*Update @ 6:59pm... The India Met Department has announced this evening that there will likely be a declaration of monsoon withdrawal for "western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of northwest India" by the 9th of September. Of course this has little do with us, but it is the very first indication of the withdrawal of Monsoon 2013 from India, so it's noteworthy.
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Friday's stats:
Low temp: 60.4F (15.8C)
High temp: 70.0F (21.1C)
Rainfall: 1.60" (4.1cm) -- updated at 8:00pm
We're in the midst of yet another downpour of rain this evening before sunset, otherwise it's cloudy and quite foggy as well. Today unfolded pretty much according to plan, with this morning's sunshine giving way to a rapid increase in clouds and fog during the late morning, and the first round of rain showers which began almost exactly at the stroke of noon. There was just over a half inch of rain during that initial dumping, with a heavier batch of rain during the mid-afternoon which put us up over one and one-third inches. Of course this evening's showers are adding more to that total. The morning sun and humidity which dropped to near 60% is now kind of hard to remember.
Daily rainfall rates have been expected to be on the rise since the middle of the week, and we've certainly seen the reality of that in the past two days. We've still managed to get away with a few hours of very nice weather in the mornings, but like clockwork, things turn ugly by the noon hour. There will be increasing amounts of moisture bumping up against the mountains this weekend, while winds in the upper-levels of the atmosphere blow from the north and northeast. That's a great recipe for periods of moderate to heavy rains here along the Dhauladhars -- so despite the sunny breaks, be prepared to get dumped on virtually any time, but especially from mid-day into the evening hours.
My records show rainfall rates recently that are averaging close to the same as they were back in the middle and latter parts of August. That means we are still firmly in the grasp of monsoon season, even though we've been teased with some glimpses of finer weather to come.
MONSOON 2013 RAINFALL, and CURRENT FORECAST details can be found on tabs at the top of the page.
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Friday's stats:
Low temp: 60.4F (15.8C)
High temp: 70.0F (21.1C)
Rainfall: 1.60" (4.1cm) -- updated at 8:00pm
We're in the midst of yet another downpour of rain this evening before sunset, otherwise it's cloudy and quite foggy as well. Today unfolded pretty much according to plan, with this morning's sunshine giving way to a rapid increase in clouds and fog during the late morning, and the first round of rain showers which began almost exactly at the stroke of noon. There was just over a half inch of rain during that initial dumping, with a heavier batch of rain during the mid-afternoon which put us up over one and one-third inches. Of course this evening's showers are adding more to that total. The morning sun and humidity which dropped to near 60% is now kind of hard to remember.
Daily rainfall rates have been expected to be on the rise since the middle of the week, and we've certainly seen the reality of that in the past two days. We've still managed to get away with a few hours of very nice weather in the mornings, but like clockwork, things turn ugly by the noon hour. There will be increasing amounts of moisture bumping up against the mountains this weekend, while winds in the upper-levels of the atmosphere blow from the north and northeast. That's a great recipe for periods of moderate to heavy rains here along the Dhauladhars -- so despite the sunny breaks, be prepared to get dumped on virtually any time, but especially from mid-day into the evening hours.
My records show rainfall rates recently that are averaging close to the same as they were back in the middle and latter parts of August. That means we are still firmly in the grasp of monsoon season, even though we've been teased with some glimpses of finer weather to come.
MONSOON 2013 RAINFALL, and CURRENT FORECAST details can be found on tabs at the top of the page.
