Saturday, April 26, 2014

sun & risk of thunder... (am.26.apr.14)>

Skies are clear at dawn on this Saturday morning, so we're going to have bright sunshine very shortly.  It seems every time I post lately I'm reporting a "new warmest temperature", and that's happening again as the overnight low here at my location of 61.2F (16.2C) is the mildest this season.  Humidity is currently 37%, and there has been no rainfall since last report.

A barely distinguishable disturbance in the upper atmosphere will be moving across northern India today, but there is certainly no tangible evidence of that this morning.  It only consists of a bit of upper-level rotation and a pocket of slightly cooler air aloft -- but it could be enough to generate some instability as the day wears on, leading to the risk of a random shower or thundershower or two somewhere around the area.  Enjoy the warmth and sunshine, but just be aware of that thundershower development potential as we move toward the afternoon/early evening hours.

I've now recorded five days in a row above 70F (21.1C), which is the first time that's happened since way back in September.  There seems to be little doubt that our temperatures will continue to moderate further as we head through the weekend into at least the middle of next week.  A building ridge of high pressure aloft is setting us up for a summer-like pattern for a few days, which has been a long time in coming this year!

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