March 12, 2016 Afternoon

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Good afternoon! Currently mostly sunny and 57 degrees with a 14 mph south-southeast wind up top of Vromans Nose.

Really pretty darn nice weather for mid-March. I’ve already set my phone and car clocks ahead, so it reads a little after 1:30 pm. Earlier this morning, I went to a Franklinton Vlaie and hiked down to the lake. They’ve really have fixed up that area with a boat dock and nice benches. Later today, I will probably go over to Mine Kill State Park then back to camp.

This afternoon will be sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 9 to 13 mph. That’s about 19 degrees above normal. The record high of 69 degrees was set back in 2012.

Tonight the sun will set at 6:01 pm with darkness around 6:29 pm, which is 1 minutes and 11 seconds later than yesterday. In four weeks on April 9 the sun will be setting at 7:33 pm (Daylight Savings Time), which is 1 hour and 32 minutes later then today.

Tonight we have a Waxing Cresent Moon with 26% illuminated. It will set at 9:11 pm. The First Quarter Moon is next Saturday and the March’s Full Worm Moon is on March 22nd.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 9 mph. That’s about 13 degrees above normal. Going to a nice evening up in the woods. The record low of -6 degrees was set back in 1885.

Don’t forget to spring your clocks forward.

I hope your Saturday is going well. Have a great evening!

March 12, 2016 Morning

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Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Currently sunny and 39 degrees with a light breeze from the south. Cold start this morning, reminds me of November but still remarkably nice day on tap for mid-March. Already rapidly warming up quite a bit.

Today will be sunny, with a high near 63. That’s pretty awesome for mid-March. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. That’s about 20 degrees above normal. The record high of 69 degrees was set back in 2012.

Tonight the sun will set at 5:59 pm with darkness around 6:27 pm, which is 1 minutes and 11 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 11 hours and 49 minutes of daylight, an increase of 2 minutes and 55 seconds over yesterday.

Tomorrow with the time change, the sun won’t set until after 7 pm. Don’t forget to spring your clocks forward. I got up early this morning and already moved my clocks forward, trying to get a jump on daylight savings time this morning.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. That’s about 14 degrees above normal. The record low of -6 degrees was set back in 1885.

There are 3 months until Flag Day when the sun will be setting at 8:34 pm (Daylight Savings Time). The average high temperature for Flag Day is 77 degrees, with a record high of 94 in 1949.

Heading out to Schoharie County to do some hiking and truck cap camping, the first of the year. Almost all packed just need to take a shower and buy some lantern mantels at Wally World.

Plan to hike up Vromans Nose today, and then probably hike around Mine Kill State Park tomorrow but plans could change. It should be a really nice weekend.

Checked the fluids and they look good in the truck but I think I should add some more brake fluid and anti freeze as they both are a quarter inch below the line. Not a critical thing though. The oil is good. Due for routine maintenance, will take it some place to do that some week in early April.

Installed Waze 4.0 on my phone. Had some problems getting it going on my memory limited phone but now it seems to be working well. It’s such a part of my driving experience now, that I would find it hard to drive without – mostly for the speedometer and maps but also q