Not going to be that warm tomorrow. Actually, about 19 degrees below normal but sunny. But short-term cold trends can’t last forever. I am sure before you know it the windows will be open and the heat off. By the end of March, the average high is 50 degrees, and every day with the strengthening sun angle, it just gets harder and harder to remain cold. I sure hope we can stop talking about the wind chill soon.
Next weekend I might try to get out of town, it really depends on the final forecast as we get closer to then. That campsite in Renselaerville is always nice, but I also haven’t been up to the Adirondacks since last September so I wouldn’t mind going up north. The weekend after next weekend, starts daylight savings time, which will make the mornings darker but not that dark as the days are rapidly growing in length, but the sunset will be much later after the time change.
Today. Feels like … March 5th.
Partly sunny.
Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
and
41 degrees
,
5:42 sunset.
Tonight. Cold !
A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear.
Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
and
10 degrees
,-3 max wind chill,
6:32 sunrise.
Monday. Cold !
Sunny.
Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
and
21 degrees
,-3 max wind chill,
5:43 sunset.
Monday Night. Cold !
Partly cloudy.
Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
and
6 degrees
,4 max wind chill,
6:30 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … February 27th.
A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy.
Light southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
39 degrees
,5 max wind chill,
5:44 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … March 20th.
A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
27 degrees
,
6:28 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … February 24th.
Partly sunny.
and
38 degrees
,
5:46 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … March 4th.
A chance of snow showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Another nice sunny morning, not too cold. Last weekend of February, so like usual, things moderate quite a bit by this time of year. Yesterday was above freezing, so a lot of snow melted away from Friday’s snow storm, which is good because my snow shovel is broken.
Partly sunny and 28 degrees in Delmar. 😎 There is a south-southwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. There are 6 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️
Yesterday, I walked out to Five Rivers. 🐦 I was happy to see that the Red-Winged Blackbirds are back in mass, that is always an early sign of spring. There were dozens of them around Five Rivers. 🦉 I also heard a long-eared owl (identified with a bit of help from Merlin) and then walked out along Meads Road, looking at the beef cattle. 🐮 They still very much have their shaggy coats but it’s still pretty cold and Herefords actually have much thicker coats then dairy breeds.
I also finished up my free GIS class homework 🗺 and worked on some different coding projects. 👨💻 While I already knew a lot of things that they teach in the class, each week I discover a new feature in QGIS that I wasn’t aware of. I’ve also been doing a lot of reading and watching Youtube videos, trying to discover new skills for making more attractive maps —
Today I am thinking I will go skiing out at Five Rivers ⛷ and then out to the folks house for Sunday dinner. 🍽 I don’t want to get out there too late, as they are talking about heavy snow squalls after 6 PM. 🌨 I also want to get that light bulb in my truck taillight.💡 Looks easy enough to replace, just two screws. I found a bulb that I had bought as a set for my old truck, and it looks like it still works. Otherwise I’ll have to run to the store and buy a bulb.
Have you noticed how much light there is in the mornings and afternoons? It’s nice. Spring is coming.
Night before dawn is 6 hours and 6 minutes, Dawn starts at 6:06 am and runs for 28 minutes, Sunrise is at 6:35 am which is 5 hours and 24 minutes before noon, High noon, the transit of the sun, is at 12:08 pm, From twelve noon to the sunset at 5:41 pm is 5 hours and 41 minutes, Dusk lasts for 31 minutes concluding at 6:09 pm, Leaving 5 hours and 50 minutes until midnight.
Looks like today will be fairly cold but warming up 🌞
The sun angle is relatively strong this time of year, so I don’t think it will remain cold for most of the day. Plus not too windy. Even the night shouldn’t be too bad, maybe a bit cold but it’s no longer January. Sunday look like the nicer of the two days, especially if I get out relatively early. I would like to do some skiing on Sunday.
Today. Cold !
Mostly sunny.
Wind chill values as low as -4. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
and
31 degrees
,-4 max wind chill,
5:41 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … February 10th.
Partly cloudy.
Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
and
16 degrees
,7 max wind chill,
6:33 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … February 27th.
A slight chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Increasing clouds.
South wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
39 degrees
,7 max wind chill,
5:42 sunset.
Sunday Night. Cold !
Partly cloudy.
Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
and
8 degrees
,-4 max wind chill,
6:32 sunrise.
Monday. Cold !
Sunny.
Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
and
22 degrees
,-4 max wind chill,
5:43 sunset.
Monday Night. Cold !
Partly cloudy.
and
4 degrees
,-1 max wind chill,
6:30 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … February 17th.
Mostly cloudy.
and
36 degrees
,-1 max wind chill,
5:44 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … March 14th.
Mostly cloudy.
and
25 degrees
,
6:28 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … February 24th.
Partly sunny.
and
38 degrees
,
5:46 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … February 18th.
A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Good morning! Happy Saturday. The weekend after the snowstorm 🧤
After all the hype about Friday’s snow storm, we got like half a foot of snow, and by afternoon the roads were just salty and wet. I worked from home, and truth be told I haven’t been outside since Thursday, but it’s already rapidly fading away. With temperature above freezing most of the coming week I don’t expect much of it to last.
Mostly sunny and 6 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌤 Calm wind. There are 6 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 10 am. 🌡️
Yesterday was the much hyped snow storm, 🌨 that was more like whatever. I worked from home, so I guess I can’t have that much of an opinion, staying safely inside from the weather. If that hadn’t closed the Albany offices, I probably would have gone in even if other people worked remotely. 👨💻 I just don’t like using too much bandwidth with my hotspot which only provides 5 gigs a month, with the ordinary $45 plan that I have. 📱
In the end, I’ve learned how to disable images in Firefox and other ways to save bandwidth, 🔌 and do a lot of things on my phone, so I didn’t use much data. 🧐 Plus the offices were officially closed, so it was a pretty quiet day at work outside of the ordinary Friday business. 🏢 But I like my office, especially now that I have that swanky private, corner office with the brass lamp. 🛋 No sofa, but several comfortable chairs for those wanting to visit.
I do need to go outside and clean off my truck, 🛻 which I’ve been avoiding doing as my snow shovel is broken. Fortunately though we didn’t get too much snow. ❄️ I can probably brush it off my truck. 🧹 I should get a new shovel — the one I have now for 12 years is trash — it cracked and then the handle broke, but I hate buying new stuff. 🎁I will need one though if we get more snow, or I decide to go camping. As much as I hate to say, I do need to go to the transfer station to get rid of a lot of accumulated crap 🗑 — no way in hell am I going to burn a plastic snow shovel in woods. 🔥 👃 Maybe if I had acreage and a big pile of brush to burn, I’d feel differently.
I need to finish up my GIS class map 🗺 and make one more as I am supposed to submit two different maps with different features. It’s kind of fun, I learn new skills every week even if a lot of things are very basic.
I also want to try to get that bulb in my truck tail light. 💡 It was kind of cool I found the bulb I need in my drawer. It seems like it will work.
Then maybe I’ll go down to Five Rivers. 🐦 I don’t feel like driving so I won’t bring my skis, only hike out and there do some of the road hikes. I wonder how many birds I’ll see? They’lll probably be quite active after the cold and snow of yesterday. Sometimes I just like walking out to Five Rivers and watching nature. Then maybe Meads Lane to take in the scenic views and look at the cows. 🐮
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Well, the forecast is going to be below normal and cold but not that bad 🌨
It is coming up to the end of February, so one has to expect things will start moderating sooner then later. But first we might get at least one more snow storm in the new future, and that snow might last for a while, as it looks like next week will be relatively cool. Not a block buster storm, which is good because my snow shovel broke while I was camping. This weekend I will probably stay in town — as I just washed my truck — but maybe the following weekend I will camp and ski. Depends on how busy I am with work and the weather.
Today. Cold !
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny.
North wind 3 to 7 mph.
and
31 degrees
,9 max wind chill,
5:38 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … February 18th.
Snow, mainly after 2am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 18. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
and
18 degrees
,13 max wind chill,
6:36 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … January 25th.
Snow before 8am, then snow and sleet between 8am and 10am, then snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
and
32 degrees
,12 max wind chill,
5:39 sunset.
Friday Night. Cold !
A chance of snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
