Good morning! What day is it? A Beautiful Spring Day, of course. Five weeks to Latest Sunset 🌆. Sunny and 55 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Calm wind.

I went out for a nice little walk this morning before work. 🚶 Absolutely stunningly beautiful day, I won’t mind working outside at all today. Not too hot, just beautiful. Yesterday, when shopping I bought bacon and eggs, and had a really good breakfast.🍳 Slept well last night too, as I took a sleeping pill and tried to get to bed at a reasonable hour. Friday is going to be the early day — 5 AM — as I want to be to camp by 9 AM, so I can get the site I want and work from there. With so much sun expected this weekend, I should have ample solar power for sure.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 71 degrees at 3pm. Typical temperatures and nice for today. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 83 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1962.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 67.5° from the due south horizon (-3.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:36 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (292°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (299°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:17 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 18 seconds with dusk around 8:49 pm, which is 59 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:31 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 62 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 14 hours and 48 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be clear 🌃, with a low of 40 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 24th. Calm wind. Lots of cooling with the clear skies but it will be nice for sleeping. 😴 In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 50 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1949.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Maximum dew point of 55 at 8am. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point of 47 at 2pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees.

So the plan for the weekend is to leave by 6:30 AM on Friday and get up to camp by 8:45 – 9 AM. 🏕 This should ensure I get the campsite I want for the weekend. I have to clock in and start work by 9 AM but I can do that as long as I get the campsite I want as it should have good cellphone reception based on past experience. I have my work laptop, and with the solar power and lots of sun I should be good for working from camp. I will work from there all day Friday and part of day Monday, probably working down in Speculator after lunch then driving home after that. Try to get home by dusk on Monday, Memorial Day. My screen tent should be arriving tomorrow, it will provide much needed protection from bugs and sun while camping.🎪 I will probably go paddling in the kayak on Saturday or Sunday, depending on which day has the best weather. 🏊 If it’s hot, I might go for a swim. I am excited to get this all together.

One month from now will be the last day of spring, when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:11 pm.🌻 The sun doesn’t set much later then that for the year.