Tuesday, April 22, 2014

more and more comfortable... (am.22.apr.14)>

Once again there are a few thin patches of high clouds around the area as sunrise approaches, otherwise we could call it mostly clear.  Our overnight temperatures have continued to moderate the last few nights -- I'm recording a low temp of 58.5F (14.7C).  There has been no rainfall since last report, and the current humidity reading is 35%.

The overall weather pattern is generally a quiet one, but there are still a few minor issues to watch during the coming several days.  In the near term, we have a very weak upper-level circulation to our southwest over central Pakistan which will shift north and eastward as it dissipates today into tonight.  There are some large areas of mainly high cloudiness associated with it, and that will pose a challenge to our full sunshine potential today.  There is also a slight chance of a shower developing over the mountains during the afternoon.  Otherwise things are looking good into Friday, with a mix of sunshine, occasional clouds, and that very small chance of some kind of PM mountain shower development.  We will have to watch for a slightly better chance of some scattered thundershower action on Friday night through Saturday.

As I've been alluding to for many days, we are on the verge of a significant moderation in temperatures, which actually is already underway.  As long as we don't get too many clouds to spoil the show, it's starting to look like we could be pushing 80F (26C) by late into the weekend or early next week!

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