Good morning! Did you remember to wear green? 50¢ ice cream cones at Stewart’s today. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. Currently foggy and 45 degrees with a 6 mph south wind. We may see some clearing out mid day once the fog burns off.

This Saint Patrick’s Day will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. At least it will be mild. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. That’s about 15 degrees above normal. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 1990.

Tonight the sun will set at 7:05 pm with darkness around 7:33 pm, which is 1 minutes and 10 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 12 hours and 3 minutes of daylight, an increase of 2 minutes and 55 seconds over yesterday. Hopefully we will have more sun then clouds today. No guarantees on that.

Tonight will be scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. That’s about 17 degrees above normal. The record low of -8 degrees was set back in 1900.

There are 4 days until First Day of Spring when the sun will be setting at 7:09 pm. The average high temperature for First Day of Spring is 46 degrees, with a record high of 78 in 1921.

Feeling better this morning. Not perfect but better. Maybe it’s just the long days and stress of work that is making me sick. More fresh air and nicer spring days should help.

Tomorrow is Friday. I know that will make me happy. Going to be a cool weekend, a few degrees below normal but should be sunny especially on Sunday.

Happy Birthday to John Sebastian of the Loving Spoonful. Do you believe in magic in a young girl’s heart? He turns 72 years old today. Hopefully soon we can be talking about summer in the city.

On this day in 1776, British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington’s successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, which overlooks the city from the south.