August 11, 2018 10 PM Update

Good evening! Cool and damp with some occasional drizzle and 69 degrees in Delmar. β˜” I’m sitting out back because it’s I’m bored with laying in bed or working on my computer inside. Calm wind. The dew point is 66 degrees. The skies will clear Wednesday around 10 am.

Today has been a pretty quiet day. In the morning I worked on an electronics project for a while then went down to the library for a bit to get on the internet then took a nap,💤 listened to some podcasts and then went for my evening walk. 🎧 Sitting out back now as some light rain came down. Finished off the last of the orange juice I had. 🍊 While I wish I was camping, this would not have been a good weekend as midday it just poured for a while.

Today I noticed my starting battery was a bit low so I switched it to hook to the solar panel but there really wasn’t any sun to charge it up. ⚑I think I’m fine. I checked and added a bit of oil to the truck and added windshield washer fluid. I do want to get my ladder and climb up on my truck to clean off the solar panel which has gotten mud on it from the kayak.

Tonight will have a chance of showers. Cloudy ☁, with a low of 65 degrees at 3am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 10pm. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 63 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1987.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 1% illuminated. The moon will rise at 7:16 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Friday night with partly cloudy skies. The Strugeon Moon 🌝 is in 2 weeks. The sun will rise at 5:58 am with the first light at 5:28 am, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 9 hours and 57 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 28 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy β˜” , with a high of 79 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 69 at 4pm. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1944.

Tomorrow does not look like a really nice day but I’ll do some cleaning up around the house and then go shopping and then out to my parents house for Sunday dinner.🍝 Probably head out fairly early so I’m not driving home in the rain after dark.

In four weeks on September 8 the sun will be setting at 7:16 pm,🌄 which is 45 minutes and 18 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2017 on that day, we had rain, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 68 and 49 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 75 and 55 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 2015.

Looking ahead, Sunset Before 7:30 PM 🌆 is in 3 weeks, Autumn 🍂 is in 6 weeks, Average High is 60 🍂 is in 9 weeks, Northern Zone Regular Season 🦌 is in 10 weeks, Veterans Day (Sunday) 🇺🇸 is in 3 months and Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌 is in 14 weeks.

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