Good morning! Nice and sunny start to the work week. Mostly sunny and 60 degrees in Westerlo. Calm wind. The dew point is 56 degrees.
Today will be sunny, with a high of 83 degrees at 3pm. One degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Maximum dew point of 57 at 7am. The record high of 95 was set in 1983.
Good evening! Partly sunny and 81 degrees in Westerlo. There is a northwest breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is 58 degrees. Definitely a nice evening.
All and all, today was nice day with some big fluffy clouds. It’s really hard to complain about partly to mostly sunny skies except occasionally when the sun goes behind the clouds. That dew point around 60 is pretty nice.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 60 degrees at 5am. One degrees below normal. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6pm. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1948. The sun will set at 8:07 pm with dusk around 8:38 pm, which is 1 minutes and 19 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 30% illuminated. The moon will set around 12:34 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Wednesday with mostly cloudy skies expected. The Full “Sturgeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.
Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 83 degrees at 3pm. One degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Very low humidity. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8am. The record high of 95 was set in 1983.
In four weeks on September 4 the sun will be setting at 7:23 pm, which is 43 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 77 degrees, and the record for that date is 97 degrees was set back in 1929.
I’m sad the weekend is coming to an end. I like to think of the weekdays as that awful brief pause between the weekends. You got to pay for the toys and gasoline after all. But life is still good.
I finally got everything working well with the truck and the camping gear. The inverter regularly makes it through the night without having to start the truck during the night. The big bulbs Christmas lights stopped working but the other ones work well. They tend to fail after a while and I’ve had this set for a number of years. Camp use is tough on them.
I got this cheap sunscreen in a big bottle in Pennsylvania on vacation. It’s SPF 50 and works well but is super greasy to apply. It does seem to soak in well work fine after you sweat a bit. But a first you look like a white greasy pig. But so be it. It does it job.
I’m going to be very sad when summer comes to an end. I think this weekend will be the last time I swim at Mine Kill before the summer is done. True it will be open for three more weeks but I don’t envision camping in Schoharie again before the end of summer. I still want to hit up the Potholers at least one more time before summer unofficially closes with Labor Day Weekend. The summer season is such a short one.
I’m actually looking forward to the fall. This November, I am going to drive more of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The leaves will be well past peak, but I figure it will be a lot warmer down south, and there will be little to no traffic. I also plan to spend some time hunting and traveling in the Adirondacks this fall, including another North Country trip. With the heater and propane lantern, the long fall nights really aren’t that bad at all. Set up camp and enjoy myself.
Nice evening.
Good evening! Mostly clear and 69 degrees in Westerlo. Calm wind. The dew point is 64 degrees.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 65 degrees at 4am. Three degrees above normal. Light southwest wind. Maximum dew point of 64 at 11pm. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1946. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 80% illuminated. The moon will set around 4:29 am. The Full “Buck” Moon is on Tuesday.
Tomorrow will have isolated showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high of 80 degrees at 1pm. One degrees below normal. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 65 at 11am. The record high of 97 was set in 1900. The sun will rise at 5:33 am with the first light at 4:59 am, which is 51 seconds later then yesterday.
0.1 inch of rain expected between Saturday 2pm and Sunday 1am. 0.4 inch of rain expected between Monday 8am and Tuesday 1pm. Within the next four days, a total of 0.5 inches of rain is expected. We have some muggy weather coming up. Saturday 11am – Saturday 11pm. Maximum temperature will be 80 degrees, a heat index reaching 82, and a maximum dew point of 65. Monday 11am – Tuesday 10am. Maximum temperature will be 86 degrees, a heat index reaching 90, and a maximum dew point of 68.
Looking ahead, National Lasagna Day is in 2 weeks, First Day of Sunset Before 8 PM in Albany is in 4 weeks, National Relaxation Day is in 1 months, National Dog Day is in 6 weeks, Corn Moon is in 9 weeks, Veterans Day is in 17 weeks and Buy Nothing Day / Black Friday is in 19 weeks.
Saturday Night. Chance of Showers and 63 degrees, 65 max dew point, 5:34 sunrise.
Sunday. Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees, 62 max dew point, 8:29 sunset.
Sunday Night. Partly Cloudy and 63 degrees, 63 max dew point, 5:35 sunrise.
Monday. Scattered T-storms and 87 degrees, 67 max dew point, 8:28 sunset.
Monday Night. Scattered T-storms and 67 degrees, 68 max dew point, 5:36 sunrise.
Tuesday. Partly Sunny and 81 degrees, 66 max dew point, 8:27 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 59 degrees, 61 max dew point, 5:37 sunrise.
Wednesday. Sunny and 81 degrees, 57 max dew point, 8:27 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Mostly Clear and 59 degrees, 58 max dew point, 5:38 sunrise.
Thursday. Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees, 61 max dew point, 8:26 sunset.
Today was crazy. Got Big Red back, the maintenance turned out to be a lot more expensive than expected, because one of the transmission dipstick tube was broken. At least dirt and dust didn’t get in and wreck the transmission. It is what it is, I’ll take money out of savings and move forward. The air conditioning is nice and cold. It shifts nice and smoothly.
At the same time, work was insane today. But I survived and now it’s the weekend, and I’m enjoying a nice cold glass of orange juice. Next weekend is vacation.
Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 72 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is 64 degrees.
Tonight will have a slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Three degrees above normal. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The record low of 43 occured back in 1970.
Tuesday will have some scattered showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. One degrees above normal. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. The record high of 99 was set in 1901.
On this day in 1985, U.S. Route 66 is officially removed from the United States Highway System. You could no longer get you’re kicks on Route 66 because everybody was taking I-40 and I-44 through the heartland of America.
There are 1 week until Independence Day when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:10 pm. The average high temperature is 82 degrees, with a record high of 104 in 1911.
Good evening! Partly cloudy and 80 degrees in Westerlo. There is a south breeze at 12 mph. The dew point is 58 degrees. The humidity is creeping up a bit but despite the warmth, fairly dry.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 63. Three degrees above normal. South wind 7 to 9 mph. The record low of 45 occured back in 1970.
Tonight we have a Waning Gibbous Moon with 60% illuminated. The moon will rise around 11:51 pm. July’s Buck Moon is on Tuesday, July 19th.
Tomorrow the sun will rise at 5:21 am with the first light at 4:46 am, which is 26 seconds later then today.
Monday will have increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Two degrees above normal. South wind 8 to 11 mph. The record high of 97 was set in 1941.
Looking ahead, September 11th is in 11 weeks and Christmas is in 26 weeks.
The other day I was bragging about how nice and cold the air conditioning is in my truck. In the hot weather today driving back I noticed I was getting cool air – and after 20 minutes uncomfortably cool air but not frigid at any point of operation like the air should be. I located the R134a recharge port and I need to decide if I’ll go to Walmart buy a recharge tool for $20 and buy some refrigerant or if I should take it to the shop. The air conditioning is working okay but I think it’s underperforming somewhat on these 90 degrees days. My truck is nearly five years old, and the system might just need a recharge to get maximum cold air out of it. I can live with the system now, but I want to ensure the air conditioning continues to work at peak performance.
Still not a lot of rain in the forecast but a chance of thunderstorms and scattered showers that might help all the poor farmers with wilting corn in the V3 stage and with the increasing wild fire risk…
Monday Night. Scattered T-storms then Scattered Showers and 62 degrees.
Tuesday. Scattered Showers then Showers is likely and 78 degrees.
Tuesday Night. Chance of T-storms then Scattered Showers and 57 degrees.
Wednesday. Isolated Showers then Mostly Sunny and 77 degrees.
Wednesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 54 degrees.
Thursday. Sunny and 85 degrees.
Thursday Night. Mostly Clear and 56 degrees.
Hot and stormy on Friday and more seasonable once the holiday weekend gets under way.
Friday. Chance of T-storms and 87 degrees.
Friday Night. Chance of Showers and 60 degrees.
Saturday. Chance of Showers and 82 degrees.