Monsoon's Last Gasp
The thundery weather of summer is giving way to longer dry spells between the billowy cumulus clouds and showers. It was a fairly dry summer at the house in Albuquerque; Santa Fe and the mountains behind fared a little better. With a bit of luck we may get more rain this month, but this is a dying "El Nino" pattern where Pacific tropical ocean temperatures have been below normal, and that means little moisture support from that area for the Southwest U.S. One benefit of the approaching Fall season is cooler temperatures and an inclination to throw on an additional cover at night.