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Weather Update – November 17, 2021
Another fairly cool and cloudy day for this GIS Day. ⛅
Probably not going to be a good day for looking at satellite 🛰 photos though maybe Terra with its morning imagery will be relatively cloud free.
The morning was a bit nicer than it is now with the clouds ☁️ pushing in and the breeze picking up 🚶 as I walk the Plaza but it is November and that’s to be expected. They’ve gotten a bit of snow 🌨 in the mountains but not so much locally. Looks like it won’t be too much longer before the ice rink is open on the Plaza.
Saturday I will probably stay in town 🐦 maybe walk out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center for some bird watching. Lately though it seems like kind of a lull for birds as the seasons change.
Sunday morning I will be having the new tires put on my truck ⚫ and then I’m going out to the folks house for Sunday lunch rather than dinner as I don’t like driving home in the dark. 🍲 It’s just so difficult on those rural roads with so much traffic coming in the opposing direction. 🚘
Monday I am getting my truck inspected 🔧 so I will need to check the lights and replace any missing bulbs, but I don’t anticipate any problems once I have the new tires on.
A week from Thursday is Thanksgiving 🦃. I know the other day we were already discussing the holiday party at work, although I think it will be toned down this year due to the COVID-19.
Despite being vaccinated 💉 for some time now, I’m concerned about COVID, mainly because my friend who is an expert on such things and predicted how covid would play out over the past few years has been accurate and still is alarmed. ⏰ I’ve thought about getting the booster – I’m either now or soon but I’m not sure it’s necessary. It’s not totally free in the sense that I don’t want to feel sick 🤮 for a day, and it seems like the initial shots are enough based on NYS Health Department research report 📖 I read.
| Today. Feels like … November 21st. |
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Increasing clouds.
Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
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47 degrees | 4:31 sunset |
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| Tonight. Feels like … October 4th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
South wind 7 to 11 mph.
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45 degrees | 6:51 sunrise |
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| Thursday. Feels like … October 9th. |
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Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny.
South wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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64 degrees | 51 max dew point | 4:30 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … November 7th. |
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Rain before 1am, then scattered showers between 1am and 4am. Low around 34. West wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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34 degrees | 6:52 sunrise |
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| Friday. Feels like … November 28th. |
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Isolated showers after 1pm. Partly sunny.
West wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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44 degrees | 4:29 sunset |
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| Friday Night. Feels like … December 10th. |
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Partly cloudy.
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24 degrees | 6:53 sunrise |
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| Saturday. Feels like … November 28th. |
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Mostly sunny.
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44 degrees | 4:28 sunset |
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| Saturday Night. Feels like … November 23rd. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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29 degrees | 6:54 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … November 18th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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48 degrees | 4:28 sunset |
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| Sunday Night. Feels like … November 3rd. |
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A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and 1am, then a chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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35 degrees | 6:55 sunrise |
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| Monday. Feels like … November 11th. |
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Showers likely. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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51 degrees | 4:27 sunset |
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| Monday Night. Feels like … November 20th. |
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Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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30 degrees | 6:57 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … December 9th. |
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A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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40 degrees | 4:26 sunset |
Good Morning – November 17, 2021
Good morning! What day is it? GIS Day, of course. 🗺
Draw me a map as they say, preferably in the R programming language so it’s reproducible. I guess it’s kind of cold out this morning but should warm up as they progresses though cloudy later.
Partly sunny and 28 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind. Things will start to thaw out at around 8 am.🌡️
Today is GIS day so I should probably come up with some pretty maps 🗺 for the blog to post. There are so many things to explore with maps and remote sensing thanks to all the satellites and public data out there these days.
Yesterday I participated in an online conference about Census Data ⚙ 📊 and GIS put on by the Monroe-Genesee County GIS group (nee… Rotchester) which was interesting but I didn’t learn all that much new. I don’t recommend using the Census Bureau website to get data when the Census API with R programming language or Python is so much easier and much powerful. GUI software is great except when you have to do something more than once.
I was so tired last night 😴 that I ended up heading home, laying back in bed, cooking up some pasta, watching a video about programming in COBOL, and then I fell asleep for the night.
I need to call today about getting my truck inspected 👨🔧 after I get the new tires put on Saturday. I also should see about getting the shock bushing fixed, because that’s annoying on the rough roads, although I don’t expect there will be a lot of rough roads I’ll be exploring soon, it’s not likely to be a big expense.