Good evening! Rain showers and 72 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a south breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 69 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 3 am.

Went to the store and are continuing to get packed. 💼 I did forget to get paper towels and extra mantles for the lantern 🏮 so I may need to run to Walmart at lunch time. If I can find mantles in my truck, I’ll just get the paper towels at Hannaford. I don’t normally use them at home but they are handy up at camp and they burn just fine. 🔥

I got to return my overdue library books 📚 and renew the other ones. While there is no fines currently through November 1st due to the pandemic folks might be wanting to read about hog farming and homesteading. 🐽 I actually could have renewed all the books timely but I didn’t care because there aren’t any fines due to the delayed returns when they quarantine the books at the depositary.

Finally took a shower 🚿 after four days. I was kind of feeling hot and sweaty so I took a quick shower before bed 🛏. Yeah, I probably should do that more often but in the era of social distancing who knows how often you bathe or use deodorant. It’s not like anybody is allowed to be within 6⃣ feet at any rate.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 64 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 69 at 10pm. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 55 degrees. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1976.

Tonight will have a Full 🌝 Moon with 98% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the east-southeast (120°) at an altitude of 18° from the horizon, some 249,694 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by March 11^th. Buckle up for safety! The darkest hour is at 12:56 am, followed by dawn at 5:54 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:23 am in the east (79°) and last for 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:00 am with sun in the east (85°). Tonight will have 10 hours and 55 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 82 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 9th. Maximum dew point of 63 at 6am. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. It’s going to quite summer like. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It became sticky as the day progressed. The high last year was 79 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1953.

It should be a nice run of weather after tonight ☀ up in Vermont. 🌲🌲🌲🌲 If I was packed and didn’t have that Zoom Meetings tomorrow I’d probably leave before work but I’d rather do the meeting where I have library bandwidth to do it. 📹 It should be nice working up in Vermont, just need to make sure that I get a campsite ⛺ with good cell service for work. I’ll have my work laptop but hopefully most things I can do for my phone.

Most of the long weekend looks quite cool so I’m packing my heater so I can warm up quickly ♨️ on the cold mornings. I don’t expect many days will be above 70 in Vermont which will be good in the sense the ice will last longer. I concede I will probably have to get ice by Monday, depending on how long I stay in Vermont. I am freezing all the meat 🥩 and cheeses 🧀 for the cooler but I know ice won’t last forever. ❄

I extended my blog contract yesterday for three 3⃣ more years. 📝 I like doing the blog and it’s only like $390 for 3 years so it’s not expensive. At one point I experimented with web ads and brought in like $120 but it is really ain’t a big expense. People spend a ton more on cable service or even streaming video. 📺 Next paycheck I’ll increase my investing but for now the extra money will pay for the car insurance and the web hosting at least in part. 🕸

In four weeks on September 30 the sun will be setting in the west (266°) at 6:38 pm,🌄 which is 49 minutes and 30 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 68 and 50 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 66 and 45 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees was set back in 1905.

Looking ahead, Average High is 65 🍂 is a month away, Average High is 55 🍂 is in 8 weeks, Day After Election Day 🛀 is in 9 weeks, Veterans Day 🇺🇸 is in 10 weeks, Earliest Sunset of the Year ⌛️ is in 14 weeks, Tea Party Day 🐍 is in 15 weeks, Festivus 🍖 is in 16 weeks, Bacon Day 🥓 is in 17 weeks, Make Your Dream Come True Day 🏡 is in 19 weeks, Inauguration Day ✅ is in 20 weeks, Ground Hog Day 🐻 is in 5 months, Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 is in 23 weeks and Presidents Day 👴 is in 24 weeks.

Good morning! Happy Corn Moon 🌕! Rain showers and 66 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a south-southeast breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 62 degrees.

Another rather dreary day ☁️ and then we have a long stretch of nice weather ahead. ☀️Going to be a nice weekend so I’m heading up to Vermont I think tomorrow after work will do the remote work thing from there for a while. Going to be fairly cool so I’m hoping I can leave with ice I have and maybe get coffee creamer for once the ice runs out because it’s a pain to run to town from there. 🥃 I thought about leaving today or tomorrow before work to ensure that I can get a campsite with good cell service and solar for power. 🔌

Today will have showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 71 degrees at 1pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 18th. Maximum dew point of 70 at 4pm. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It became sticky as the day progressed. The high last year was 76 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1953.

I plan to start packing 💼 as time allows today and will go shopping 🛒 tonight for food and supplies. I don’t need a lot but I want to have enough to eat for at Five nights, with the last two with minimal ice in the cooler. Not going to be real hot so the ice should last longer this time. I am thinking I will bring the propane heater ♨️ to warm my hands 👐🏻 because some of the mornings might be chilly.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 55.1° from the due south horizon (-15.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:52 pm with the sun in the west (275°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (281°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:29 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 7:56 pm, which is one minute and 43 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:33 pm. At sunset, look for thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 71 degrees. The dew point will be 69 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 5 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 63 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 70 at 6pm. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 55 degrees. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1976.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, sunny, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point of 53 at 8am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Maximum dew point of 54 at 10am. Typical average high for the weekend is 76 degrees.

Yes, I would say it looks like a very nice weekend to end summer. 🦋 Not super warm but sunny. I am sure in some places in the mountains we will be starting to see colors popping up. 🍂 Looking forward to a few days in the woods although I do actually think some of the autumn trips I’m planning will be even more fun. No Moose River Plains this year though because I need cellphone reception for work. I do like the idea of spending some time in Central NY where I can run to libraries for the Zoom Meetings and anytime I need a lot of bandwidth for work.

I got my first bigger paycheck yesterday. 💰The money is nice but it’s actually not that much when I figure in retirement and taxes. Probably going to invest or save virtually all of it because I don’t need more garbage to have to pay to get of at the transfer station 🗑. It’s more fun to watch my investments and savings grow ♐ and look at off-grid properties on Facebook then spend the money. I just find there is too much stuff today and for most things the less you have the happier 😊 you are as everything you buy always breaking down. 🛠️

One month 📅 from now, the Average High is 65 🍂 when the sun will be setting at 6:34 pm with dusk at 7:02 pm.

Good morning! Happy September 🍎! Doesn’t seem like summer is already dun in in this most odd of years. But metrological summer has come and gone. Three weeks to Autumn 🍂. Then the nights will be longer than the days. Mostly cloudy and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 59 degrees. The skies will clear Thursday around noontime.

Not a super nice day to start out metrological autumn ☁️ with all the clouds. But often autumn is cloudy in Upstate NY, especially the month of November. I don’t know how wet it is going to be later on though. I don’t have a lot of ambitious plans, I’ll probably work from home or I could walk down to the park or library later and use my laptop 💻 from there. I do need to think about getting a new laptop battery 🔋 as it really isn’t holding a charge well.

Today will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 74 degrees at 1pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 11th. Maximum dew point of 62 at 1pm. South wind 6 to 10 mph. I think we might see some clearing out later but who knows. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 75 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1953.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 55.4° from the due south horizon (-15.4° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:53 pm with the sun in the west (276°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (282°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:31 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 7:58 pm, which is one minute and 42 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the east-southeast (110°) at an altitude of 2° from the horizon, 247,479 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:35 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 71 degrees. The dew point will be 61 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 8 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have scattered showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 64 degrees at 1am. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6pm. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It became somewhat humid as the night progressed. It got down to 62 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 2017.

On this day in 1985, a joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the Titanic. ⛴️ Asked for my opinion on the movie 📼 – I heard it sunk.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, sunny, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point of 52 at 8am. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 77. Maximum dew point of 55 at 11am. Typical average high for the weekend is 76 degrees.

I still haven’t made a decision about the weekend 🤔 but I might go out to Vermont for a couple of days if the weather is good and work remotely from there. If I go up there early in the week I should be able to get a good campsite ⛺ with cell reception 📶.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Autumn 🍂 when the sun will be setting at 6:52 pm with dusk at 7:20 pm. On that day in 2019, we had hot weather to start out autumn with mostly sunny skies, shallow fog and temperatures between 87 and 51 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 95 back in 1895.