Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Heading back to New York today possibly hitting up Letchworth State Park then back to the Finger Lakes. Partly cloudy and 72 degrees in Warren. There is a south-southwest breeze at 10 mph. The dew point is 67 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 1 am.

It was definitely a fun day at the beach at Presque Isle. A long drive from Allegheny National Forest but a nice drive. I love seeing the rural Pennsylvania countryside, smelling the petroleum in Bradford and farms and the rednecks burning their garbage. Pennsylvania rednecks love their fire, there ain’t much th at they don’t burn in the Pennsylvania countryside. The eclipse was pretty neat as seen through eclipse glasses. Looked a lot like the progression of the full moon to quarter moon to crescent moon with the glasses. I do wish the waves were a little better on Lake Erie as that would have made it more fun. I probably should have tried another beach but I was mesmerized with eclipse. 

I am all packed up for the day. Still chewing over going to Letchworth, it depends on how fast the thunderstorms get here. I’d love to see Letchworth again but not in the pouring rain. I might camp there but I’m thinking of heading back to the Finger Lakes so I’m farther east come Wednesday afternoon when I have to go home. 

Today will have showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. High of 80 degrees at 2pm. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 9am. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 73 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1916.

The sun will set at 8:04 pm with dusk around 8:33 pm, which is one minute and 33 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy conditions and 69 degrees. The dew point will be 66 degrees. There will be a west-southwest breeze at 11 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 32 minutes of daytime, an decrease  of 2 minutes and 35 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Low of 56 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 6pm. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2016, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 50 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1988.

Today in 1971, twenty of the Camden 28 were arrested. They were a group of “Catholic left” anti-Vietnam War activists who in 1971 planned and executed a raid on a Camden, New Jersey draft board. The raid resulted in a high-profile criminal trial of the activists that was seen by many as a referendum on the Vietnam War and as an example of successful use of jury nullification.

One month until Autumn Begins when the sun will be setting at 7:11 pm with dusk at 7:39 pm.