Monsoon Tryout
Well it's June now, nearly the first day in summer when it starts getting light at 4:30 am and stays light until after 9 pm. Monsoon-type invasions of tropical air have been trying to establish themselves for a month now, generally 3 or 4 miles up and leaving little precipitation. The tropical Pacific is warmer than average, setting up a El Nino condition for the first time in four years, which promises a wet "monsoon season." This morning there is a light-steady rain which we're not complaining about but the forecaster is talking about real hot summer weather in the coming week. Marolynn's happy because the rain drives us inside to pack still more boxes and get ready for the big garage sale that we must have. This picture was taken (not by me) north of Santa Fe up by Espanola and ended up on the Albuquerque Weather Service site.