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.
The heavy rains and thunderstorms that could affect the area on Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday.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.