January 5, 2017 8 AM Update

Good morning! Not a terrible walk down to the Park and Ride.Β Β Partly sunny and 26 degrees in Delmar, NY. The sun angle is weak but there are sufficient rays to get into your eyes. Listening to the Seekers’ Georgy Girl which is a sufficiently cheery song for a sunny morning like today. Didn’t have any coffee today because I was out of milk because somebody namely me drank a the last of the milk with cookies last night. Orange juice was fine. I did remember to pack my lunch today.

Enjoy the sun as later we will have increasing clouds, with a high of 31 degrees at 3pm. Typical for today. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies and a high of 19 degrees. The record high of 64 was set in 1950. 8 inches of snow fell back in 1891.

The sun will set at 4:37 pm with dusk around 5:08 pm, which is 59 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 9 hours and 12 minutes of daylight, an increase of one minute and 6 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of snow showers, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Cloudy, with a low of 22 degrees at 4am. Four degrees above normal. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2016, it got down to 5 degrees under mostly clear skies. The record low of -19 occurred back in 1996.

There is a lot of traffic this afternoon going through the plaza. Probably just the normal rush hour delays with everybody back to work. Very clear, and the plaza is pretty but I didn’t bring my camera with me this morning. Β Too bad, because it would have been a good opportunity to get some photos.

Watched some of PBS Nature’s Coywolf show.Β Very interesting special although I think at some point years back I had previously watched it. I will finish watching the recording tonight after I get back fro the library and my evening walk.

January 5, 2017 Morning

Despite the late sunrise around 7:24, it’s a pretty bright and clear morning this Thursday.  The mercury is around  25 degrees but with the west breeze at 14 mph with gusts up to 24 mph, it feels much colder. The current wind chill is 13.

Today, while sunny to start the day,  will have increasing clouds, with a high of 31 degrees at 3pm. Mercury wise, that’s typical for an early January day. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.