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The color television assures us that April showers bring May flowers. 🌷🌻🌼 I'll believe it when I see it, though there are definite hints of the green up -- grass is looking greener in the city, some bushes are starting to bloom and there are signs of the days to come. Days have gotten longer, windows open and it's generally just nicer then not that long ago.

April 16, 2024 Morning

Good morning! Sunny and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Calm wind.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 63 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 22nd. Light northwest wind increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 2012. 5.3 inches of snow fell back in 1983.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 57.7° from the due south horizon (-13.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.8 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 7:01 pm with the sun in the west (279°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west-northwest (285°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:39 pm after setting for 3 minutes with dusk around 8:08 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous πŸŒ” Moon in the south (178°) at an altitude of 70° from the horizon, 248,337 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:44 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 56 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 11 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 30 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 34 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 9th. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. In 2023, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1971.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 60. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 58. Typical average high for the weekend is 62 degrees.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until 8 PM Sunset πŸŒ‡ when the sun will be setting at 8:04 pm with dusk at 8:34 pm. On that day in 2023, we had mostly cloudy and temperatures between 59 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 69 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1930.

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