Good evening! Mostly clear and 83 degrees in Delmar. There is a southwest breeze at 7 mph. The dew point is 70 degrees. The heat index is 81. It still us pretty sticky out.

Clothes washed and packed. Water, propane, and most of the camping gear is packed. Washed the kitchen floor and cleaned out the refrigerator. I’ll pack the food tomorrow and the ice. I didn’t buy any food in advance, as I figured I can buy the food I need in the Finger Lakes. Mostly ready to go in the morning but I’ll need to pick up my eye glasses at 9 AM at the eye doctor. I hope to be on the road by 10 tomorrow. 

Sticky conditions in the mean time for sleeping… 

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Maximum dew point of 70 at 10pm. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1981. Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 80% illuminated. The moon will . The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday with mostly clear skies expected. The Full “Strugeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.

Tomorrow will have isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Sunny, with a high of 89 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees above normal. West wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 65 at 8am. The record high of 96 was set in 1955. The sun will rise at 5:38 am with the first light at 5:05 am, which is 57 seconds later then yesterday.

0 inch of rain expected between Saturday 2pm and Sunday 1am. 0.3 inch of rain expected between Monday 8am and Tuesday 7am. Within the next four days, a total of 0.3 inches of rain is expected.We have some muggy weather coming up. Friday 10pm – Saturday 3am. Maximum temperature will be 83 degrees, a heat index reaching 87, and a maximum dew point of 70. Saturday 8am – Saturday 11am. Maximum temperature will be 83 degrees, a heat index reaching 85, and a maximum dew point of 65. Monday 12pm – Tuesday 11am. Maximum temperature will be 90 degrees, a heat index reaching 96, and a maximum dew point of 71. Thursday 7pm – Thursday 11pm. Maximum temperature will be 85 degrees, a heat index reaching 87, and a maximum dew point of 65.

Looking ahead, National Lasagna Day is in 1 weeks, First Day of Sunset Before 8 PM in Albany is in 3 weeks, National Dog Day is in 5 weeks, Corn Moon is in 8 weeks, First Day of Autumn is in 2 months, Make a Difference Day is in 3 months, Veterans Day is in 16 weeks and Buy Nothing Day / Black Friday is in 18 weeks.

Saturday Night. Scattered T-storms then Partly Cloudy and 62 degrees, 64 max dew point, 5:40 sunrise.
Sunday. Sunny and 88 degrees, 62 max dew point, 8:23 sunset.
Sunday Night. Partly Cloudy and 64 degrees, 60 max dew point, 5:41 sunrise.
Monday. Isolated T-storms then Scattered T-storms and 92 degrees, 70 max dew point, 8:22 sunset.
Monday Night. Chance of T-storms and 70 degrees, 71 max dew point, 5:42 sunrise.
Tuesday. Mostly Sunny and 88 degrees, 69 max dew point, 8:21 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Mostly Clear and 66 degrees, 64 max dew point, 5:43 sunrise.
Wednesday. Mostly Sunny and 89 degrees, 64 max dew point, 8:20 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 66 degrees, 63 max dew point, 5:44 sunrise.
Thursday. Mostly Sunny and 90 degrees, 64 max dew point, 8:19 sunset.

Good afternoon! A hot afternoon. It is mostly cloudy with a fair bit of haze and 89 degrees in Delmar. There is a west-southwest breeze at 10 mph. The dew point is 72 degrees. The heat index is 94. Stay cool and hydrated on this afternoon.

Good morning! Last day of work for me before vacation. While it’s going to be hot outside today, I’m going to be pretty busy all day long. Right now, partly  cloudy and 76 degrees in Delmar. There is a south-southwest breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 63 degrees.

Today look for scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. It’s always that way with the heat and humidity.   Partly sunny, with a high of 91 degrees at 3pm. Eight degrees above normal. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 70 at 5pm. Yucky sticky. The record high of 102 was set in 1926. The sun will set at 8:25 pm with dusk around 8:57 pm, which is 53 seconds earlier than yesterday. Fortunately, tomorrow I’m heading out west where the sun sets late. Today will have 14 hours and 46 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 1 minutes and 50 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have isolated showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 71 at 7pm. Even stickier. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1981. You can only dream of that cold when sitting by some compressed Freon today.

0.2 inch of rain expected between Friday 8am and Friday 7pm. 0.2 inch of rain expected between Monday 8am and Tuesday 7am. Within the next four days, a total of 0.4 inches of rain is expected.We have some muggy weather coming up. Friday 10am – Saturday 11am. Maximum temperature will be 91 degrees, a heat index reaching 96, and a maximum dew point of 71. Monday 12pm – Tuesday 1pm. Maximum temperature will be 91 degrees, a heat index reaching 95, and a maximum dew point of 69.

Today in 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment. Remember if you eat other humans, to take our the garbage regularly. I don’t know if human carcasses burn quite as well as coons. Maybe with enough diesel and some tires. Two years later, Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. I bet some rednecks in hick towns had some wild bonfires after that, getting rid of all their moldy, flooded junk. Stay up wind of the black smoke.

There are 1 week until National Lasagna Day when the sun will be setting at 8:18 pm with dusk at 8:50 pm. Sad how much earlier the sun is setting now. Thanks Obama.  The average high temperature is 82 degrees, with a record high of 97 in 1894.

Make some money today than vacation. I have to go to the laundromat tonight and pack, and wash the kitchen floor which didn’t happen yesterday. I want to leave early tomorrow, as it’s a long drive out to the Finger Lakes National Forest and I want to have time to get lunch and take some pictures. I do need to pick up my eye glasses and contacts at 9 AM at Empire Vision. I still left a lot of my stuff packed in my truck from last week.