On this April 5th, at the 3 PM hour we are at 33 degrees under mostly sunny skies. The snow is starting to melt, but slowly. The mercury froze in the thermometer. We have a northwest 16 mph breeze, dropping the windchill down to 24 degrees. The dewpoint is at 6 degrees. I think this is going to doom the chance of finding my trash can lid.

About four hours until sunset at 7:27 pm. These cold days in April don’t make the day shorter, unlike in December.  And more good news — the latest weather models suggest we will reach 56 degrees with an 80% chance of rain. That’s above average temperatures, a bit only two degrees above average.

Tonight is expected to only drop to 20 degrees. That’s a full five degrees above the record low of 15 that was set back 1982. But still 13 degrees below normal. Clear conditions are good for viewing the stars, especially if you bundle up. The wind is supposed to taper off as the night progresses. A small sliver of the moon can be seen at daybreak.