July and August in the Southwest should be monsoon season, rain every day, or almost.
Yet it’s been days of dry with mostly blue sky.
Just a few fluffy clouds drifting over the canyon. Of course there’s never really a bad sky view over the canyon.
In Arizona we depend on the monsoon thunderstorms to water crops and fill reservoirs. The Colorado River has been flowing strong due to water release from Glen Canyon Dam being sent down stream to Lake Mead.
Just to break up the blue monotony
Statistically, weather forecasters consider it a “monsoon day” when the average daily dew point is 55 degrees or higher. Today the dew point is 28 degrees.
Yet at the end of the day, all we can do is pray for the monsoon thunderstorms to come our way.
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Beautiful series of sky shots, Gaelyn. I agree that there are probably no bad sky days over the Grand Canyon. It is such a beautiful place. I hope you receive your much needed rain. It is pretty dry here too. Happy skywatching!
Beautiful shots.
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Beautiful photographs. It is dry in many parts of the country…we can all only hope for some rain.
Hoping your rains come soon. Our farmers need rain too after a record wet spring. Your photos make the canyon look very inviting.
It is hot and dry everywhere it seems. Hope you get some relieve soon too. Absolutely beautiful photos. Such amazing country. Mickie 🙂
You really get to see a nice piece of sky out that way. A place I'd like to visit some day.
oh your photos are so splendid. but yes, this lack of rainfall is worrisome. I will hope for rain for you there in the beautiful S.W. happy SWF Gaelyn.
Those views are just amazing! Here's hoping you get the rain you need.
Beautiful skies and scenery, Gaelyn. We are getting all your rain here in East Africa. It has rained almost daily since mid-April. I hope you get your much-needed rains soon. (((hugs))) Jo
gorgeous as can be.
We're certainly at the mercy of the weather. Our days have been hot and dry this week, too, but rain is back in the forecast next week.
Love that first photo of the clouds over the canyon.
Ahhhh, Gaelyn…it is wonderful visiting your blog again. Such lovely photographs of THE most amazing place on earth (imho). Here's hoping for rain, and soon.