Good morning! An icy start to this Wednesday. โ Slip sliding our way into the mid week. How icy are the sidewalks? Well maybe not the dire emergency that the news ๐ฐ media is proclaiming but they were bad enough that after slipping and falling on the driveway and then trying again with the microspikes which suck on asphalt and concrete I just gave up on the walk and went back inside. Put on my suit and tie ๐ง๐ปโ๐ผ showered ๐ฟ and walked very carefully down to the bus stop ๐though not exactly in that order.
Cloudy, icy and 34 degrees in Bethlehem, NY. โ There is a southwest breeze at 6 mph. ๐. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 2 am. โ๏ธ
Today will have a slight chance of showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy ๐ฆ, with a high of 43 degrees at 12pm. 11 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 9th. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. That should help with the ice. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 34 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1973. 7.9 inches of snow fell back in 1891.โ
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:06 pm with sun having an altitude of 26.8ยฐ from the due south horizon (-44ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 4:07 pm with the sun in the southwest (235ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (242ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:51 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 16 seconds with dusk around 5:21 pm, which is one minute and 13 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:56 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies ๐ and temperatures around 42 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 32 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 47 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ค, with a low of 30 degrees at 5am. 15 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 27th. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -28 occurred back in 1971.
The weekend forecast is everything you can expect of recent January’s. ๐ฅ I’m giving the month ownership of the weather not the warming climate. Saturday, cloudy, with a high near 35. Sunday, a chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 32 degrees.
Some good news is that l, next Wednesday is the 5 PM Sunset ๐ผ/strong>๓ฐ when the sun will be setting at 5:00 pm with dusk at 5:29 pm. On that day in 2022, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 29 and 5 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 32 degrees. We hit a record high of 61 back in 1938.
Good evening! Cloudy and 32 degrees in Delmar for the evening walk. โ Calm wind. The sidewalks are a bit icy from the freezing rain earlier and I’m sure the news media is declaring the slippery roads a dire emergency that deserves governmental action but I’m like whatever, stay home or use caution. I’m glad I ran to the store ๐ฌ yesterday.
The truth is with my new boots – which are finally broke in ๐ฅพ I have decent traction on the ice and the freezing rain is kind of mixed in Delmar so it’s not super icy yet. And it’s getting warmer. I seriously thought about skipping my evening walk ๐ถ but lately I’ve been on a roll with my steps ๐ฃ and I didn’t want to have a down day. You know how those steps apps can get your butt moving.
It was a very typical psuedo Monday at the office ๐ข. I ended up running late and catching the later local to work ๐ and then doing the walk of shame into my office though I don’t think any the other directors caught me coming in late. I’m usually one of the first ones in as I take the express bus and then walk the Plaza before work so I’m usually in well before nine. Busy left work at 6:15 pm and it was raining hard this evening. I’m definitely noticing that the days are getting longer and are sunnier in the evening.
Tonight will have a chance of freezing rain and sleet before midnight, then a chance of rain and sleet. Mostly cloudy โ , with a low of 33 degrees at 8pm. 18 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 5th. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 22 degrees. The record low of -19 occurred back in 1957.
Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ Moon with 18% illuminated. The Snow โ Moon is on Thursday, February 2. The darkest hour is at 12:06 am, followed by dawn at 6:51 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:23 am in the east-southeast (118ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 18 seconds. Sunrise is 31 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 8:06 am with sun in the southeast (126ยฐ). Not going to be a particularly nice morning though. Tonight will have 14 hours and 28 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 46 seconds over last night.
I was reading that January 22nd is the Lunar New Year ๐ that is the big Chinese celebration that the western press either will chew out saying it’s going to lead to bad air pollution in China ๐จ๐ณ or as a super spreader event for the COVID with everybody having some fun. ๐ As because everybody in the press is a Debbie Downer about fun when it’s not America ๐บ๐ธ. Honestly though I’m excited about the year of the rabbit ๐ฐ. I was reading the horoscopes for the year, the complete psuedo science they are, just for fun.
Tomorrow will have a chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy ๐ฆ, with a high of 42 degrees at 11am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 6th. Light west wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 34 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1973. 7.9 inches of snow fell back in 1891.โ
In four weeks on February 14 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (253ยฐ) at 5:27 pm,๐ which is 36 minutes and 4 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 28 and 15 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 36 and 17 degrees. The record high of 63 degrees was set back in 1946.
Looking ahead, Valentines Day โค๏ธ is in 4 weeks, 5:30 PM Sunset ๐ is a month away, Average High is 40 โ๏ธ is in 6 weeks, St. Patrick’s Day ๐ is in 2 months, First Day of Spring ๐ฎ is in 9 weeks, Average High is 50 ๐ธ is in 10 weeks, Pack Rat Day ๐ is in 4 months, Primary Day ๐ณ๏ธ is in 22 weeks, Independence Day ๐บ๐ธ is in 24 weeks, World Population Day ๐ฉโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ง is in 25 weeks, August ๐ป is in 28 weeks, Constitution Day ๐ is in 8 months, Halloween ๐ is in 41 weeks, Average High is 50 ๐ is in 43 weeks, Election Day ๐ณ๏ธ is in 43 weeks, Repeal of Prohibition Day ๐บ is in 46 weeks and Boxing Day ๐ฅ is in 49 weeks.
Good morning! Happy Tuesday from back in the cesspool. New York let’s go chase that money. Partly sunny and 21 degrees in Delmar for the morning walk ๐ถ on this third week of January after the long weekend, which seemed too short. Calm wind. Things will start to thaw out at around 11 am. ๐ก๏ธAnd then more rain this evening. I will pack my umbrella for the evening commute.
It’s back to work after the long weekend. ๐ง๐ป๐ผ Already got paid for the weeks gone by. Memories of the weekend come and gone loom large. Despite the thermostat set at fifty in my apartment I was much too warm with the heat. โจ I felt like a husky brought inside in the freezing weather. I’m sure I’ll feel hot all day in the office ๐ข and I’ll have my fan running.
Today will have a chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds ๐ฆ๏ธ, with a high of 37 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 18th. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 36 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1889. 10.9 inches of snow fell back in 1994.โ
Got paid this morning ๐ธ before I could even get out of bed and look ๐ at the NY Post cover on the wall from Dan Halloran and the ducking money and his hair brained scheme to sell the New York City mayor-ship. If you are planning on putting a knife ๐ก though some ones back make sure you actually will be successful at killing them. Usually it’s the dumb criminals that get caught. Smart ones amend the law โ so their conduct is lawful.
Running a bit late on my morning walk so I had to walk past the smoking cars ๐ past the high school ๐ธ but whatever. I am taking the local ๐ to work so I have a bit of extra time to iron my shirt, take a shower ๐ฟ and pack a lunch. ๐ฅช I’m not going to pack a dinner, I’m hopeful it won’t be too late of a night. But I don’t care, once I get home ๐ก if it’s not raining I’ll do my evening walk ๐ถ and then head to bed after dinner.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:06 pm with sun having an altitude of 26.6° from the due south horizon (-44.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 12 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 4:06 pm with the sun in the southwest (235°). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (242°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:49 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 18 seconds with dusk around 5:20 pm, which is one minute and 12 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:55 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ง and temperatures around 36 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 32 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 46 seconds over today.
It just back to the grind, ๐ ๐ข ๐ and Madison County was so nice but I know I’m working for a better future ๐ฎ. I was fortunate enough to have a job that I could work in Madison County for a brief period of time โณ but those days came and went so quickly, just as did Dr. King’s ๐ weekend. But so be it. Not the other side of the world, I could go back there at some point in the spring. ๐ท I’m thinking though for President’s Weekend I might be back at Rennselaerville State Forest. That is five weeks off though. I can’t complain too much, just a four day week and it will be the weekend before you know it.
Tonight will have a chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy ๐ง, with a low of 33 degrees at 6am. 18 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 5th. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 22 degrees. The record low of -19 occurred back in 1957.
Fixed the chain ๐ on my wallet. I find old USB cables work good for tying my wallet to my belt and usually last a year or two. Now that’s real recycling โป and means that I don’t loose my wallet. ๐ค
Continued mild for the weekend though Sunday will be the best day. โ Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 40. Probably cold enough that things will be frozen on Bennett Hill though for hiking I’m thinking. Typical average high for the weekend is 32 degrees. The coldest time of the year isn’t so cold.
Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until Valentines Day โค๏ธ when the sun will be setting at 5:27 pm with dusk at 5:54 pm. Or as I like to call it, Valente’s Day, mostly because I’m not good at spelling. On that day in 2022, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 28 and 15 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 36 degrees. We hit a record high of 63 back in 1946.
Good evening! Mostly clear and 29 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 9 mph. ๐. Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 11 am. ๐ก๏ธ
Don’t be sad ๐ that it’s over, remember the good times. I really enjoyed the rural landscape of Madison County and getting away. ๐ There is something so charming about the deep rural. I wish I could live there. Maybe someday but not in New York State. I guess money isn’t a big deal as I think but I’m not sure how I would make ends meet in a place like Madison County. ๐งโ๐พ I’m sure there are many other places like it only without the silliness of our wonderful state. I just love all the browns and earthy colors this time of year, the smells of the earth, silage, manure and wood smoke. ๐ฎ
It really turned out to be a wonderful trip. ๐ป Today finally had bright blue skies and the snow ๐จ and ice on the trees was amazing. Too bad my camera ๐ธ battery was dead and I had to use my cellphone ๐ฑ as they’ve cleared the top of Tassell Hill and there are great views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondacks now. Such an amazing weekend. Cold โ at times but not unexpected for December. Maybe I should have hot tented but I was fine under the covers in my truck.
Tonight will be mostly clear ๐, with a low of 19 degrees at 6am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 19th. Maximum wind chill around 17 at 2am; Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of -23 occurred back in 1971.
Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ Moon with 27% illuminated. The Snow โ Moon is on Wednesday, February 1. The darkest hour is at 12:06 am, followed by dawn at 6:52 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:23 am in the east-southeast (118ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 18 seconds. Sunrise is 29 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ The golden hour ends at 8:07 am with sun in the southeast (126ยฐ). Tonight will have 14 hours and 30 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 43 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have a slight chance of freezing rain between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds ๐ง, with a high of 36 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 14th. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had light freezing rain in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 36 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1889. 10.9 inches of snow fell back in 1994.โ
In four weeks on February 13 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (253ยฐ) at 5:25 pm,๐ which is 35 minutes and 58 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had cold, mostly cloudy and temperatures between 21 and 5 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 35 and 17 degrees. The record high of 58 degrees was set back in 1900.
Looking ahead, tommorow is , National Cheese Lovers Day ๐ง is Next Monday, Save the Pine Bush Turns 43 ๐ฆ is in 3 weeks, Presidents Day ๐ด is in 5 weeks, 8 PM Dusk ๐ is in 12 weeks, Average High is 60 ๐ท is in 3 months, May ๐ is in 15 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ๏ธโฑ๏ธ is in 20 weeks, Average High is 80 ๐ is in 22 weeks, Last Sunset After 8:30 PM ๐ is in 6 months, World Mosquito Day ๐ is in 31 weeks, Labor Day ๐จโ๐ญ is in 33 weeks, September 11th ๐บ๐ธ is in 34 weeks, 7 PM Sunset ๐ is in 35 weeks, Average Night Below Freezing ๐ is in 43 weeks, Cyber Monday ๐๏ธ is in 45 weeks, First Sunday of Advent โ๏ธ is in 46 weeks, Tea Party Day ๐ is in 11 months, Bake Cookies Day ๐ช is in 48 weeks and Christmas ๐ is in 49 weeks.
Good morning! Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day! ๐ I think his birthday ๐ was yesterday, so a happy belated birthday to him. Now when do we get a holiday to celebrate the life of Fred Hampton?
Mostly sunny and 15 degrees at the Moscow Hill Camping Area. โ There is a north breeze at 6 mph. ๐. Cold start to the morning but it’s warming up fast especially as the sun gets above the hills and into the holler. ๐ก๏ธ
Cold enough this morning I started Big Red ๐ป for a while to be safe and ensure the battery ๐ would be good by the time to leave. I don’t like idling my truck too much while camping due to oil consumption from idling and the famous 5.3 lifter tick but I didn’t want a dead starting battery either in the cold. She started right up though. It was in the single digits last night. I was a bit concerned as it appeared some voltage was bleeding through the relay last night to the accessory battery from the staring battery when I was idling the truck, not sure what that was about, but it didn’t cause any issues. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
M. L. King Day will be sunny ๐, with a high of 32 degrees at 2pm. Typical for M.L.King Day. It’s the coldest week of winter on average though not this year. LA Nina and global warming from rednecks like me who drive big jacked up trucks and burn too much plastic. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. A year ago, we had light freezing rain in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 37 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1995. 15.1 inches of snow fell back in 1945.โ
Today I’m going to take down camp and maybe hike back to Tassell Hill from Chittenden Pond. โฐ It’s the highest point in Oneida County and I’ve never been there before. Might also hike around Brookfield Creek loop and or Glimmerglass though I’ve done the later a few times. Then I want to head home relatively early and take a shower ๐ฟ and wash the salt and sand off Big Red ๐ป and get ready for a regular session work day on Tuesday.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:12 pm with sun having an altitude of 26.2ยฐ from the due south horizon (-44.4ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 12.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 4:10 pm with the sun in the southwest (234ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (242ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:54 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 19 seconds with dusk around 5:24 pm, which is one minute and 11 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:00 pm. At sunset, look for sunny skies ๐ and temperatures around 30 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 28 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 40 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ค, with a low of 19 degrees at 12am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 19th. Maximum wind chill around 20 at 5am; Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of -23 occurred back in 1971.
Yesterday I hiked about 12 miles around Charles Baker State Forest ๐ฒ๐ณ checking out some of the more remote campsites, deep back country horse ๐ด trails, Lost Pond, Evergreen Pond Lean To, Quaker Cemetery ๐ชฆ and the Old Little Red School ๐ซ House, a one room school house that’s now somebody’s residence. I was surprised ๐คจ I ran into more people than I expected in the woods.
While not currently a state holiday, next Monday is National Cheese Lovers Day ๐ง when the sun will be setting at 5:04 pm with dusk at 5:33 pm. Nobody can be opposed to that. Plus soon I won’t be walking home from work in the dark. ๐ฆ On that day in 2022, we had mostly sunny skies, a few snow showers and temperatures between 24 and 11 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 32 degrees. We hit a record high of 64 back in 1906.
Good morning! Made it what is normally the coldest โ part of the year and I’m out camping ๐ in Madison County. What can I say, I’m kind of nuts ๐ฅ and I like burning shit ๐ฅ and spending time out in the country where things are real. ๐ For a while last night that fire was rip roaring and that smoke was black! Well it is Martin Luther King weekend. ๐ค
Mostly cloudy and 13 degrees at the Moscow Hill Camping Area. โ There is a north-northwest breeze at 8 mph. ๐. The current wind chill is 2. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. โ Things will start to thaw out at Tuesday around 10 am. ๐ก๏ธI’ll be home by then then.
I planned to leave by nine yesterday and started down the road and realized that I didn’t know where my hat and gloves ๐งค were which are kind of essential for winter camping. So I ended up heading home and searching ๐ for a half hour until I realized that I stuck it in the cooler to carry it out.
Then I had to stop in Esperance for food and fuel. โฝ ๐ฅฉ The roads were just wet and salty all the way until I got out to Brookfield where they were snow covered. They don’t have a bare pavement policy in Madison County though the roads did have plenty of sand on them. I got to camp โบ on Saturday around 12:30 which left plenty of time to gather and chop wood for the night ahead ๐ฅ and set up camp and listen to a podcast then go for an hour walk in a beautifully snow ๐จ covered woods before dusk. ๐ And cook some sausages up for lunch. ๐ญ
Today will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny โ โ , with a high of 27 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees below normal. North wind around 8 mph. A year ago, we had mist in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 38 degrees. The record high of 65 was set in 1995. 13.4 inches of snow fell back in 1983.โ
I’ll believe it when I see it for the sun, โ so far this morning has been pretty cool and gray. I’d like some sun, preferably by midday to top off the battery bank ๐. The weatherman promised sun for today but I’m not that hopeful with the skies so gray.
Today I have planned out a ten mile hike around the state forest, ๐ด hiking the horse trails which should be well frozen this time of year. In the summer they can be quite swampy from the horse hooves churning things up but things are well cold and frozen today.
Solar noon ๐ is at 12:12 pm with sun having an altitude of 26ยฐ from the due south horizon (-44.5ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 12.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐ starts at 4:09 pm with the sun in the southwest (234ยฐ). ๐ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (242ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:53 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 19 seconds with dusk around 5:23 pm, which is one minute and 11 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:59 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies ๐ and temperatures around 24 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 26 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 39 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear ๐, with a low of 8 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around 10 at 5am; North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light freezing rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of -16 occurred back in 1971.
Going to be a cold night ๐ I may need to start my truck up to be safe before bed. ๐ But once I’m under the covers I should be good. But first I plan to have a big ol fire ๐ฅ just like I had last night.
Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until 40th Birthday ๐ when the sun will be setting at 5:11 pm with dusk at 5:40 pm. On that day in 2022, we had cold, partly sunny and temperatures between 14 and 0 degrees. Maybe I’ll go camping then too. โบ LOL ๐. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 54 back in 2002.
