Monsoon breaks hiatus, drops forecast
My good people,
It is been more than a month since my last post. I cannot readily explain this extended delinquency. Perhaps I was suffering ongoing trauma from the Flying Fish incident (see below; this problem has thankfully not reemerged). Perhaps I am just bone-weary thanks to a long, long school year filled with bad news and worse children.
Anywho, I thought it was high time for a good old Monsoon forecast, and so here it is.
Tuesday 5/17: Rainy and cooler with a high in the low 60s. Expect heavy rain, especially early, amounting to perhaps as much as an inch, and isolated thunderstorms in late afternoon and evening.
Wednesday 5/18: Rainy and breezy with a half-inch of rain; flooding problems developing in some areas. High in the mid 60s. Expect showers in the evening and overnight.
Thursday 5/19: Generally cloudy but expect some peeks of sunshine. Much of the day should be rain-free, save for some late afternoon thunderstorms. High in the mid 70s.
Friday 5/20: More clouds than sun; a few showers and drizzle are possible, but not a washout. Scattered late afternoon thunderstorms are possible. High in the mid 70s. [This is Mifflin’s Imagine Day—weather permitting—so I will provide a Thursday update on Friday’s weather. Right now, I’d say there’s a 65% probability that Imagine Day will be held Friday.]
Saturday 5/21: Partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and drizzle; thunderstorms possible late. High in the upper 70s.
Sunday 5/22: Some periods of sunshine mixed with clouds; no rain! Rather windy. High in the upper 70s.
Monday 5/23: Warm and humid with plenty of sunshine and storm late afternoon thunderstorms likely. High in the mid 80s.
Tuesday 5/24: Overcast with more of the same from Monday; highs in the low to mid 80s.
Wednesday 5/25: Mostly sunny, warm and humid. Highs in the upper 80s.
Thursday 5/26: Continued sunny, unseasonably warm and humid. (Normal highs for this time of year are in the mid 70s.) High in the low 90s(!).
Friday 5/27: Three days of humid, soupy, rainforesty conditions begin today. Expect highs in the range of 80, with swampy nethers and stinky children.
Beyond: Expect a cool-down Monday 5/30 into Tuesday 5/31, with scattered showers and highs in the mid 60s.