, 2013

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*Update @ 9:22pm...  Rain has stopped, temperature has dropped, and so has the humidity... down to 88%.  There is a north breeze ushering in some drier and cooler air for our last couple of hours of the month of August.

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Saturday's stats:

Low temp: 62.4F (16.9C) -- at 8:40pm
High temp: 69.4F (20.8C)
Rainfall: 1.00" (2.5cm) -- updated at 7:50pm

August appears to be flexing its muscles until the very end.  We've had more moderate to heavy rain showers this afternoon and evening which are pushing us very close to 38" (96.5cm) for the monthly total here in the upper part of town.  The morning was looking promising -- there were a few periods of sunshine up until about 10am, in the midst of the clouds and fog.  But in the end, whatever pockets of drier air there were, weren't able to overcome the tropical moisture in the air, and the sun was trumped again.

Computer models are still advertising a slow-down in rainfall rates for Sunday and Monday, and possibly into Tuesday as well.  There are also indications that we'll get a lowering of humidity levels that will allow a bit more sunshine to break through.  So far that seems a bit hard to believe, based on our recent track record -- but let's see what might be in store for our Sunday, and if we might catch a break with September's arrival.

If we do get that respite, it looks like it won't last long.  An increase in the atmospheric moisture profiles will occur again by late Tuesday, lasting through the end of the coming week.  Right now, an early departure of monsoon conditions doesn't appear likely at all.  Remember, the average withdrawal date for our area is around 16-17 September -- still more than two weeks away.

CURRENT FORECAST details and other information can be found on tabs at the top of the page.