Saturday, November 16, 2013

pleasantly uneventful... (pm.16.nov.13)>

Saturday's stats:

Low temp: 50.5F (10.3C)
High temp: 59.4F (15.2C)
Rainfall: none

Today has been the mildest day since the 4th of November -- if only by a fraction of a degree.  Other than the expected high, thin cirrus clouds which hung around for a while this morning, we had tons of sun again, making it a full week of sunshine dominating dramatically over clouds.  Humidity was mainly in the 30-40% range all day.

We're in the midst of a very uneventful weather pattern, as a west-southwesterly flow in the upper-levels of the atmosphere continues from Arabia into the western and central Himalayan region.  Although there are a couple of weak disturbances drifting along in those upper-level winds, there's hardly any moisture to be found, and atmospheric temperature profiles are very stable.  This is how it should be this time of year, which is normally the time when storm systems are few and far between, and air masses tend to be rather stable and not prone to much drama.

I'm still waiting for the thermometer to surge upward a bit more aggressively, since warming in the mid- and upper-levels should eventually translate into some milder temps here at our elevation.  It's looking like tomorrow (Sun) into Tuesday will be the best opportunity for us to experience some above average temps for the season... and I am still very hopeful that we'll rise at least a couple of degrees above 60F before the next surge of cooler air begins to threaten during the middle of the coming week.

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