September 26, 2017 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 72 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 67 degrees. Certainly not a pleasant evening, at least outside of air conditioned buildings. This is like the worse of summer weather, which we only had a few nights of earlier this summer. The muggy weather ends Thursday around 3 am. And more likely then not, that will be it until 2018. But who knows as this year goes on with this crazy warm spell and a changing climate that pushes the jet stream to the extreme north or south in America.  

Went grocery shopping this evening and to the laundry mat. Sat out back for a while, then went back insider as I needed to charge my phone, and honestly I prefer to use my phone with my bluethooth mouse and keyboard. Much faster and easier to use that trying to hit buttons on the touch screen with my big fat fingers.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 65 degrees at 4am. 17 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 10pm. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Not much relief from the heat and humidty there. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 24 occurred back in 1947.

The First Quarter Moon will be tomorrow with isolated t-storms then isolated showers. The Hunter Moon is on Thursday, October 5th. The sun will rise at 6:48 am with the first light at 6:20 am, which is one minute and 6 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight will have 12 hours and 4 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and still quite hot and humid, with a high of 85 degrees at 3pm. 21 degrees above normal. Yeap, that’s hot for late September. Maximum dew point of 67 at 10am. Humid too.  Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 84 was set in 1998.

A fairly typical early October weekend on tap. Much cooler but sunny. Saturday, a chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 42 at 6am. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 66. Maximum dew point of 42 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 66 degrees.

In four weeks on October 24 the sun will be setting at 5:58 pm, which is 46 minutes and 8 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2016 on that day, we had rain, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 52 and 42 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 57 and 37 degrees. The record high of 74 degrees was set back in 1973.

Looking ahead, 6:30 PM Sunset is Next Tuesday, Coldest Day of Year (Avg. 14-30 degrees) is in 15 weeks and Inaugeration Day 2021 is in 173 weeks.

I think I am going to retire to bed now, and then sit by the fan and listen to a podcast. Good night!

September 26, 2017 9 AM Update

The 89 million dollar question is will we break the 2007 record of 89 degrees today. Regardless, it’s going to be a hot and humid day today with dew points in the upper 60s and temperatures expected climb into the upper 80s or maybe low 90s. And the warmth is expected to progress into the evening. Enjoy it, much cooler weather starts pushing in on Thursday. 

The sun will set at 6:44 pm with dusk around 7:12 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly clear conditions and 83 degrees. The dew point will be 69 degrees. The heat index around sunset will be 71. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 11 hours and 56 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 53 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 64 degrees at 6am. 17 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 69 at 6pm. Light south wind. Another hot and sticky evening here in the city but it will be somewhat  cooler come tomorrow evening. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 24 occurred back in 1947.

Albany is still deja moo, the same old bull that pays the bills. Moose River Plains was so nice this past weekend as was the drive back through the Black River Valley and along the West Canada Creek. It evidence that a few nice places still remain in New York, not totally spoiled by dictates of out of touch politicians and the zealots who put them into office. I have a case of the Mondays. 

So I’m making progress in putting my camp gear away but I still have more to do. The camera looks like it is drying out well, I will see if it works later in the week. I probably should get a waterproof pouch for that too, they are so inexpensive today. While I can’t shoot well through that it could protect the camera while climbing in and out of the kayak when going over beaver dams and other times when I know there is a high risk of going into the drink. 

While next weekend is expected to be quite beautiful but much cooler, I probably will stay in town in preparation for my Columbus Day week trip. I still haven’t finalized my plans for the week and I don’t know if it’s even on the work schedule yet but I should follow up on that. I kind of want to do the Blue Ridge Parkway but I’m undecided about driving so far away and I really don’t like staying in developed campgrounds with campsites right upon each other. This time of year the days are so short and lately I’ve been so drowsy that I’m not not sure how far I really want to go. 

Looking ahead to next week, the sun will be setting at 6:32 pm with dusk at 7:00 pm. On that day in 2016, we had drizzle, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 72 and 57 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 65 degrees. We hit a record high of 83 back in 1967.

September 26, 2017 Morning

Good morning! Happy Tuesday as the late September heat wave continues (for now). Foggy and 65 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 64 degrees. Humid, muggy, and just a damp summer morning.

Today will have areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high of 87 degrees at 3pm. 19 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 70 at 11am. Calm wind. Hazy, hot and humid. It’s Indian Summer. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 68 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 2007. It’s possible we will break that record today, only time will show. Hopefully your office is well air coniditonined, so you won’t notice the heat until going home time. And by then the sun will have set low enough that the temperatures will be dropping.

Enjoy Indian Summer while you still can.