While it’s still fairly nice out this morning, you can definitely feel it warming up. Mostly sunny and 73 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 66 degrees.

Hot and sticky day on tap. We will have isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees above normal. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 69 at 4pm. The record high of 96 was set in 1894. We may come close to breaking a 120 year old record today. The sun will set at 8:31 pm with dusk around 9:05 pm, which is 36 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 1 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 1 minutes and 25 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have some scattered showers and thunderstorms from the heat and humidity, mainly between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 71 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees above normal. South wind 7 to 10 mph. 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 69 at 6pm. Going to be a muggy night. The record low of 49 occurred back in 1940.

0.6 inch of rain expected between Wednesday 2pm and Friday 7am. Within the next four days, a total of 0.6 inches of rain is expected, mostly from thunderstorms. 

Starting now, we have some really muggy weather. Wednesday 8am – Friday 2pm. Maximum temperature will be 90 degrees, a heat index reaching 96, and a maximum dew point of 73. Friday 8pm – Friday 11pm. Maximum temperature will be 83 degrees, a heat index reaching 85, and a maximum dew point of 65. The muggers take a break for the weekend (union rules) but return for Monday night.  Monday 8pm – Tuesday 12am. Maximum temperature will be 80 degrees, a heat index reaching 82, and a maximum dew point of 65. Tuesday 5am – Tuesday 9am. Maximum temperature will be 74 degrees and a maximum dew point of 65.

On this day in 1977, the Great 1977 New York City Blackout begins, plunging New York into 24 hours of darkness, chaos, and crime. It really was a dark time in the bankrupt city. In contrast, 12 years earlier the Blackout of 1965 was a peaceful inconvenience for many. 

There are 1 weeks until Ugly Truck Day when the sun will be setting at 8:26 pm with dusk at 8:59 pm. The average high temperature is 83 degrees, with a record high of 97 in 1991. Pretty much like today. You probably will want to recharge the air conditioning on your ugly truck before then, so you can be cruising in comfort, if not style. 

Today I have my eye appointment for my eye check up. It will be nice to be able to see. Hopefully the eye doctor will be well air conditioned. I may get to leave work early but it’s possible that I will have to head back to work after my eye appointment. 

Some minor traffic delays heading downtown. Both on the South Mall Arterial and Southern Boulevard. I don’t know the causes but so be it. It doesn’t seem that bad. 

Still looking forward to the weekend but I don’t know if I will be stuck in town. But I’m still looking forward to the Mine Kill State Park and the always scenic drive out there. Hopefully if I do have to go to work, I’ll be able to get out early on Saturday. 

Well, Moovit says I’m two stops away from work, so I better finish up my post. Enjoy this Hazy, Crazy Day of Summer. And stay cool.