August 20, 2019 Night
Good evening! Mostly clear and 68 degrees in Dormansville, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 61 degrees.
Earlier today I got home and unpacked from my extended weekend trip up to Pisceo-Powley Road. βΊ It wasn’t perfect weather but there was times when it was quite nice and I camped near a nice swimming hole π and laid in the hammock, listening to music and reading a book. π I have more pictures I’ll post in the coming days although a lot of things I saw and did weren’t exactly photographic. The clams though were good. Sunday Dinner delayed at the folks house was chicken which was pretty good.
Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy π, with a low of 62 degrees at 3am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6am. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 65 degrees. The record low of 42 occurred back in 1977.
Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon π with 64% illuminated. The moon will set at 11:49 am. The Last Quarter Moon is on Thursday night with severe thunderstorms. The Harvest Moon π is on Friday, September 13th. Spooky! Shine on Harvest Moon. The sun will rise at 6:08 am with the first light at 5:39 am, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. π Tonight will have 10 hours and 20 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 11am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Mostly cloudy π©, with a high of 79 degrees at 2pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 24th. Maximum dew point of 71 at 3pm. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 80 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1916.
In four weeks on September 17 the sun will be setting at 7:01 pm,π which is 47 minutes and 39 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had humid, mostly sunny, warm, mist and temperatures between 82 and 67 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 72 and 51 degrees. The record high of 89 degrees was set back in 1942.
Looking ahead, Constitution Day π is in 4 weeks, October π₯ is in 6 weeks, Election Day 2020 π³οΈ is in 63 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 π΄π» is in 17 months.