May 22, 2019 Night

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 61 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south breeze at 5 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 41 degrees. The skies will clear around 10 pm. I’ve been watching the humidity meter this evening in my bedroom and it’s been creeping up. Only a few hours ago dew points where in the 30s.

I got most of my gear packed for camping this weekend. β›Ί The great debate between the Greens and the Adirondacks continue but the only difference really is if I bring worms and they my fishing 🎣 pole. If I do go to Vermont I want to camp somewhere more remote where I can listen to music without bothering the neighbors. Vermont I would probably hike down to Lye Brook Falls and maybe Stratton Mountain. Adirondacks I’d probably hike back to Simease Ponds although thats a pretty long hike. Also considering going up to Thirteenth Lake and hiking back to Hour Pond. Lots of options. Built a new hose to make it easier to fill my water tanks with less spillage from the bathroom sink. That’s good because I’ve been doing it in the kitchen since the landlord removed the tub faucet and that’s been a pain.

Tonight will be scattered showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 53 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 2nd. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 56 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1967.

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon πŸŒ– with 73% illuminated with the moon rising at 12:00 am. The moon will set at 9:26 am. The Last Quarter Moon is on Saturday night. The Strawberry Moon 🌝 is on Sunday, June 16th. The sun will rise at 5:26 am with the first light at 4:53 am, which is 48 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ„ Tonight will have 9 hours and 7 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 45 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 75 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 3rd. Maximum dew point of 58 at 3pm. South wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1964.

Tomorrow I will drop off two of my jackets to get dry cleanedπŸ‘”and then I will leave my truck at the Park and Ride, picking up some groceries for camp before heading to the Save the Pine Bush meeting🎍over the Crossgates apartment complex.

Weekend continues to look decent but not perfect. πŸ˜• Saturday, a slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 58 at 5pm. I have tarps if necessary. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Maximum dew point of 59 at 6am. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees.

In four weeks on June 19 the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm,πŸŒ„ which is 18 minutes and 17 seconds later then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had hot and humid conditions, mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 83 and 64 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 79 and 58 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 1995.

I made some edits to the code for my VMS display in my bedroom. πŸ“Ÿ It now pulls from both the clock chip and humidity sensor for calculating the indoor temperature for greater accuracy and uses a decimal value. It also resets the high and low temperature at midnight each day. It’s fun to monitor the indoor temperature, dewpoint and humidity, especially now with the windows open. ⬛My next step is to hook up the outside temperature sensor which mostly just requires me to figure out how to sneak the wires outside and position the sensor for an accurate estimate, especially in the winter when the windows are closed.⬜

Looking ahead, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 2 weeks, Last Day of Session πŸ› is in 4 weeks, Average High is 80 πŸ– is a month away, Altamont Fair Opens 🎑 is in 12 weeks, State Fair Opens 🎑 is in 13 weeks, September 11th πŸ‡Έ is in 16 weeks, Autumn πŸ‚ is in 4 months, More Night then Day 🌌 is in 18 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 πŸ‘΄πŸ» is in 87 weeks.

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The Nine Mile Swamp. It's actually pretty remarkable how many of the people who still live near the swamp have "Loomis" in their last name, and are decedents of the infamous Loomis Gang.

Taken on Sunday May 6, 2012 at Nine Mile Swamp.

May 22, 2019 Morning

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. Two weeks to 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️. Wow, that’s coming quickly. The legislative session is scheduled to end in four weeks. Sunny and 53 degrees at the bus stop near Valero. 🌞 There is a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. πŸƒ.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 72 degrees at 4pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 23rd. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Seasonable weather for a change. A year ago, we had light rain for most of the day. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1911.

Heading in early this morning, as I have that nine o’clock class at work ⌚. I also have sexual harassment training tomorrow. At least I feel like I’m start to get caught up at work and hopefully things will go smoothly today. πŸ“

The sun will set at 8:18 pm with dusk around 8:51 pm, which is 57 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At sunset, look for partly clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 64 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 14 hours and 51 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 45 seconds over yesterday. Less than a month more of talking about longer days. I wonder when the first heat wave 🌊 of the year will hit. I’m looking forward to hot summer days at the potholers and the Mine Kill Swimming pool. 🏊 Then settling down for the night up at Burnt Rossman State Forest. 🌲🌳

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 52 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 30th. Maximum dew point of 46 at 5am. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 56 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1967.

Still chewing over the Adirondacks versus the Greens for the weekend. I’m really leaning towards the greens now, as I’m interested in hiking back to Lye Brook Falls and I just don’t like the road noise along NY 8. β›Ί But if it looks sunnier in the Adirondacks I might choose them. I have to make a decision tomorrow I guess. I may go shopping tonight for camp or at least get packing.

I have that event to go to on Thursday evening and there is no reason I couldn’t do a lot of packing and shopping tonight for camp.πŸ” I don’t need a lot for camp but maybe some burgers and macaroni would be good for dinner at camp. I’ve created a packing list to help keep things more organized when packing. πŸŽ’

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ when the sun will be setting at 8:29 pm with dusk at 9:04 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 64 and 48 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 75 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1925.

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