Good evening! Mostly clear and 59 degrees in North Syracuse. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 48 degrees. You rarely get weather this nice in mid-October in Central New York. I guess you could call this weather an October surpise.

It was a busy but good day. Amazing weather. And the weekend weather still looks good. I still do need to get a state inspection for my truck. 

I think I’m happy with my choice for president, even if some of my friends aren’t. I watched the debates and gave it a lot of thought. Jill Stein seems like the leader we need. I’m glad I didn’t vote for Trump with all the disgusting things he says and does but I do think Trump would be a better stewart of our lands, more willing to listen to scientists and those who actually work and recreate on the lands, and certainly do more to protect the second amendment. Liberals who mostly live in the cities don’t get conservation. I’m fine with whoever is elected president as its really only a temporary job. 

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 53 degrees at 6am. 12 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 49 at 6am. South wind around 9 mph. The record low of 24 occurred back in 1981. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 79% illuminated. The moon will set around 6:09 am. The Full “Hunter” Moon is on Saturday evening with mostly clear skies expected but there is a chance of showers.

Tomorrow will have showers, mainly before 3pm. We will high of 60 degrees at 2pm. One degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 53 at 11am. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. The record high of 81 was set in 1930.

Seasonable weather for the weekend but we have to watch out for showers on Sunday. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 62. Maximum dew point of 40 at 7pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 54 at 5pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 60 degrees.

In four weeks on November 9 the sun will be setting at 4:45 pm (Standard Time), which is 1 hour and 39 minutes earlier then tonight. The average high is 51 degrees, and the record for that date is 71 degrees was set back in 1975.