Wednesday' stats:
Low temp: 38.3F (3.5C)
High temp: 46.9F (8.3C)
Precipitation since midnight: 0.06" (2mm)
Storm total precipitation: 1.32" (3.4cm)
The low clouds and fog hovering around the area this afternoon have rapidly dispersed at sunset this evening, leaving us with mostly clear skies. We did have some fleeting glimpses of sunshine off and on today, but there was still a lot of stubborn low cloudiness clinging to the mountain slopes. As far as I am aware, there were no showers in our vicinity, although there was a brief thundershower around 2:30am which provided us with our meagre rainfall total since midnight. Today's temps were slightly below normal for the first day of January, and humidity was high -- in the 80-100% range.
Although some leftover moisture remains, there is really nothing tangible to be seen on the weather charts of our recent storm system. Already a ridge of high pressure is building across the northwest one-third of India, as temperatures in the mid- and upper-levels of the atmosphere continue to warm up. With colder air trapped at the surface, this is going to lead to a classic north Indian inversion to our south on the plains, with some widespread winter fog expected. At our elevation we should be the beneficiaries of a decent warming trend tomorrow (Thu) and Friday, as long as we can manage to get the sun to cooperate. This lingering moisture is expected to be scoured out of here, but if it's not, then we'll see some cloud development which could keep temps from warming as much as anticipated.
On Saturday, the next disturbance will appear, bringing in a fresh surge of colder air over the weekend into early next week. At this point, however, it looks like we'll have a dry spell until perhaps the middle of next week. Historically speaking, our best chance of significant snowfall occurs in January... so let's see how the coming weeks unfold.
CURRENT FORECAST details can be found on the tab above.
Low temp: 38.3F (3.5C)
High temp: 46.9F (8.3C)
Precipitation since midnight: 0.06" (2mm)
Storm total precipitation: 1.32" (3.4cm)
The low clouds and fog hovering around the area this afternoon have rapidly dispersed at sunset this evening, leaving us with mostly clear skies. We did have some fleeting glimpses of sunshine off and on today, but there was still a lot of stubborn low cloudiness clinging to the mountain slopes. As far as I am aware, there were no showers in our vicinity, although there was a brief thundershower around 2:30am which provided us with our meagre rainfall total since midnight. Today's temps were slightly below normal for the first day of January, and humidity was high -- in the 80-100% range.
Although some leftover moisture remains, there is really nothing tangible to be seen on the weather charts of our recent storm system. Already a ridge of high pressure is building across the northwest one-third of India, as temperatures in the mid- and upper-levels of the atmosphere continue to warm up. With colder air trapped at the surface, this is going to lead to a classic north Indian inversion to our south on the plains, with some widespread winter fog expected. At our elevation we should be the beneficiaries of a decent warming trend tomorrow (Thu) and Friday, as long as we can manage to get the sun to cooperate. This lingering moisture is expected to be scoured out of here, but if it's not, then we'll see some cloud development which could keep temps from warming as much as anticipated.
On Saturday, the next disturbance will appear, bringing in a fresh surge of colder air over the weekend into early next week. At this point, however, it looks like we'll have a dry spell until perhaps the middle of next week. Historically speaking, our best chance of significant snowfall occurs in January... so let's see how the coming weeks unfold.
CURRENT FORECAST details can be found on the tab above.
