May 20, 2018 Night
Good evening! Mostly clear and 57 degrees in Westerlo, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 11 mph. 🍃. Nice evening camping at my parents house, pleasant with a lot of moonlight and stars. 🌙
The solar system is up and running on my truck, by morning I expect that the accessory battery will already be charging away. Solar isn’t rocket science, you just need enough panels and battery storage to meet your needs. 🔋I’m a bit short on storage but it’s enough for my needs and the panel is probably excessive but it will charge the battery quickly under decently clear skies. Hooked up the firefly lights for the first time in long while, forgot how beautiful they are🐝 Knowing my accessory battery will be fully charged each evening, I’ll have to make sure to use them more each evening when I’m sitting out back.
It was nice getting away from work for four days, taking a long weekend even though I didn’t really get out of town except for a brief jaunt up to Berne exploring local preserves. That Christman Sanctuary🌲🌼🌻🐸 with the waterfalls is nice but plan to go on an off day as even parking on a workday can be challenging. Thacher Park is fine but I like a wilder experience with fewer developed areas.
The big thing was getting that solar up and running though this weekend. I believe it will greatly improve my camping experiences going forward.⛺ I look forward to Memorial Day Weekend, maybe doing some hiking and exploring. I do need to adjust the kayak rack a little bit to ensure that the kayak is high enough above the panel but that can be done by shortening the spacing between the rack slightly.
Tonight will be mostly clear 🌞 , with a low of 50 degrees at 5am. One degree above normal. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. In 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 42 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1949.
Tonight will have a First Quarter with 39% illuminated. The moon will set at 1:24 am. The The Flower Moon 🌝 is on Monday, May 28th. The sun will rise at 5:27 am with the first light at 4:54 am, which is 51 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 Lots of time to top off the battery before I awake. Tonight will have 9 hours and 10 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 49 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞 , with a high of 78 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 48 at 8am. Going to be a nice day. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies with more clouds in the afternoon. The high last year was 73 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1941. There was a dusting of snow in 1895.❄
The long range doesn’t look that great for Memorial day Day Weekend. Major bummer! :(:( Next Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 59 at 7am. Next Sunday, a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 62 at 9pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees. I’m going to take a wait and see approach to the holiday weekend. If it looks really bad I’m fine with staying home.
In four weeks on June 17 the sun will be setting at 8:35 pm,🌄 which is 19 minutes and 29 seconds later then tonight. In 2017 on that day, we had mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 81 and 64 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 79 and 57 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 1994.
Looking ahead, Fathers Day 👨 is in 4 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ is in 24 weeks, Veterans Day (Sunday) 🇺🇸 is in 25 weeks, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 28 weeks and Inauguration day 2021 👴🏻 is in 32 months.
🇺🇸🦅Only 4 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸
