June 7, 2016 Night

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Good evening! Currently partly cloudy and 63 degrees in Delmar. There is a west breeze at 14 mph. The dew point is a comfortable 51. It’s nice how long the nights are. By the time I got home at 9:30, there was still some daylight left. Nautical twilight when it’s dark enough to see the stars well and really dark didn’t conclude until 9:50.

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The normal low for tonight is 54, so it will be about normal for this time of year. The record low of 38 occured back in 1951.

Tonight we have a Waxing Crescent Moon with 20% illuminated. The moon will rise around 7:07 am and will set around 11:24 pm. June’s Strawberry Moon is on Monday, June 20th.

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 5:17 am with the first light at 4:42 am, which is 12 seconds earlier then today.

Chance of t-storms and cool for Wednesday. We will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. West wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The normal high for Wednesday is 76, so it will be below normal for this time of year. The record high of 93 happened back in 2011.

Looking ahead, Flag Day is in 1 weeks, Armed Forces Day is in 2 weeks, Altamont Fair Opens is in 10 weeks and Election Day is in 22 weeks.

I think the cool weather will be refreshing. For the weekend with the cool temperatures, I don’t expect the black flies to be too bad for the weekend. We are rapidly moving past black fly season. With those long nights it will be nice in the Adirondacks this weekend . I may pick up some fireworks locally to light off and play with during the weekend.

I’ve started to thinking about mounting the solar panel permanently on the roof of my truck cap. Been thinking about how much sun the truck gets parked and then I would have ample power at camp while parked. I worry about leaks though by drilling through the truck cap roof, so I have some questions about doing it.

I hope you had a good day. Sleep well.

June 7, 2016 Evening

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Good afternoon! Currently partly to mostly cloudy and 66 degrees in Albany. There is a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is a fairly humid 59.

Nice day, and not quite so chaotic today. And Hump Day is tomorrow, further evidence that the weekend is rapidly approaching. I’m happy with that fact.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:31 pm with dusk around 9:05 pm, which is 37 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight we have a Waxing Crescent Moon with 20% illuminated. The moon will set around 11:24 pm. June’s Strawberry Moon is on Monday, June 20th.

Chance of t-storms  but otherwise seasonable for tonight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The normal low for tonight is 54, we are right about average. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1951.

Generally cool but not a washout this weekend. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Sunday, scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 77 degrees.

In four weeks on July 5 the sun will be setting at 8:35 pm, which is 4 minutes later then today. The average high for July 5th 82 degrees, and the record for that date is 99 degrees was set back in 1919.

June 7, 2016 Afternoon

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Good afternoon. 78 degrees under partly cloudy skies. With the sun often dipping under the clouds, it’s not a super nice day. Dew point is 54. Watch out for pop up thunderstorms this afternoon. But other than that should be a decent if not somewhat cloudy afternoon.

June 7, 2016 Morning

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Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Today is VCR day. Honestly, I like how my digital TV converter box automatically records the PBS Newshour each evening – but not on tape like the olden days.

Currently partly cloudy and 63 degrees in Delmar.There is a south-southwest breeze at 9 mph. The dew point is a somewhat sticky 61. A lot of moisture in the air from last night. Not a terrible day but still pretty humid. I wish the bus had more air conditioning.

Slight chance of showers then scattered t-storms today. We will have a slight chance of showers before 9am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The normal high for today is 76, so it will be about normal for this time of year. The record high of 95 happened back in 1999.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:31 pm with dusk around 9:06 pm, which is 38 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 13 minutes of daylight, an increase of 52 seconds over yesterday.

Isolated showers but otherwise seasonable for tonight. We will be isolated showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The normal low for tonight is 54, so it will be about normal for this time of year. The record low of 38 occured back in 1951.

On this day in 1965, the Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples.

There are 1 weeks until Flag Day when the sun will be setting at 8:34 pm with dusk at 9:09 pm. The average high temperature is 78 degrees, with a record high of 96 in 1892.

We made it to Tuesday, so step by step we are getting closer to the weekend. Looking forward to exploring the Miami River this weekend and doing some fishing.