I hope you are enjoying the cool weather today, it’s not expected to last. Not much of a chance of a cold start to August unless you are in Alaska or the west coast.
Weather Update – July 26, 2022
The week ahead … ð
A beautiful next two days than hotter but doesn’t look like a lot of clouds or rain for vacation. That’s nice.
| Today. Feels like … August 14th. |
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Mostly sunny.
Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
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82 degrees | 57 max dew point | 8:23 sunset |
| Tonight. Feels like … September 6th. |
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Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear.
Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
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56 degrees | 5:40 sunrise |
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| Wednesday. Hot ! |
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Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny.
Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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86 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:22 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Hot ! |
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A slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy.
Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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65 degrees | 64 max dew point | 5:41 sunrise |
| Thursday. Muggy ! |
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny.
South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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88 degrees | 69 max dew point | 8:21 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Muggy ! |
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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65 degrees | 67 max dew point | 5:42 sunrise |
| Friday. Feels like … July 15th. |
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A chance of showers. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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84 degrees | 66 max dew point | 8:20 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … August 26th. |
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Partly cloudy.
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59 degrees | 5:43 sunrise |
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| Saturday. Feels like … August 22nd. |
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Mostly sunny.
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81 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:19 sunset |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … September 3rd. |
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Mostly clear.
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57 degrees | 5:45 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Hot ! |
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Sunny.
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86 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:18 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … July 31st. |
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Mostly clear.
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62 degrees | 61 max dew point | 5:46 sunrise |
| Monday. Muggy ! |
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Mostly sunny.
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88 degrees | 65 max dew point | 8:17 sunset |
Daily Update – July 26, 2022
Good morning! Happy Tuesday.
Two days without the heat and humidity. Then it returns but I’ll be on my way to the Finger Lakes come Friday.
Mostly sunny and 65 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. â Calm wind. The dew point is 56 degrees.
Quite the nice morning. ð Stayed over at my parents house last night and by morning it was a bit chilly. A big relief from the heat and humidity for sure. Had a nice Sunday dinner of burgers ð with the folks a day late after the heat broke and my truck was repaired.
With that new wheel bearing and hub ðĩ things certainly are riding a lot quieter and I swear the truck doesn’t wander around the road nearly as much. It needed to be done before I burned up the bearing. Should give me a good, quiet reliable ride out to the Finger Lakes this year.
I want to do some cleaning and preliminary packing for my Finger Lakes trip this evening. ðž It shouldn’t be too involved as I don’t need a lot of things for summer camping and I will be close enough to town to get whatever groceries are needed on a day to day basis. ðŠ
Weather Update – July 25, 2022
Some brief relief âšïļ
The emphasis is brief relief tonight into tomorrow. Wednesday won’t be too hot and humid but then the muggers will return for Thursday into my vacation. But slowly but surely I’m creeping towards vacation, and if it’s hot and humid, I’ll just spend a lot of time in various gorges and pools swimming out in the Finger Lakes. I am not inclined to bring my kayak, though that could change as time goes by. That said, it seems like the heat wave is done for now. It wasn’t a particularly nice weekend gone by with the heat.
It’s gotten late enough into the year now, we’ve switched to comparing to autumn days to spring days — so a cool day might be expressed now in how much things feel like late August or early September. We also have lost a noticeable amount of time — 13 minutes in the evening, and will daylight quicker as August proceeds. That said, all
| Today. Muggy ! |
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Showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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86 degrees | 71 max dew point | 8:24 sunset |
| Tonight. Feels like … August 26th. |
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Mostly clear. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
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59 degrees | 5:39 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … August 14th. |
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Mostly sunny. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
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82 degrees | 58 max dew point | 8:23 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … August 30th. |
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Mostly clear. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
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58 degrees | 5:40 sunrise |
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| Wednesday. Hot ! |
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Mostly sunny. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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85 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:22 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Muggy ! |
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A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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65 degrees | 65 max dew point | 5:41 sunrise |
| Thursday. Muggy ! |
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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88 degrees | 68 max dew point | 8:21 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Hot ! |
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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65 degrees | 64 max dew point | 5:42 sunrise |
| Friday. Feels like … July 15th. |
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A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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84 degrees | 65 max dew point | 8:20 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … August 20th. |
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Mostly clear.
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60 degrees | 5:44 sunrise |
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| Saturday. Feels like … July 15th. |
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Mostly sunny.
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84 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:19 sunset |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … August 20th. |
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Mostly clear.
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60 degrees | 5:45 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Hot ! |
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Sunny.
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88 degrees | 61 max dew point | 8:18 sunset |
Spend a good portion of yesterday exploring code for finding peaks in a digital elevation model
Spend a good portion of yesterday exploring code for finding peaks in a digital elevation model. I tried a few different methods, one searching for highest points within the x and y axis, looking for inclines and declines, and picking the points in the middle, but that found significantly more points then desired as it seems there is a lot of small up and downs in the elevation, even if they aren’t the actual summit.
What I ended up settling on was this code, that first finds the highest point in the DEM, then deletes all points within 100 meters in all directions from a copy of the DEM then recurvisely calls the function. This works fairly well, although it is memory intensive after about 10 calls, as you are making a lot of copies of DEM in memory. But it seems to work well, assuming you set a reasonable size for the buffer based on the size of the mountain.
library(tidyverse)
library(terra)
library(units)
library(sf)
rm(list=ls())
dem <- rast('/tmp/merge_5925072950_2_meter.tif')
demdf <- as.data.frame(dem, xy=T) %>%
mutate(Layer_1 = Layer_1 %>% set_units('m') %>% set_units('ft')) %>% drop_units()
dems <- aggregate(dem, fact=4)
demsdf <- as.data.frame(dems, xy=T) %>%
mutate(Layer_1 = Layer_1 %>% set_units('m') %>% set_units('ft')) %>% drop_units()
findPeaks <- function(df, size=100, n=5, peakdf=NA) {
dfp <- df
newPeak <- dfp %>% slice_max(Layer_1)
ifelse(is.na(peakdf), peakdf <- newPeak, peakdf <- rbind(peakdf, newPeak))
dfp <-
dfp %>%
filter( !(between(x, newPeak[1,1]-size, newPeak[1,1]+size) &
between(y, newPeak[1,2]-size, newPeak[1,2]+size)))
if (nrow(peakdf) >= n) {
return(peakdf)
}
else {
findPeaks(dfp, size, n, peakdf)
}
}
findPeaks(demdf, 300, 10) %>%
st_as_sf(coords=c('x', 'y'), crs=26918, agr = "constant") %>%
ggplot() +
geom_raster(data=demsdf, aes(x=x, y=y, fill=Layer_1)) +
geom_sf(color='white') +
ggsflabel::geom_sf_label_repel(aes(label=floor(Layer_1)))
Daily Update – July 25, 2022
Good morning! The Monday before vacation. ð
It seems like that thunderstorm was gone before it barely even started. It was so quick, enough for me to cancel my morning walk, though what for I’m not sure. I did step outside for a while before the thunderstorm and the nice cool breeze was nice. But now it’s just humid, damp and yucky.
Rain and a very brief thunderstorm and 72 degrees in Delmar, NY. â There is a south breeze at 8 mph. ð. The dew point is 68 degrees. The skies will clear around 4 pm.
Kind of a muggy, cloudy, icky morning. ð§ Maybe not quite as hot and humid as yesterday, but still hardly nice. That said, yesterday was pretty much awful, I ended up staying home next to either the fan by my computer or laying on my bed. Learned a lot of new techniques though for manipulating geo-spatial data ð in R — I actually posted that peak finding algorithm I developed yesterday early this morning.
Dropping Big Red off this morning to have the wheel bearing put in. ð§ Most of the noise was the loose hub cap, but I’m still pretty sure that bearing is on its way out too. ðŧ Worth it to get fixed for peace of mind — which ain’t free. ðĪŠ It would cost a lot more if I burned it up on vacation and had to get towed. I know what a bad wheel bearing sounds like from recent experience, and while it might not be grinding yet or the wheel falling clear off the truck, it’s clearly on it’s way to getting that point with the squeaking the curves and when abused. I make good money, and keeping the truck running well is better then having to buy a new one.
I should have my truck by mid-day I’m hoping so I can get it at lunch time, and hopefully not have to leave work early today. ð It was stupid to leave work early on Friday, as I never ended up even driving my truck over the weekend, as it was hot — and I didn’t go anywhere because of the wheel bearing but mostly because it was hot and my parents didn’t have power yesterday due to a heat-related black out. Never lost power at my house. ð
Other then that, I want to take the relief from the heat and humidity over the next few days ð to get ready for vacation. My goal is to have everything packed Thursday night, run to the laundromat and be rolling by Friday morning by 7 AM. I want to top off my propane tank, ðŪ as it’s been a few camping trip since I last filled it but I am thinking I can do that along the way, maybe in Greene, NY. I would do Oneonta, but I the Tractor Supply is ways off the expressway. I might stop in Oneonta though to go to Dicks as have a gift card and want to buy another cast iron frying pan.
That said, I don’t want to make too many stops on my way out to the Finger Lakes, ð as my goal is to get there early and set up camp where I want to stay both weekends. The earlier I leave the more likely I get the campsite I truly want before the after-work crowd arrives for the weekend. I just want to be all set for the weekend, have camp fully set up and can relax. Saturday I want to have all day, especially if it’s hot to spend swimming ðâïļ and taking advantage of ice cream ðĶ and other activities. Already thinking about what I will eat at the Glen Dairy Bar.
Weather Update – July 24, 2022
A brief respite from the heat ð°
The cold front will lead to some cooling this afternoon, maybe get us some needed rain showers but it will be humid but cooler and cloudy Monday. Tuesday will be a nice relief and then warmer as my summer vacation approaches.
| Today. Muggy ! |
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly sunny and hot.
Heat index values as high as 98. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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95 degrees | 67 max dew point | 8:25 sunset |
| Tonight. Muggy ! |
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Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 70. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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70 degrees | 69 max dew point | 5:39 sunrise |
| Monday. Muggy ! |
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Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny.
West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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85 degrees | 71 max dew point | 8:24 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … August 26th. |
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy.
Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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59 degrees | 5:40 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … August 14th. |
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Mostly sunny.
West wind 5 to 8 mph.
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82 degrees | 58 max dew point | 8:23 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … August 30th. |
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Mostly clear.
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58 degrees | 5:41 sunrise |
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| Wednesday. Hot ! |
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Mostly sunny.
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86 degrees | 62 max dew point | 8:22 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Muggy ! |
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A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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68 degrees | 67 max dew point | 5:42 sunrise |
| Thursday. Muggy ! |
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A chance of showers.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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87 degrees | 69 max dew point | 8:21 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Muggy ! |
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A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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65 degrees | 65 max dew point | 5:43 sunrise |
| Friday. Feels like … July 15th. |
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A chance of showers. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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84 degrees | 65 max dew point | 8:20 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … August 13th. |
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A chance of showers. Partly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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61 degrees | 61 max dew point | 5:44 sunrise |
| Saturday. Feels like … August 3rd. |
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Mostly sunny.
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83 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:19 sunset |
