Good evening. Seeing that blue sky tonight is nice, but it is chilly with that breeze. It’s 49 degrees and party cloudy with a stiff northwest breeze going 16 miles per hour with gusts pushing 30. Windchill is at 43 degrees but it feels cold then that, even with the sun. The blue skies and green grass are pleasing to the eye, even if it’s chilly this evening. Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with about 40% illuminated. The moon will be setting around 11:30 PM tonight. So if you bundle up, plenty of time to enjoy the moon.

Tonight will be  partly cloudy and blustery with a low of 30 degrees. Sunset at 7:35 PM tonight. Probably too cold to go down to the park tonight, especially with that bone chilling weather. But the cold won’t last, and the wind is expected to die down around 2 AM. Tomorrow, sunny and 55 degrees, about 2 degrees below normal. The long range shows only sunny skies, with temperatures on Thursday in the upper 50s, then 60s and 70s through at least Tuesday. That’s pretty typical for the second half of April, which will be upon us starting Friday. It seems like time goes by quickly.

Five Weeks from now is Pack Rat Day. With an average high of 70 degrees on that day, it’s perfect weather for a good bonfire. Clean out your closet and enjoy a nice roaring fire. You can’t go wrong with that if you live out in the sticks. Things should green up well by then so the fire risk will be low.

Speaking of fire, I’m a bit undecided about my weekend plans. I have the 40 Karner Road clean up on Saturday morning. I’m wavering on going camping out at a local state forest. A nice campfire would be nice. It’s going to be warm for sure. But still it’s a lot of work to pack and unpack for one nights camping. I might just be better off going down to the park with a book and put off camping until it becomes even more summer like.

Two weeks I’ll be leaving for vacation. I am thinking about leaving from work for vacation and just buying firewood so I have it for the first night. I’m increasingly looking at the Finger Lakes for the vacation, and maybe one night down at the Pine Creek Gorge, depending on when spring comes. I might consider taking US 20 along the northern Finger Lakes and heading south, but that still to be decided. I like Wellsboro and the gorge is probably pretty in spring time. I wonder what kind of cold water fishing opportunities for trout exist in northern Tioga County, it’s something that I need to research.

Tomorrow I got to drop off my sportscoat off for dry cleaning, something that should have happened a month ago. But at least no dressing up for work until May 3rd, so I ain’t complaining. It’s remarkable to think May isn’t that far away.

Have a good evening.