Good morning! Happy Sunday. Today is first day of the Winter 2016-17 season when we can expect am average low below freezing every day. It’s also seven weeks out through New Years Day and six weeks out from Christmas. 

Right now we have sunny conditions and 36 degrees in Watkins Glen. Breezy, 16 mph breeze from the west. But not as bitterly cold as Friday night but I’ll be glad to be camping somewhere tonight  that is a bit more sheltered. 

Today will be sunny, with a high of 52 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees above normal. West wind 14 to 16 mph. Except for the wind not too bad. Getting off the mountain should be less windy.  Last year, partly cloudy with a high around 56. The record high of 69 was set in 1964. There was 6 inches of snow back in 1886.
The sun will set at 4:45 pm with dusk around 5:15 pm, which is 56 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 9 hours and 48 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 11 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be clear, with a low of 32 degrees at 6am. Typical for tonight. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph. One year ago, mostly cloudy with a low around 35. The record low of 12 occurred back in 1996.

There are 6 weeks until Christmas when the sun will be setting at 4:40 pm with dusk at 5:12 pm. The average high temperature is 33 degrees, with a record high of 66 in 1889.