September 4, 2016 5 PM Update

Good evening! Mostly clear and 69 degrees in Gilboa. There is a east-northeast breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 53 degrees. Rather autumn like. It was frigid at the Mine Kill State Park pool. The sun was bright and I probably burnt a bit despite wearing sunscreen. The water in the pool was a ridiculously cold 70 degrees. Had some dinner, hiked around the mountain I am camping on, and now I’m watching the sunset from Leonard Hill. 

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 54 degrees at 4am. Two degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 54 at 8pm. Northeast wind around 8 mph. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1974. The sun will set at 7:24 pm with dusk around 7:53 pm, which is 1 minutes and 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 24% illuminated. The moon will set around 11:13 pm. The First Quarter Moon is on Friday at 11:49 am with partly cloudy expected. The Full β€œCorn” Moon is on Friday, September 16th at 7:05 pm.

Labor Day will be mostly sunny, with a high of 76 degrees at 3pm. Typical for Labor Day. Maximum dew point of 56 at 4pm. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. The record high of 91 was set in 1973.

In four weeks on October 2 the sun will be setting at 6:35 pm, which is 49 minutes earlier then today. It’s amazing to think October is less than a month away and it will be much cooler. The average high is 65 degrees, and the record for that date is 85 degrees was set back in 1927. Doesn’t seem that long ago when 85 degrees was a typical warm summer day. 

September 4, 2016 Morning

Good morning! Happy Sunday. Sunny and 55 degrees in Gilboa. Light breeze. The dew point is 49 degrees. Definitely feel like a fall morning as the sun rises over the other side of the mountain. Nice night sleeping but I did wake up pretty early. Acorns are falling and I heard the grunt of a buck early in the morning. 

Made french toast for breakfast and sausage with some orange juice and bananas on the side. It was a bit of work to carry all that up the mountain – especially the campstove. Had to make an extra run to my truck – about a quarter mile away – when I left the bread in the truck. French toast without bread, just ain’t the same. 

While I was making coffee this morning I looked up and saw a red tailed hawk right above on a branch. Probably looking to snag some breakfast. Flew off but I’m sure the hawk likes this area, although they may be he was kind of confused why I was in his area with cliffs. 

Today will have patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high of 73 degrees at 3pm. Probably the pool will feel warmer than the air. Four degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 53 at 4pm. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. The record high of 97 was set in 1929. The sun will set at 7:24 pm with dusk around 7:53 pm, which is 1 minutes and 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 12 hours and 57 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday. The days of thirteen hours of daylight are just a memory. 

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 53 degrees at 5am. Three degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 53 at 6pm. Northeast wind around 7 mph. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1974.

There is 1 week until September 11th when the sun will be setting at 7:12 pm with dusk at 7:40 pm. The average high temperature is 74 degrees, with a record high of 98 in 1931.