If you can read this message, it’s sign you made it to the new year. Dreary start to the New Year, I heard the rain pouring last night for a while. Now it’s stopped, but for how long?
Cloudy, damp and 45 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁️ But it’s saving on the heat. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 6 pm. ☃️
Evidently I decided to stay in town for this New Years Eve. 🏠 I was in bed by 8 PM, although I ended up waking up in time for them to play Auld Lang Syne and wish everybody a Happy New Years on North Country Public Radio. Last year was a lot more fun camping on the East Branch of Sacandaga River, but I guess not every winter’s night can be perfect. That said, a week ago I was out in Madison County, and it was pretty nice although cold.
Had a nice cheese 🧀 fondue with the folks yesterday. 🍲 Kind of nice with things more back to normal with everybody vaccinated and boosted.
I might walk out to Five Rivers, 🐦 but I am just not sure how long it will be before rain starts again, although for now it’s staying to the south.
There are a lot of complaints been leveled against 2021, although people aren’t calling it the worse year ever, a moniker seemingly reserved for 2020. But we still have COVID, which so many people, especially the President-elect was hopeful could go away after the first shot, but stayed around persistently for the full year. But alas a rainy, but not so cold 3-day weekend is ahead of us. ☔ I guess it could be blowing snow and cold, but I’m sure such weather will come January, although Monday should be cold enough with wind chills expected to reach down into the single digits, but the mercury not nearly so low. I probably will need to turn up the heat a bit for then. But sunny for Monday! 🌞
With January coming on Saturday, 🌆 we are picking up a noticeable amount of sun each day, which will be quite nice. But maybe cold? But alas, we are only two months until March and three from April, so we might have some cold periods but it can’t last that long, especially come March. I am looking forward to spring, with the longer days and not so much snow and icy to deal with — although so far none of that has come yet.
Today. Feels like … November 23rd.
A chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Areas of fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy.
South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
46 degrees
,
4:31 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … October 18th.
Patchy drizzle before 5am, then patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers after 5am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy.
Light south wind.
and
40 degrees
,
7:25 sunrise.
New Year’s Day. Feels like … November 11th.
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy.
South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
51 degrees
,
4:32 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … October 21st.
Showers before 8pm, then rain, mainly between 8pm and 1am. Low around 39. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
and
39 degrees
,
7:25 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … November 21st.
A chance of rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy.
Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
47 degrees
,
4:33 sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like … January 2nd.
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy.
I would say, certainly not the nicest weather ever to end out the year. All of the long weekend looks kind of crappy unfortunately though.
Cloudy with rain showers around, about 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ Calm wind. Not much snow or ice but a lot of mud around. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Sunday around 6 pm. ☃️
I had hoped to get out of town to go camping this weekend, 🏕 you know light some fireworks off, bake some cookies on the fire, have some egg nog, stay up until midnight, and then hot tent, but with rain expected tonight, and it already drizzling, I decided to stay in town. 🥛 Truth be told, after the long cold four days I spent out in Madison County earlier in the week, I was hardly excited about heading back out to Central NY.
Later today, I am going out the folks house for a New Years Tradition 🥘 — Cheese Fondue. They’ve been doing for decades, and while all that cheese kind of makes my stomach a big achy, it’s still kind of a fun tradition that’s been going on for decades. Now with everybody vaccinated and boosted we can do it again.
It’s been a pretty good year. 😀 It certainly has it’s ups and downs, but in the end things worked out fairly well. I managed to max out my retirement, I got that shinny corner office with the brass lamp, making a good salary, although it still seems like the money is gone 💸 two days after it comes in with inflation and savings. After months of dealing with tires and repairs to the truck, I got it back on the road, and then took a third week to spend some time in Madison County. 🏕 Got down to Pennsylvania and West Virigina, got a tube for floating in rivers ⚫ spent a lot of weekends up in the woods and even had clams and lots of beer that one summer long weekend 🕹what now seems so long ago in the summer.
Saves on the heating bills though I sure like seeing the sun from time to time. That said it looks like January is trending cold and that should bring many clear days. Who knows at this point though if I will be working downtown or things will go remote again with the COVID.
Today. Feels like …
November 30th.
Mostly cloudy.
South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
and
43 degrees
,
4:29
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
November 20th.
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy.
Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
and
30 degrees
,
7:24
sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like …
December 12th.
A slight chance of drizzle, snow showers, and freezing drizzle before 7am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 10am. Cloudy.
Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
39 degrees
,
4:30
sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like …
November 10th.
A slight chance of rain after 11pm, mixing with snow after 3am. Cloudy.
Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
33 degrees
,
7:25
sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like …
December 3rd.
A chance of rain and snow before 7am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy.
Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
and
42 degrees
,
4:31
sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like …
November 7th.
A chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
34 degrees
,
7:25
sunrise.
Friday. Feels like …
November 25th.
Partly sunny.
and
45 degrees
,
4:31
sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like …
November 10th.
A chance of rain after 1am, mixing with snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
33 degrees
,
7:25
sunrise.
New Year’s Day. Feels like …
November 30th.
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 8am. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly cloudy and 33 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 11 pm. ☃️
Sidewalks are a bit icy this morning ❄ and there was a bit of drizzle when I left home but it seems like it’s clearing out a bit.
Getting a free ride to work today 🚍 as the fare box on the bus is broken. Annoying how the fare box keeps beeping. 🛎 Taking the earlier express in, I’ll probably walk the Plaza for a while before work so I can get my steps in.
Still been trying to do 10,000 steps a day, 🚶 which is roughly 5 miles. Last week I crossed 100 days with my step counter and a day later I reached 500 miles walking since mid September. It’s tough though with the dark and cold evening – I walked yesterday evening but rarely do after I walk home from the express in the evening. 😴
In some ways I went to spend the night in wilderness to celebrate off the New Year 🎆
But the forecast kind of sucks for the weekend. New Years Eve might be okay, although it looks like freezing rain by morning, and I don’t want to take down an ice-encrusted tent after camping. That said, it’s been fun the past two year I’ve spent in the wilderness — although this year I only just got back from the woods.
