Good evening!  Mostly sunny and 82 degrees in Burdett at the Finger Lakes National Forest. Breezy, 17 mph breeze from the northwest. The dew point is 55 degrees. With that steady breeze it actually feels quite nice. 

Been setting up camp. Pitched a tent and tarp because figuring I’ll be at this campsite for at least five days, it’s bound to rain from a thunderstorm, and I wanted somewhere to put gear where it could remain dry besides in the truck. I have a heavy gauge security cable and lock for locking up the propane tank, stove, lantern and table for when I spend my days at the beach. It’s a pain to bleed out the lines so I plan to just leave things connected up while camping. 

Should be a nice night. I do need to get some firewood together and start getting ready for the night. Been kind of a lazy day after I got most of the campsite set up. 

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 61 degrees at 5am. One degrees below normal. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north after midnight. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6am. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1985. Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 70% illuminated. The moon will rise around 10:41 pm. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday with mostly clear skies expected. The Full “Strugeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.

Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 88 degrees at 3pm and generally low humidity. Five degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6am. The record high of 96 was set in 1941. The sun will rise at 5:51 am with the first light at 5:19 am, which is 57 seconds later then yesterday.

0.3 inch of rain expected between Monday 2am and Tuesday 1am. Within the next four days, a total of 0.3 inches of rain is expected. Most of that rain will be from the scattered We have some muggy weather coming up. Monday 7am – Monday 11pm. Maximum temperature will be 87 degrees, a heat index reaching 91, and a maximum dew point of 68. The rest of the week should be relatively low humidity. 

Looking ahead, National Cheese Cake Day is in 1 weeks, First Day with Average High Below 80 is in 4 weeks, Last Day of At Least 13 Hours of Daylight is in 6 weeks, Citizenship Day is in 8 weeks, First Day with Average High Below 70 is in 9 weeks, October 1st is in 10 weeks, Make a Difference Day is in 13 weeks, First Day of Sunset Before 6 PM in Albany is in 3 months and New Years Eve is in 23 weeks.

While thunderstorms will remain a risk for most of the week, except for Monday low humidity conditions will prevail here in the Finger Lakes. Warm but not outrageously warm for late July. 

Sunday Night. Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance of T-storms and 71 degrees, 64 max dew point, 5:53 sunrise.
Monday. Chance of T-storms then Showers is likely and 87 degrees, 68 max dew point, 8:33 sunset.
Monday Night. Showers is likely then Slight Chance of T-storms and 65 degrees, 65 max dew point, 5:54 sunrise.
Tuesday. Sunny and 81 degrees, 62 max dew point, 8:32 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Mostly Clear and 64 degrees, 59 max dew point, 5:55 sunrise.
Wednesday. Sunny and 85 degrees, 59 max dew point, 8:31 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 66 degrees, 59 max dew point, 5:56 sunrise.
Thursday. Partly Sunny and 85 degrees, 60 max dew point, 8:30 sunset.
Thursday Night. Chance of T-storms and 66 degrees, 63 max dew point, 5:57 sunrise.
Friday. Chance of T-storms and 81 degrees, 63 max dew point, 8:29 sunset.