April 23, 2020 Morning
Good morning! Happy Thursday. Two weeks to Flower Moon π. Sunny but cold and thirty three degrees in Delmar, NY. π There is a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. π.
Today will have increasing clouds β, with a high of 53 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 4th. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 75 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 2007. 2.4 inches of snow fell back in 1956.β
Solar noon π is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.1Β° from the due south horizon (-10.7Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour π starts at 7:09 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (282Β°). πΈ The sunset is in the west-northwest (288Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:47 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 3 seconds with dusk around 8:16 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. π At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent π Moon in the west-northwest (286Β°) at an altitude of 1Β° from the horizon, 249,550 miles away. π The best time to look at the stars is after 8:54 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies β and temperatures around 46 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 46 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy π§, with a low of 36 degrees at 3am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 12th. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2019, we had light rain in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 42 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1965.
Saturday, yes. β Sunday negatory. π¦Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind. Above average. Maximum dew point of 35 at 8pm. Sunday, showers likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Typical average high for the weekend is 63 degrees.
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Flower Moon π when the sun will be setting at 8:02 pm with dusk at 8:34 pm. I love the flower πΈ moon. I think that a song? πΆ On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy β skies , rain showers and temperatures between 66 and 49 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 67 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1930.