May 3, 2019 Night
Good evening! Light rain and 55 degrees in Delmar, NY. β There is a south breeze at 5 mph. π. The dew point is 52 degrees. The skies will clear Sunday around 11 pm. Just for the end of the weekend.
I got home, had dinner and rode the exercise bike for a while π², almost an hour and a half. I rode while listening to Marketplace through my laptop and the radio adapter, then I watched a YouTube video I had downloaded on orienteering with a compass. For a lot of people that’s quaint with cellphone GPS π but I know most of the time I’m in the woods I use paper maps and just use visible landmarks to orient myself although sometimes I’ll use the compass but that’s rare. I went for my evening walk πΆ and it started to rain π¦which meant I got wet on my way home. Then I retired to bed and read π for a while. I’m tired π΄ and going to sleep shortly.
Tonight will have showers likely, mainly between 1am and 3am. Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy π§, with a low of 52 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical night around May 30th. Maximum dew point of 52 at 10pm. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2018, we had light rain in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It became humid as the night progressed. It got down to 58 degrees. The record low of 28 occurred back in 1985.
Tonight will have a New Moon. The Flower Moon π is in 2 weeks. The sun will rise at 5:46 am with the first light at 5:15 am, which is one minute and 19 seconds earlier than yesterday. π Tonight will have 9 hours and 46 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 24 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy π¦, with a high of 68 degrees at 5pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical day around May 10th. Maximum dew point of 53 at 8am. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 84 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1944. There was a dusting of snow in 1986.β
Looking ahead to Sunday, a chance of rain before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. β North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 49 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 66 degrees.
In four weeks on May 31 the sun will be setting at 8:26 pm,π which is 27 minutes and 55 seconds later then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 79 and 61 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 74 and 52 degrees. The record high of 92 degrees was set back in 2013.
Looking ahead, Pack Rat Day π is in 2 weeks, Memorial Day Weekend Starts ποΈ in 3 weeks, Flag Day πΊπΈ is in 6 weeks, Dog Days of Summer π» is in 9 weeks, Labor Day Weekend Begins π¨βπ in 17 weeks, Last Sunset After 7 PM π is in 5 months and Election Day 2020 π³οΈ is in 18 months.