Seven weeks until Spring – Sunday March 21st at 11:34 AM 🌸

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Seven weeks until Spring – Sunday March 21st at 11:34 AM 🌸

Of course that is more of a cruel joke then anything else in Upstate NY. Spring doesn’t usually arrive until May, especially up in the high country. But at least as we approach the first day of calendar spring, the average high temperature increases, even in cold winters.

Snow doesn’t last as long, the solar radiation is much greater on sunny days as the sun elevation approaches then exceeds 45 degrees in the noon-time sun. After all, on the first day of spring, at solar noon-time (around 1 PM), the sun angle should equal your elevation in northern hemisphere. And the days will be much longer, especially in the evening when we set our clocks ahead one hour in six weeks.

Morning at Moscow Hill

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Morning, camping at Moscow Hill Camping Area in Brookfield on Sunday, December 29, 2019.

Weather Update – January 30, 2022

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Not as cold today. 😎

That is a relative term. In other words, still as cold enough to freeze off you know what,  but not as cold as yesterday. And a lot more sun. But then a warm up mid-week with rain, and then cold but maybe not as cold for the first week of February. ⛄ I am pretty sure at this point the Ground Hog will see his shadow, and maybe return to his burrow until May, 🐻 when maybe we will see spring by at least May 15th. 🌷

Today.
Cold !

Sunny

Sunny.

Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

and

 20 degrees , -12 max wind chill, 5:06
sunset.
Tonight.
Cold !

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

Light and variable wind.

and

 3 degrees , 4 max wind chill, 7:10
sunrise.
Monday.
Cold !

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

Light and variable wind.

and

 28 degrees , 4 max wind chill, 5:07
sunset.
Monday Night.
Cold !

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

Calm wind.

and

 8 degrees , 8 max wind chill, 7:09
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
February 8th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

and

 34 degrees , 8 max wind chill, 5:08
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
March 17th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

 

and

 26 degrees , 7:08
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
March 14th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

 

and

 44 degrees , 5:10
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
April 11th.

Chance of Rain

A chance of rain. Cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 50%.

and

 35 degrees , 7:06
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
March 8th.

Rain

Rain.

Chance of precipitation is 90%.

and

 42 degrees , 5:11
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
March 10th.

Rain/Snow

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1am.

Chance of precipitation is 80%.

and

 24 degrees , 7:05
sunrise.
Friday.
Cold !

Chance of Snow

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 50%.

and

 31 degrees , 9 max wind chill, 5:12
sunset.
Friday Night.
Cold !

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

 

and

 6 degrees , -7 max wind chill, 7:04
sunrise.
Saturday.
Cold !

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

 

and

 23 degrees , -5 max wind chill, 5:14
sunset.

Good Morning – January 30, 2022

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Good morning! Final Sunday of January. ⛄

It was mentioned in the Friday meeting at work that the Superbowl isn’t until the second week of February this year, the weekend before Presidents Day Weekend. Seems odd to me that it’s so late, but what do I know, it’s not like I ever watch it. 🏈

Mostly sunny and 3 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Hey, at least the mercury is positive. There is a northwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is -12. There are 4 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at Tuesday around 1 pm. 🌡️

This bears repeating — seven weeks until spring! 🌺 When there is no hope, spring is coming. Or so we tell ourselves. Maybe it’s a lie, but I am sure hopeful. Not as cold today, although that bar is pretty low with things only maximizing out in the 20s. But maybe we will see the 40s mid week, although with rain. But good by for a lot of snow, at least for a couple of days.

I am hoping to go out to the Hannacroix Ravine Preserve outside of Clarksville today, 🐸 but I might have to go into the office later. 🏢 It really is hard to say, it seems like things are kind of up in air at work. I’ve never been to the Hanncroix Ravine Presesrve in years, apparently there is a nice waterfall up there. Seems like the preserve is always kind of crowded, so I end up avoiding it.