July 29, 2020 Morning
Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. Mostly sunny and 59 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 60 degrees.
Today will be sunny π, with a high of 88 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 63 at 6pm. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was humid. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1894.
Solar noon π is at 1:03 pm with sun having an altitude of 66° from the due south horizon (-4.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour π starts at 7:39 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (290°). πΈ The sunset is in the west-northwest (297°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:20 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 8:50 pm, which is one minute and 5 seconds earlier than yesterday. π At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous π Moon in the south (178°) at an altitude of 27° from the horizon, 230,156 miles away. π The best time to look at the stars is after 9:32 pm. At sunset, look for rain π§ and thunderstorms π© and temperatures around 80 degrees. The dew point will be 65 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 33 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy π§, with a low of 67 degrees at 4am. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 9pm. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had thunderstorm in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was very sticky. It got down to 71 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1968.
Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. π Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Maximum dew point of 65 at 9am. Sunday, a chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Maximum dew point of 67 at 4pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.