February 28, 2016 Afternoon

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Good afternoon! Happy Sunday. Currently 46 degrees and partly with a 14 mph south wind, with gusts up to 21 mph. The wind chill value is currently 40. Not a half bad day for watching the Adirondack Motorclub Ice Race in Wells on Lake Algonquin.

Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 8 mph. Tonight the sun will set at 5:42 pm with darkness around 6:11 pm, which is 1 minutes and 16 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 11 hours and 10 minutes of daylight, an increase of 2 minutes and 55 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

There are 3 months, 13 days until Flag Day when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm (Daylight Savings Time).

Last night I spent up a few miles south of the Fox Lair campsite at the campsite I like off of NY 8 that is a little less windy and with less road noise than Fox Lair and a good hill to use as a back stop for shooting. Spent a good amount of ammo this morning but it’s been a while since I’ve done a lot of shooting. The 22 doesn’t hurt but the 20 gauge does if you shoot it enough. I know, I’m a girl.

Has a nice campfire last night and I actually ran an electric extension cord back to the campsite and had my flag lit. I also made up several lumieres using white paper bags and candles. They were pretty and created some pretty back light.

Watching the Adirondack Motorclub Ice Race is pretty neat, watching the cars spin out. One car got stuck, there was a yellow flag and several cars almost crashed.

I also hiked back to Griffin Falls this morning. It’s been warm enough that they weren’t real frozen but still had a lot of water going over them.

It wasn’t my original plan, but I decided I didn’t feel like hiking Spruce Mountain as I didn’t sleep real well and felt a bit sore as I repeatly slipped and fell on the icy ground at the campsite. I also want to get home at a reasonable hour.

February 27, 2016 Afternoon

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Good afternoon! Currently 34 degrees and a few clouds with a 6 mph west wind. The wind chill value is currently 29.

This afternoon will be mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight the sun will set at 5:42 pm with darkness around 6:10 pm, which is 1 minutes and 14 seconds later than yesterday. In four weeks on March 26 the sun will be setting at 7:15 pm (Daylight Savings Time), which is 1 hour and 33 minutes later then today.

Tonight we will have a Waining Gibbous Moon with 66% illuminated. It will rise at 10:01 pm. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday and the New Moon is on March 9th.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

At my sister’s baby shower this afternoon. Later this afternoon heading up to the Adirondacks to camp. Sunday I plan on hiking up Spruce Mountain, the new fire tower in Corinth.

I hope your Saturday is going well. Have a great evening!

February 26, 2016 Evening

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Good evening! Currently 27 degrees and a few clouds and breezy with a 21 mph west-northwest wind, with gusts up to 39 mph. The wind chill value is currently 13. That wind sure is biting this evening, especially downtown.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Below zero windchills on tap, but they won’t last.

Tonight will have 12 hours and 52 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night. Still a reasonable amount of daylight as I write this post. I can’t wait until we have more daylight than darkness and the cold isn’t so biting.

Tonight we will have a Waining Gibbous Moon with 73% illuminated. It will rise at 9:08 pm. If you don’t mind the cold and plan to stay up, a good night for viewing the moon. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday and the New Moon is on March 9th.

Going to be a very nice weekend….

Saturday will be sunny but increasing clouds, with a high near 39. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. It should be a pretty nice one for late February.

Saturday Night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Sunday will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight I will pack for the Adirondacks. It only one night, so not a lot of gear, although it needs to be well organized, as I’ll be towing it back to camp on a sled. Going to be a great weekend weather wise.

Thank God for letting you make it to the weekend. If you choose to drink, don’t drive. Have a great evening!