Sunday, October 20, 2013

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It's a sunny Sunday morning.  Just before sunrise, I recorded a low temp of 57.0F (13.9C) here in the upper part of town, which is the second coolest temperature of the season thus far.  Humidity is slightly higher this morning -- at 55%, and there has been no rainfall since last report.

Things are still looking rather uneventful over the course of the next several days, which is normal for late October, with no storm systems on the weather maps.  Of course we always have the Dhauladhar thunder machine to deal with -- so I can't confidently say that there won't be some shower/thunder development during the afternoon hours up there which could drift down into McLeod before sunset.  That's the only caveat to a forecast which should feature plenty of sunshine during the mornings, a build-up of afternoon clouds over the mountains, tolerable humidity levels, and temperatures remaining quite pleasant for the season.

According to long-term historical/climatological records, the 20th of October until about the 20th of December averages out to be the driest stretch of weather of the year in Dharamsala/McLeod Ganj.  Of course that doesn't mean there won't be occasional storm systems moving through, providing us with some periods of showers and even a thunderstorm or two during the next couple of months-- but on balance, it's the most serene time of year.

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