Weather Update – February 21, 2022

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Next few days should be quite mild ☀ ☔

Tomorrow I think will be a good day to wash my truck which is so salty after driving out to Rennselearville. It’s going to rain by evening but that should mean the roads are clear of salt.

Going to do some more hiking today after I take down camp ⛺ and then run home, 🏡 get unpacked and then run out to my parents house for Sunday dinner 🍲 a day later due to the holiday weekend.

Washington’s Birthday.
Feels like …
March 24th.

Mostly Sunny

 Mostly sunny.

Light and variable wind.

and

 48 degrees , 5:36
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
April 4th.

Partly Cloudy

 Partly cloudy.

Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

and

 32 degrees , 6:42
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
April 1st.

Chance of Rain then Rain

 Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

and

 52 degrees , 5:37
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
May 13th.

Rain

 Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 47. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

and

 47 degrees , 6:40
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
April 7th.

Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny.

Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

and

 55 degrees , 5:38
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
February 22nd.

Partly Cloudy

 Partly cloudy.

and

 19 degrees , 11 max wind chill, 6:39
sunrise.
Thursday.
Cold !

Mostly Cloudy

 Mostly cloudy.

and

 30 degrees , 10 max wind chill, 5:40
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
February 28th.

Chance of Snow then Snow

 Snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

and

 21 degrees , 11 max wind chill, 6:37
sunrise.
Friday.
Cold !

Snow

 Snow. High near 29. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

and

 29 degrees , 11 max wind chill, 5:41
sunset.
Friday Night.
Cold !

Snow Showers is likely then Mostly Cloudy

 Snow showers likely before 7pm. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

and

 10 degrees , -3 max wind chill, 6:35
sunrise.
Saturday.
Cold !

Mostly Sunny

 Mostly sunny.

and

 25 degrees , -3 max wind chill, 5:42
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Cold !

Mostly Clear

 Mostly clear.

and

 8 degrees , -3 max wind chill, 6:34
sunrise.
Sunday.
Cold !

Partly Sunny

 Partly sunny.

and

 31 degrees , -3 max wind chill, 5:43
sunset.

Good Morning – February 21, 2022

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Good morning! Happy Presidents Day 👴 !

Not a very cold morning, nice camping. Only got down to the 20s last, camped in the unheated truck camper after having a nice fire last night.

Partly cloudy and 31 degrees at the Rensselaerville State Forest. ⛅ Moderate south breeze. There is a five inches of snow and ice on the ground. ☃

I have to say, 24 hours ago I had no idea what my plans for the weekend were to be. ⛺ Forecast didn’t look that great up north with clouds and I was worried about snow 🌨 and specifically high ice packed banks.

Ended up deciding to go up to Rennselearville State Forest. 🌲🌳 I brought the sled 🛷 and the tent for dragging gear back in the woods but after some digging and cracking of the snow bank ❄ I was able to back my truck into campsite 2 on CCC Road and camp there.

I used to camp at lot at Rennselearville State Forest ⛺ but hadn’t in a number of years. For one, they logged around my favorite campsite and moved other campsites around. Then for a while camping at developed sites was only by permit. 🎫 Then those signs disappeared, probably stolen. 🔫 But also in the summer there is the state parks police gun range right up against the forest and that can be loud and obnoxious when one is seeking solitude. 🤫 Plus my big jacked up truck wasn’t easy to fit in a lot of those little campsites.

Yesterday I went for a three hour hike, along CCC Road, Scutt Road and Cheese Hill Road 🧀 then back to the pond and over the hill by the gun range. I had heard that the open space institute had bought that really scenic abandoned farm on Cheese Hill Road 🗻 but I was surprised how large that parcel was. I hope they don’t let it all revert to woods and become overtaken by trees, blocking the view. 📸

I have to say one advantage to all the cutting is the wildlife love it. 🐦 A ton of birds and wildlife out and about this morning. Just enjoying walking the woods with my binoculars and the Merlin bird app. 🔎 I only get up to this forest occasionally, I used to get up here a lot more when I was in college and still lived out in the country.