Good evening! Partly clear and 73 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 68 degrees. We had a brief rain shower but now that’s done. The muggy weather ends tomorrow around 3 pm.

Went down to the park but after about 30 minutes I saw on the radar that a severe storm was heading my way, so I hurried home. A few raindrops fell and I got a bit wet but the severe weather stayed south of me. 

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers before 9pm. Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 68 at 8pm. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2016, we had partly cloudy skies with more clouds in the early hours of the next day. It became sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 68 degrees. The record low of 41 occurred back in 1972.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon with 26% illuminated. The moon will rise tonight at 1:33 am. The New Moon is on Monday night with mostly clear skies. The Harvest Moon is in 3 weeks. The sun will rise at 6:03 am with the first light at 5:33 am, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight will have 10 hours and 8 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 33 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high of 82 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 8am. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 83 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1936.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 66 at 6am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Maximum dew point of 65 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 80 degrees.

I am taking a long weekend through Wednesday for a road trip but where I am undecided. I still haven’t received my eclipse glasses, I’m worried that they might not arrive in time. I was originally planning on going back out to the Finger Lakes but I’m looking for a new adventure…. Maybe the Allegheny National Forest or even Erie Penna to see the eclipse better  but that’s a long trip. I’m off from Saturday through Wednesday, so I can pretty much go wherever I want to. Thinking unceasingly of taking NY 30 North and maybe paddling some lakes and checking out the St. Regis Canoe Area or Lows Lake. I also haven’t seen much of the Green Mountains in recent years so that might be another fun option. I’ll have to decide by Saturday. 

Lost my credit card and had to close out the account. After a week and a half I finally got a replacement card. It’s been a pain not having a credit card. Sure I have a debit card but it doesn’t always work everywhere and I like having a backup as I don’t carry a lot of cash typically. 

In four weeks on September 12 the sun will be setting at 7:09 pm, which is 46 minutes and 40 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2016 on that day, we had patches of fog, mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 77 and 49 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 74 and 53 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 1947.

Looking ahead, Friday the 13th (October) is in 7 weeks, Average High is 60 is in 2 months, Election Day 2017 is in 12 weeks, Average High is 40 is in 13 weeks, Election Day 2018 is in 64 weeks and Election Day 2020 is in 168 weeks.