February 18, 2017 8 AM Update

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Two weeks to Average High is 40. Partly cloudy and 40 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph.

Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 49 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees above normal. South wind 6 to 13 mph. A year ago, we had snow and a high of 30 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1981. 6.3 inches of snow fell back in 2000.

The sun will set at 5:32 pm with dusk around 6:00 pm, which is 1 minutes and 17 seconds later than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly clear conditions and 45 degrees. There will be a south-southwest breeze at 9 mph.

Last Quarter Moon tonight with 47% illuminated. The moon will rise around 11:26 pm and set around 11:56 am. The Full β€œWorm” Moon is on Sunday, March 12th. The sun will rise at 6:46 am with the first light at 6:17 am, which is 1 minutes and 28 seconds earlier then yesterday. Tonight will have 13 hours and 12 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over last night.

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 34 degrees at 6am. 16 degrees above normal. Southwest wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight. In 2016, it got down to 11 degrees with periods of snow. The record low of -7 occurred back in 1878.

In four weeks on March 18 the sun will be setting at 7:06 pm (Daylight Savings Time), which is 1 hour and 33 minutes later then today. In 2016 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 51 and 32 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 45 and 26 degrees. The record high of 69 degrees was set back in 2012.

Looking ahead, Average High is 40 is in 2 weeks, April Fools Day is in 6 weeks, Tax Day is in 2 months and Father’s Day is in 4 months.

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