Ground Hog Day 2016 Night

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Good evening. Currently overcast and 32 degrees in Delmar. Tonight will have a chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:06 am with first light at 6:37 am, which is 2 minutes earlier then today. Looking at 55 degrees for a high tomorrow and 1-2 inches of much needed rain. At times tomorrow it could be a real soaker, especially midday and on the commute home. Kind of sucks for the ice fishermen.

Went down to the library and for my evening walk. The weather is fairly pleasant this evening. No breeze this evening and mercury around freezing makes the weather feel decently warm for early February. Between Punxsutawney Phil and El Nino, I feel like we are certain to get a modestly early spring.

I can’t complain about the blue skies we had for a while. That certainly was a real nice change. El Nino and the jet stream position has meant so many dreary days this year for sure.

I hope you had a good Ground Hog Day. Sleep well!

Ground Hog Day 2016 Evening

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Good evening on this Ground Hog Day. Currently a few clouds and 36 degrees in Albany. Tonight will have a chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.Tonight we will have a Waning Crescent Moon with 36% illuminated. It will rise at 2:08 am.

Wednesday we will have rain. It will be very mild with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. Make sure to wear a rain coat and pack an umbrella, as we are going to get poured on.

The days are getting longer. In two weeks the sun will be setting at 5:28 pm, which is 18 minutes later then tonight. The sunset in four weeks on Mar. 1 is at 5:45 pm. Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 13 is 1 month, 11 days away. Sunset on that day is at 7:00 pm. I’m really happy with the much longer days.

Rain Expected for Hump Day

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You should look for your rain coat this evening. You’ll need it tomorrow, with mild and wet conditions expected in the Greater Albany-area. Here is the forecast:

Rain. High near 53. South wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

While January so far has been one of the driest years on record, much needed rain is on our way!