May 24, 2016 Night

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59 degrees and mostly cloudy at bedtime. 51 degrees for the low tonight with clearing. Hot but not humid day tomorrow with the mercury pushing 85 or maybe even 90 degrees. Hot weather through the weekend with humidity creeping in on Saturday. Thunderstorms may bring downpours each day coming up.

I made some new state land maps for the blog and Google Maps showing the local unemployment rates for the state for April and the nation for counties in March. Those maps will be featured over the next month.

I dug the big box fan out of the closet. I will draw the shades before work. I’m ready to embrace the warm weather. I don’t have air conditioning at home, but I’ll just stay outside until I go to bed.

Good night. Enjoy the evenings cool before tomorrow’s warmth.

May 24, 2016 Evening

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Good evening. Tonight was Bronx Night at the Egg, so I got a few good eats before catching the bus home. Today was kind of a damp and gray day, much more than expected. It never really cleared out, although I think the most recent shower is over and some more sun. Today’s high was only 67, it’s dropped back to 63.

Tonight is going to be mild with a low around 51. Sunset is at 8:20 with dusk around 8:56. Tomorrow the heat kicks in with a high around 85 to 90 under partly sunny skies. With a breeze and dew points in the 50s, it won’t nearly feel so warm. The weather forecasters are predicting a toasty summer.

Today the unemployment rate figures for April were released. I’ll try to get an unemployment map together tonight showing the local area unemployment rates across the state tonight to feature tomorrow.

I also got to make up some new maps tonight. Maybe after the evening walk as I watch the PBS Newshour. Tomorrow is going to be hot in the evening, so I doubt I’ll want to spend much time inside playing on the computer.

May 24, 2016 Morning

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Good morning. 59 degrees and rain. The rain should be pulling out and we should see clearing skies and mostly sunny skies around 73 degrees which is a few degrees above normal. The real warm weather comes tomorrow with a high expected around 87 degrees for both Wednesday and Thursday. For Friday look for 89 degrees and for Saturday look for 90.

The higher temperatures mean an increasing number of thunderstorms. Going to be a warm one for the second half of the week but it won’t be super sticky although you’ll feel the heat more on Saturday as the dew points creep into the low to mid 60s.

Except for the thunderstorms, I expect a nice Memorial Day. Don’t forget your bathing suits and ample cold beverages. Most public beaches aren’t open yet, but there are plenty of swimming holes to hit up this hot weekend.

I decided to get an un-amplified PA speaker for my truck. The one I got was only about $20 and based on the reviews should be reasonably load but decently weather resistant for hanging under the truck. It has a standard headphone-type jack, so it should be just plug and play. Where it will be mounted (the only place with adequate space) is down by the bumper, exposed to mud, rocks, and road salt, so I don’t want to want to spend a fortunate on something that might get damaged.

Still planning to head to Vermont for the long weekend.  I have a particular campsite in mind — I want something that will be fairly remote, with a decent breeze and good tree cover. It’s going to be a hot weekend, but I’ll probably spend some time swimming in Grout Pond. I guess I could go to the Adirondacks, but I’m bored with Moose River Plains, and honestly, this time of year the black flies are bound to be bad. MRP for Independence Weekend though I expect.