Good evening! Talk about a cloudy and gray day. But not too cold. Currently mostly cloudy and 57 degrees with a 7 mph northeast wind. Definitely a bit of sun peaking out to the west, so we might see some clearing in a bit.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Mild evening, about 14 degrees above normal. The record low of 4 degrees was set back in 1980. Winter’s bite is fading even if seasonal weather returns for Friday and the weekend.

Tonight the sun will set at 7:03 pm with darkness around 7:31 pm, which is 1 minutes and 10 seconds later than yesterday. Too bad the sky is so gray tonight except to the west. In four weeks on April 12 the sun will be setting at 7:35 pm, which is 32 minutes later then today. Days will keep getting longer but the growth slows after the first day of spring.

Tonight we have a Waxing Cresent Moon with 46% illuminated. It will set at 12:37 am. The First Quarter Moon is next Tuesday.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. That’s about 15 degrees above normal. The record high of 82 degrees was set back in 1990.

Looking ahead to the weekend we are seeing improved weather but typical mid March conditions. Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 40. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 24. Sunday will be partly sunny, with a high near 44.

I’m staying in town for the weekend. The Save the Pine Bush Hike is on Sunday at 2 pm. Undecided about Saturday but I might just hike out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. The following weekend, the Easter holiday, I’m thinking about camping at the Cotton Hill Lean-to. We will see.

I hope your Tuesday is going well. Have a great evening!