October 20, 2016 Afternoon

Good afternoon! Rain and 55 degrees in Cicero, NY. There is a east breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 50 degrees. We are in for a long period of moderate to heavy rain, that is going to last for a while. The skies will clear Sunday around 4 am. Kind of a rainy period for a while.

Not a terrible drive in today, but I do miss the time I would have on the bus going downtown. That twenty minutes each morning on the bus, I always enjoyed being able to think, work on my blog, listen to music or the news or play on Facebook. I guess those days will be back before I know it.

This afternoon will rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 61, with a high of 58 degrees at 4pm. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 55 at 5pm. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. The record high of 80 was set in 1965. The sun will set at 6:12 pm with dusk around 6:41 pm, which is 1 minutes and 33 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 10 hours and 46 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers, mainly before 8pm, then rain after 8pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 53 at 6am. A mild night for late October. 15 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 56 at 10pm. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. The record low of 17 occurred back in 1972.

There are 5 weeks until Thanksgiving when the sun will be setting at 4:33 pm with dusk at 5:04 pm (Standard Time). The average high temperature is 44 degrees, with a record high of 70 in 2014.

There are 18 days, 9 hours and 12 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.