Good morning! Happy Tuesday. A rather dark and cloudy day and 73 degrees to kick off our first work week of September in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 14 mph. The dew point is 63 degrees. The skies will clear somewhat around 11 am.

As to be expected with school returning to session and people returning to work after vacation, traffic is heavy in the city. I’m sure it will be even worse for the evening rush hour.

Today will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 77 degrees at 1pm. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 11am. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1973.

The sun will set at 7:21 pm with dusk around 7:50 pm, which is one minute and 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for light rain and conditions and 71 degrees. The dew point will be 62 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 56 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low of 56 degrees at 5am. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6pm. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies, clearing in the early hours of the next day. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1938.

There is one month until Hunter’s Moon when the sun will be setting at 6:28 pm with dusk at 6:56 pm. The average high temperature is 32 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895.