Good evening! Mostly clear and 40 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. Cool moon lit evening but that is to be expected during the second week of November. Getting packed and watching the PBS Newshour. 

Mostly packed for my week long trip to the Finger Lakes, then Western New York and Chautauqua County then down to the Pennsylvania. I don’t have a set agenda but I have a general idea of where I want to go to and a lot will depend on the weather. It was a lot of work to pack, as I didn’t have any of the gear in my truck after spending the past two months working in North Syracuse.  Checked the fluids under the hood, went to the bank, got money and deposited the checks from the insurance overpayment and got most of my clothes packed. 

Also donated blood and got a haircut. I like being back home and able to walk everywhere. North Syracuse had sidewalks but where I was staying was a bit too far to walk. Cicero in contrast had no real sidewalks despite the many businesses. Didn’t get my flu shot though. Maybe next week. I should do that sooner than later, it’s easy and important. Needle hurt like a bitch when I was stuck twice to draw blood, mom says it was because I was dehydrated. Drank a lot of beer at the party last night and coffee in the morning but minimal fluids before donating blood. In retrospect that was a mistake. 

Getting better at driving after dark. I think driving home after dark most days in North Syracuse made me a much better night driver. That and the moonlight made driving home easy. 

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 40 degrees at 10pm. Eight degrees above normal. South wind around 8 mph. One year ago, cloudy with a low around 44. The record low of 15 occurred back in 1956.

Big beautiful Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 75% illuminated. The skies are full of moonlight. The moon will set around 4:58 am. The Full “Beaver” Moon is on Sunday night with partly cloudy skies expected. A lot of nice moonlit evenings are ahead for sure. 

Tomorrow will have isolated showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 49 degrees at 10am. One degrees below normal. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Last year, cloudy with a high around 51. The record high of 70 was set in 2002. There was 3 inches of snow back in 1906. The sun will rise at 6:42 am with the first light at 6:12 am, which is 1 minutes and 15 seconds later then yesterday.

Looking ahead, Thanksgiving is in 2 weeks. Tomorrow is Veterans Day and the Southern Zone opener is one week from Saturday.