February 16, 2023 Evening

Good evening! Clouds, damp and 47 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. Mild tonight but cold later. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 5 pm.

It’s nice to be able to walk for one more night without any more than a vest. Tomorrow though the heat will probably have to come for a few more days. Like so many days that threaten to rain, turned out to be just a few showers.

Tonight will have showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy , with a low of 46 degrees at 12am. 28 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 8th. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 13 degrees. The record low of -16 occurred back in 1973.

Another busy day came and went at work. But it made the time go by quickly. I’m doing good at eating up all the fruit and vegetables I bought on Sunday. I swear I’ve noticed some small changes since I’ve started my calorie reduction program. I’m just not nearly as hungry when I always have an apple or orange in my mouth. And I’ve done good with the steps every day.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 14% illuminated. The Worm Moon is on Saturday, March 4. The darkest hour is at 12:10 am, followed by dawn at 6:23 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:52 am in the east-southeast (106°) and last for 3 minutes and 1 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 24 seconds earlier than yesterday. The golden hour ends at 7:32 am with sun in the east-southeast (113°). Tonight will have 13 hours and 18 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 43 seconds over last night.

Did some cleaning this evening around the apartment after making macaroni and cheese with a ton of veggies and real cheese, eat only one bowl and froze the rest for future meals. Getting milk for the first time in over a week, a big drop from drinking two gallons a week. I also am skipping apple juice, the bottle I have left I bought in January. I’m spending less on groceries even if I am buying more and more fruits and vegetables which haven’t been impacted by inflation nearly as much.

Tomorrow will rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Temperature rising to near 52 by 9am, then falling to around 33 during the remainder of the day. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had mist. The high last year was 24 degrees. The record high of 60 was set in 1981. 11.9 inches of snow fell back in 2003.

In four weeks on March 16 the sun will be setting in the west (269°) at 7:03 pm (Daylight Savings Time), which is one hour, 34 minutes and 21 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had cold, mostly cloudy and temperatures between 33 and 13 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 45 and 26 degrees. The record high of 82 degrees was set back in 1990.

Looking ahead, Read Across America Day is in two weeks, Average High is 60 is in 2 months, Arbor Day is in 10 weeks, 8:30 PM Dusk is in 11 weeks, 8 PM Sunset is in 11 weeks, 9 PM Dusk is in 15 weeks, June is in 15 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset is in 16 weeks, Last Sunset After 8:30 PM is in 5 months, Ugly Truck Day is in 22 weeks, Campfire Day is in 24 weeks, Columbus Day is in 34 weeks, Average High is 60 is in 35 weeks, Thanksgiving is in 40 weeks, Tea Party Day is in 10 months, First Day of Winter is in 44 weeks and 4:30 PM Sunset is in 45 weeks.