August 21, 2016 11 PM Update

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Good evening! Light rain this evening and 71 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west-southwest breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 67 degrees. Kind of damp, wet and muggy evening.  The rain should be ending shortly. 

Tonight will have showers likely, mainly before 11pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 10pm. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1982.

Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 70% illuminated. The Last Quarter Moon is on Thursday with chance of t-storms expected. The Full “Corn” Moon is on Friday, September 16th. I know I’m enjoying the sweet corn now and will be sad when the frost comes and it’s no more. 

The sun will rise at 6:09 am with the first light at 5:40 am, which is 1 minutes and 4 seconds later then yesterday.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of 75 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees below normal. A very nice day but somewhat cool.  Maximum dew point of 59 at 6am. By 5 pm expect a dew point around 51 or 50 — very clear and dry.   Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. The record high of 93 was set in 1916. 

The Weekend that Was – August 21, 2016

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The sun certainly sets early as we head into the second half of August. I  stopped and bought some firewood on the way up to the Adirondacks, and I’m sure glad that I did. It was pretty dark when I finally got camp set up and the fire started, it was totally dark out.

Hiked Panther Mountain overlooking Piseco Lake. It’s  a short hike but very popular in this rather nice day. Then I hiked back to Sand Lake where it was very quiet. Spent several hours at the Potholers, which was awful high for this time of year. I’m not sure if this area is still in drought but it’s still muddy from last week. Went out fishing on East Canada Creek but everything I caught it was pretty tiny. Probably not good fishing this far up, but it was a pretty night.

Both nights I has nice little campfires. It wasn’t too cold, although driving up on Friday night by the time I got to Powley Road, it was only 64 degrees and cool enough to warrant closing up the windows. All weekend has been fairly cool although yesterday was at least warm enough for the Potholers. Summer is rapidly coming to an end.

Both evenings where clear and starry. Last night I went fishing around dusk. This morning things started to cloud up, but no rain until a light showers when I put the kayak on the roof of my truck.

It was a pretty good weekend but it came and went so quickly…

August 21, 2016 8 PM Update

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Exceptional temperatures:
Monday will be cool. 70 degrees. 80 normal. 93 record (1982). Mostly Sunny.
Monday night will be cool. 51 degrees. 59 normal. 44 record (1988). Clear.
Thursday night will be warm. 67 degrees. 59 normal. 40 record (1942). Chance of T-storms.
Friday night will be warm. 64 degrees. 58 normal. 41 record (1969). Partly Cloudy.
Rain and thunderstorms expected:
Sunday – Rainchance of thunderstorms from 7 pm to 8 pm. Rain from 8 pm to 10 pm. Chance of rain from 10 pm to midnight. 0.27 inches.
Monday – Chance of rain from midnight to 1 am. Slight chance of rain from 1 am to 2 am.
Thursday – Chance of rain and thunderstorms from 8 pm to midnight.
Friday – Chance of rain and thunderstorms from midnight to 6 pm.
Cloudy periods:
Sunday – Cloudy from 7 pm to 10 pm. Mostly cloudy from 10 pm to midnight.
Muggy periods (dew point greater then 64):
Sunday – Muggy from 7 pm to 10 pm. 69-73 degrees. Dew Point 65-69.
Friday – Muggy from 11 am to 9 pm. 71-80 degrees. Heat Index 83. Dew Point 65-68.

August 21, 2016 Evening

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Good evening! Cloudy and 78 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is 71 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around noontime.

Tonight will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 62, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 71 at 6pm. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1982. The sun will set at 7:46 pm with dusk around 8:16 pm, which is 1 minutes and 35 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 13 hours and 36 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over yesterday.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of 75 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 59 at 6am. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. The record high of 93 was set in 1916.

On this day in 1959, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. I guess that makes Barack Obama a US Citizen. He was born in 1961. Many conservatives think that is too bad.

There are 3 weeks until September 11th when the sun will be setting at 7:10 pm with dusk at 7:39 pm. The average high temperature is 74 degrees, with a record high of 98 in 1931.