Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 82 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 74 degrees. Muggy, cloudy, generally disgusting weather. The skies will clear Monday around 7 am. But still humid. Yuck.  At least no road salt now and no large heating bills. 

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 74 degrees at 5am. 14 degrees above normal. Yuck. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 74 at 9pm. Super yuck.  The record low of 44 occurred back in 1941. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 70% illuminated. The moon will set around 4:27 am. The Full “Strugeon” Moon is on Thursday.

Good luck sleeping tonight. You’ll need it. 

And if you hated today’s weather, tomorrow will be worse but hopefully wetter. We will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 89 degrees at 3pm. Eight degrees above normal. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 74 at 8am. The record high of 97 was set in 1988. The sun will rise at 6:01 am with the first light at 5:30 am, which is 1 minutes and 5 seconds later then yesterday.

I am glad I didn’t go to the Adirondacks this weekend. Did you hear about all the damage in Pine Lake? I go past there on my way up to Piseco-Powley Road. I don’t know if they got damage up there, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they have had some severe thunderstorms. With the weather I doubt I would have had much chance to swim or paddle between the thunderstorms. 

Looking ahead, First Day with Average High Below 80 is in 1 week, Last Day of At Least 13 Hours of Daylight is in 3 weeks, Citizenship Day is in 5 weeks, First Day with Average High Below 70 is in 6 weeks, October 1st is in 7 weeks, Make a Difference Day is in 10 weeks, First Day on Average with Low of Freezing is in 3 months and New Years Eve is in 20 weeks.

Cloudy periods:
Saturday – Mostly cloudy from 9 pm to midnight.
Sunday – Mostly cloudy from midnight to midnight.
Monday – Mostly cloudy from midnight to 5 am.
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy from 10 am to midnight.
Wednesday – Mostly cloudy from midnight to 4 pm.

Rainy periods:
Saturday – Chance of rain and chance of thunderstorms from 9 pm to midnight. 0.07 inches.
Sunday – Chance of rain and chance of thunderstorms from midnight to 2 pm. Rain and thunderstorms from 2 pm to 3 pm. Chance of rain and chance of thunderstorms from 3 pm to 10 pm. Slight chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms from 10 pm to midnight. 0.29 inches.
Monday – Slight chance of rain from midnight to 2 am. Slight chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms from 6 pm to 8 pm.
Tuesday – Slight chance of rain from 6 am to 8 am. Chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms from 8 am to 12 pm. Chance of rain and chance of thunderstorms from noon to midnight. 0.48 inches.
Wednesday – Chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms from midnight to 12 pm. Chance of rain and chance of thunderstorms from noon to 8 pm. Slight chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms from 8 pm to midnight. 0.71 inches.
Thursday – Slight chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms from midnight to 8 am. Chance of rain and chance of thunderstorms from 8 am to 8 pm.

Muggy periods (dew point greater then 64):
Saturday – Muggy from 9 pm to midnight. 77-82 degrees. Heat Index 77-88. Dew Point 73-74.
Sunday – Muggy from midnight to midnight. 74-89 degrees. Heat Index 97. Dew Point 69-74.
Monday – Muggy from midnight to 4 pm. 69-86 degrees. Heat Index 88. Dew Point 65-69.
Tuesday – Muggy from 11 am to midnight. 71-84 degrees. Heat Index 87. Dew Point 66-67.
Wednesday – Muggy from midnight to midnight. 67-83 degrees. Heat Index 87. Dew Point 67-69.
Thursday – Muggy from midnight to midnight. 66-84 degrees. Heat Index 86. Dew Point 65-67.

Here’s your forecast for the rest of the week …
Sunday Night. Chance of T-storms then Slight Chance of Showers and 69 degrees, 72 max dew point, 6:03 sunrise.
Monday. Partly Sunny and 86 degrees, 67 max dew point, 7:55 sunset.
Monday Night. Mostly Cloudy and 66 degrees, 65 max dew point, 6:04 sunrise.
Tuesday. Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms and 84 degrees, 67 max dew point, 7:54 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers and 67 degrees, 67 max dew point, 6:05 sunrise.
Wednesday. Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms and 83 degrees, 69 max dew point, 7:52 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Mostly Cloudy and 66 degrees, 69 max dew point, 6:06 sunrise.
Thursday. Chance of T-storms and 84 degrees, 66 max dew point, 7:51 sunset.
Thursday Night. Partly Cloudy and 64 degrees, 66 max dew point, 6:07 sunrise.
Friday. Mostly Sunny and 85 degrees, 65 max dew point, 7:49 sunset.

I think I turned this otherwise pretty hot and humid day into a decent one. 

Drove up to Field and Stream store that replaced the little Dick’s that I loved. Didn’t buy anything as it was pretty crowded, but I took a good look around. It’s big, but honestly I like the little one store better which had big box prices but small store atmosphere. I may go back on Monday when it’s less crowded (and the helpful sporting goods clerk I like works) to look at the rifle I’m interested in. I’m not sure if I’m going to spend the money right now despite the good sale. I also don’t know how much I’ll use it compared to my other guns. Maybe I should instead just get another fishing pole and some other stuff. I always like to think about my purchases carefully before I buy them. 

Thacher Park Overlook was pretty cool this evening, watching the thunderstorm roll through the valley. There was a lot of people watching the thunderstorm. It was a lot cooler up on the mountain. 

I got soft  ice cream  at the ice cream shop on the way back from Thacher Park. Nothing like the Watkins Dairy Bar. Oh well, vacation is long in the rear view mirror. 

Sat out back and watched the thunderstorm roll over head. No rain, but the thunder got severe weather enough I hid under the truck cap for a while. No rain though.  At some point I’ll go back inside but in the mean time it’s fairly nice out back. Still kind of humid, especially after the thunderstorm passed by. It was fun watching it as it came by.