Sunday, March 30, 2014

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A nearly perfect Sunday morning is dawning, with clear skies at sunrise.  I've recorded an overnight low of 52.2F (11.2C) here on Tushita Road below the mountaineering center, and no precipitation since last report.  Humidity is currently 50%.

We're getting some well-deserved nice weather for a change.  Although we've had random dry and pleasant days here and there this month, it's been hard to string more than two in a row together.  A building ridge of high pressure in the upper atmosphere will dominate our weather pattern here in northern India through Tuesday -- providing us with generally sunny skies, pleasantly mild temperatures, and little chance of any significant precipitation.  Of course we all know that even the tiniest bit of instability can trigger a thundershower over the Dhauladhars during the PM hours -- so we still have to be aware of that potential and not be too shocked if it happens.

Although temperatures warmed up rather dramatically yesterday, and should hit the mid-60sF (18C) each of the next few days, that's STILL cooler than it should be as we cross from March into April.  There are probably few complaints, though.

There will be a new disturbance approaching on Wednesday, and that's going to bring us an increasing chance of some scattered showers and thundershowers again -- especially between Wednesday evening and Thursday evening.

Check the CURRENT FORECAST details on the tab above.