What Monsoon?

Above, a view of the house from down the road. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Several fellow residents in Jamestown have been wondering what happened to our monsoon rainstorms. It has been pretty dry around here for the past few weeks (maybe an occasional small sprinking). Yesterday, it hit 90° here. At least I'm not in Lake Havasu, Arizona where there's an excessive heat warning.

From what I heard, we had heavy rains around the end of July which saturated the ground for a while. I missed this since I was up in Idaho and Wyoming at the time.

Supposedly, we're to get some possible thunderstorms starting tomorrow afternoon for a few days. We definitely could use the water.

From the National Weather Service:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Wednesday

Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.