Night before dawn is 6 hours and 53 minutes,
Dawn starts at 6:53 am and runs for 31 minutes,
Sunrise is at 7:25 am which is 4 hours and 34 minutes before noon,
High noon, the transit of the sun, is at 12:01 pm,
From twelve noon to the sunset at 4:38 pm is 4 hours and 38 minutes,
Dusk lasts for 28 minutes concluding at 5:10 pm,
Leaving 6 hours and 49 minutes until midnight.
| Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight. Feels like … March 15th. |
Mostly Cloudy | 25 degrees | 7:25 sunrise | |
| Thursday. Feels like … February 18th. |
Mostly Sunny | 35 degrees | 4:38 sunset | |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … February 28th. |
Partly Cloudy | 20 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 7:24 sunrise |
| Friday. Feels like … February 14th. |
Mostly Sunny | 34 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 4:39 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … February 16th. |
Partly Cloudy | 17 degrees | 11 max wind chill | 7:24 sunrise |
| Saturday. Feels like … January 30th. |
Mostly Sunny | 31 degrees | 11 max wind chill | 4:40 sunset |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … February 24th. |
Partly Cloudy | 19 degrees | 12 max wind chill | 7:24 sunrise |
| Sunday. Feels like … February 10th. |
Mostly Sunny | 33 degrees | 12 max wind chill | 4:41 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … February 24th. |
Partly Cloudy | 19 degrees | 14 max wind chill | 7:24 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … February 18th. |
Mostly Sunny | 35 degrees | 4:43 sunset | |
| Monday Night. Feels like … March 7th. |
Partly Cloudy | 22 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
| Tuesday. Feels like … February 22nd. |
Partly Sunny | 36 degrees | 4:44 sunset | |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … March 13th. |
Mostly Cloudy | 24 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
Here's a list of resources I use to make my maps. If you see anything in my maps that I don't have listed here, shoot me an email and ask where I got it from. If it's freely available, I'll be happy to send along a link or point you in the right direction.
Some of the files (like the WPC's percentile forecasts) are listed in .grb format, which requires the National Weather Service's tkdegrib program to convert into a usable file. The link is at the very bottom of this page.
As you can see it's a pretty cloudy day in Upstate NY. Downstate though and Connecticut they're seeing a bit more sun and it's expected to clear out tonight through next week with high pressure building in.
The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles. It ALWAYS exists near the poles, but weakens in summer and strengthens in winter. The term "vortex" refers to the counter-clockwise flow of air that helps keep the colder air near the Poles. Many times during winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex will expand, sending cold air southward with the jet stream (see graphic above). This occurs fairly regularly during wintertime and is often associated with large outbreaks of Arctic air in the United States. The one that occurred January 2014 is similar to many other cold outbreaks that have occurred in the past, including several notable colder outbreaks in 1977, 1982, 1985 and 1989.
Rising temperatures in the North Pole are causing parts of the polar vortex to split off and move southward, leading to the possibility of a particularly harsh winter in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
The polar vortex, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines as "a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding the Earth's North and South poles," generally remains strong and stable, as it did last winter.
As reported by The Washington Post, when it remains stable, cold air stays within the area over the Arctic, with snow chances much less in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.
AccuWeather meteorologists are alerting snow lovers and those hoping for a white Christmas about the potential for a possible snowstorm in the Northeast around the middle of December. The storm is far from set in stone, but forecasters are recognizing some early signals that a storm could come together and tap enough cold air to produce snow across part of the region during the middle of next week.
Leading up to that potential storm, wild swings in the weather will continue, and one upcoming trend may lull Americans into thinking a fall-like pattern is resuming. A trend toward warmer weather is anticipated this weekend in the Northeast, thanks to a storm expected to take a northerly track through the Midwest and into eastern Canada.