Good evening! Mostly clear and 67 degrees at the Burnt Rossman State Forest . Calm wind. 🌃 The dew point is 61 degrees.

Nice night up in the woods. 🌌 A lot of stars but with the humidity not as clear as you might think 🤔. Maybe it would be nice if it was a tad bit warmer but no complaints there.

I was definitely disappointed that Mine Kill Pool 🏊🏻‍♂️ was closed for the year well except for the dive tank and kiddy pool due to a maintenance issue. But that gives me an excuse to drive out to Cooperstown in the morning and try swimming at Glimmerglass State Park. Never swam in Otego Lake but it’s worth a try. It’s a ways out of the way but if I don’t go tomorrow it will be closed for the year in a few weeks.

I actually thought about going to Madison County to camp ⛺ but I bet Cherry Ridge 🍒 will be packed as is a lot of the sites up at Burnt Rossman. From fisherman to people shooting in the gravel pit to hikers and bicyclists – including one riding past at 10 pm – it’s so busy up here. I look forward to things quieting down after Labor Day but will it? Or will just a lot of folks be out hunting? 🦌 🦃 Mine Kill State Park was packed too today. I still need to get my hunting license. 🎫

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 61 degrees at 3am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 13th. Maximum dew point of 61 at 10pm. South wind 3 to 6 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 58 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1988.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon with 20% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the west (263°) at an altitude of 1° from the horizon, some 226,288 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by February 10^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The darkest hour is at 1:02 am, followed by dawn at 5:44 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:14 am in the east-northeast (74°) and last for 3 minutes and 1 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:52 am with sun in the east (80°). Tonight will have 10 hours and 26 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 83 degrees at 2pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 26th. Maximum dew point of 64 at 9am. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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 77 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1947.

In four weeks on September 19 the sun will be setting in the west (272°) at 7:00 pm,🌄 which is 48 minutes and 2 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 72 and 42 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 71 and 50 degrees. The record high of 90 degrees was set back in 1946.

Looking ahead, Autumn 🍂 is a month away, Northern Zone Regular Season 🦌 is in 8 weeks, Halloween 🦇 and the Blue Moon 🌕 is in 10 weeks, Small Business Saturday 🛍️ is in 14 weeks, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 15 weeks, Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 4 months, Boxing Day 🥊 is in 18 weeks, Static Electric Shock Day 🧼 is in 20 weeks, National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 22 weeks, Save the Pine Bush Turns 43 🦋 is in 24 weeks, 5:30 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 26 weeks and Snow Moon 🌕 is in 27 weeks.