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Dark and Rainy Sunday morning โ˜”

It’s not pouring out this morning, but hardly a beautiful morning. Dark for sure, but then I get up early and the sun rises late. Up again at 5 AM, but I was asleep before 8 PM and I enjoy getting up early and having a good breakfast, and getting a jump on my day. Too dark to walk this morning so far, but I might go out in a bit.

Good morning! Happy Sunday. Rain showers around and 54 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜” There is a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The dew point is 51 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 3 pm.

No big meals cooking up in the kitchen this morning, ๐Ÿฅž but I tried unsuccessfully to turn quinoa into pancakes like I do with oatmeal and bananas. I mean it was tasty on the griddle fried up, but even with mashed bananas and apples, I could not get it to bind together. It doesn’t have the gluten that oatmeal or flour has. It was worth a try. I’ve tried cleaning the quinoa better to get rid of more of that bitter taste, and it was better but after refrigerating it and washing again, still not great. It supposed to be a wonderful grain, but my results with it have been mixed. Almost too fussy for my bother, I’d rather stick with old fashioned oatmeal, whole wheat flour or traditional cream of wheat, the later which I fully admit isn’t whole-grain but I usually pair it with chia seeds, greek yogurt, fruit — and cream of wheat is “fortified” with some vitamins, so it’s hardly junk food.

Today will have a chance of showers. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 63 degrees at 4pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 12th. Maximum dew point of 57 at 3pm. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. 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 68 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 2017.

I was thinking about heading up to Keehler Preserve some time this morning ๐Ÿšตโ€โ™€๏ธ and do some riding after a fun day at Thacher Park riding about 20 miles, mostly trail riding. Getting better and more comfortable mountain biking. It’s not like urban or bike path riding. Totally different set of skills, to get comfortable dealing with rocks and roots and rough trails. I am less fearful of bumps and destroying my bike, though I don’t abuse it too much. I do loose my tail light on my bike, bumping over the rough trail, but it was an old one at this point and I should replace it with a brighter one. I am going to have to do some Internet research on what good lights are ๐Ÿ’ก especially now the mornings and evenings are getting shadowy and dark, and it’s important to be seen, especially when commuting. Come the time change in six weeks, I’ll probably still ride in many mornings, but I’ll have to load my bike on the bus and ride home in the evening.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:48 pm with sun having an altitude of 47ยฐ from the due south horizon (-23.8ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 6:14 pm with the sun in the west (264ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west (270ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 6:51 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:18 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon in the south-southeast (155ยฐ) at an altitude of 19ยฐ from the horizon, 227,464 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 7:52 pm. At sunset, look for more rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 61 degrees. The dew point will be 55 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 7 mph. Tomorrow will have 12 hours and 5 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over today.

I probably should go to Walmart and buy more groceries and supplies. ๐Ÿ›’ I should go fairly early to avoid the crowds, though honestly I could wait until tomorrow after work. I would like to get more oatmeal and I’m out of frozen fruit. ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ“ I could go to the car wash and power wash Blackie ๐Ÿšต and Big Red. ๐Ÿ›ป Not planning on heading camping next weekend but if it’s nice next weekend I might rattle can some of the rust on my truck before the salt spreaders are back on road. ๐Ÿšถ I might walk first though.

Tonight will have a chance of more rain, mainly before 4am. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 55 degrees at 5am. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 11th. Maximum dew point of 55 at 6pm. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2022, we had clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1963.

Looking ahead, next Sunday is October ๐ŸŽƒ when the sun will be setting at 6:38 pm with dusk at 7:05 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 69 and 46 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 68 degrees. I can’t believe how quickly the average temperature drops as we get past the equinox and autumn is well underway. Plus how short days are now. But that’s to be expected.. We hit a record high of 90 back in 1927.

 Into The Distance

Cussing my way through a Sunday ๐Ÿคฌ

Some days are better then others. This morning I started out by dropping a cup from cupboard onto my mini-food chopper shattering the lid, then digging myself into a bit of a whole trying to get rid of the clicking in the high gear of Blackie. Plus it’s starting to rain out.

Good afternoon! Rain showers and 75 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜” There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The dew point is 69 degrees.

So I started out my morning making oatmeal-banana pancakes ๐Ÿฅž which was good until I bumped the the counter and knocked a plastic cup down, which bumped the lid of the mini-food chopper I use almost daily. It’s not the most expensive device ever, but I don’t want to buy a new one if I can avoid it. Maybe I can glue the top back together. ๐Ÿ’ฅ Fortunately where the break is isn’t where the latch is so I can use it for now, but I think I’ll want to look at getting a full-size food processor, and maybe also a replacement for the mini-one for use at camping. I’m undecided, money is currently a bit tight. ๐Ÿ’ธ

This afternoon will have showers likely. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 76 degrees at 2pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 11th. Maximum dew point of 69 at 2pm. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 83 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1931.

Yesterday riding Blackie ๐Ÿšต‍โ™€๏ธ back from Thacher Park, I was noticing a ticking noise when in the high gear and I’m trying to adjust the front derailleur with limited luck, with hope to get running smoothly again. I guess worse comes to worse I can take it back to the shop to be properly indexed, but I want to try to do it myself โš™ especially with money as tight as it is these days. So far it’s been a lot of cussing, making things worse rather then better, but this is relatively simple, I should be able to figure it out. Not serious, but frustrating as you would hope your shiny new mountain bike would work without issues, but I think I snagged the front derailleur cable when I was out riding at Thacher Park yesterday.

Lunch is going to be some red-lentil pancakes, ๐Ÿฅž which are always a treat, especially with enough salt. Plus frozen fruit left over from the picnic to snack on. ๐Ÿ‡  And more of that whole-wheat bread I made yesterday, for dipping in the hummus I made this morning. Probably too much anxiety-based snacking.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 15% illuminated. At 2 PM, the moon was in the west (272°) at an altitude of 37° from the horizon, some 250,487 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. ๐Ÿš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by March 18th. Buckle up for safety! ๐Ÿ’บ The moon will set in the northwest (304°) at 5:40 pm. The Harvest ๐ŸŒฝ Moon is on Monday, September 25. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 6:02 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:30 am in the east (83°) and last for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 3 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:08 am with sun in the east (89°). Tonight will have 11 hours and 13 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.

This afternoon in a bit I’m heading out to visit the folks. ๐Ÿ‘ช It should be a nice afternoon, though maybe a wet one. I heard County Route 312 is under construction, so I’ll have to decide if I should go that way or take NY 32. Don’t want to go too late though, as the sun set is earlier and earlier these days.

Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 65 degrees at 6am. 10 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 68 at 6pm. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 64 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1917.

In four weeks on October 8 the sun will be setting in the west (263°) at 6:26 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 49 minutes and 24 seconds earlier then today. In 2022 on that day, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 54 and 38 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 65 and 44 degrees. The record high of 80 degrees was set back in 2017.

Looking ahead,, Constitution Day ๐Ÿ“œ is Next Sunday, October ๐ŸŽƒ is in 3 weeks, Average High is 65 ๐Ÿ‚ is in 4 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise โŒ›๏ธ is in 3 months and Christmas Eve ๐ŸŽ… is in 15 weeks.

Gorge

A slow and warm day for setting up camp for the next five days in the Finger Lakes ๐Ÿฎ

Finally made it to the Finger Lakes National Forest which is exactly my reaction when I pulled to the roadside desperately to piss in my wheel well as all day I’ve been peeing. I didn’t think I drank too much coffee this morning but those peaches and other farm fresh produce I was snacking on my ways to the Finger Lakes National Forest kept my bladder full and looking for trees, rest rooms and stops. Didn’t help I got stuck in bad traffic in Ithaca with construction and a tourist bus that used the back bumper of a flatbed trailer to stop and oh, yeah no power in East Ithaca or working traffic lights. Plus besides all the bathroom breaks, shopping at Walmart in Oneonta and an amazing farm stand in Caroline that made me wish I hadn’t gotten so much in Oneonta. Regardless, lots of good eating over the next few days.

Good evening! Partly clear and 79 degrees at the Finger Lakes National Forest. There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The dew point is 66 degrees. The muggy weather ends tomorrow around 11 pm. ๐Ÿ˜“ Kind of buggy with the heat and humidity, though I expect things to improve come tomorrow. The real question is how wet will tomorrow be. Not sure, the Finger Lakes this year haven’t been as wet as Albany but not quitgy dry spell like Western New York. Seasonably wet you might say.

Got the big ol campsite โ›บ I wanted on Potomac Road. I admit I kind of raced the last two miles up here after a leisurely drive as I wanted to ensure I got the site I really wanted including swerving to dodge a pothole on the road and maybe even cutting off a driver a bit in determination to get the site though I doubt they were looking to camp here. I did see a camper van who was obviously looking for this site around 4 or 5 pm but I was here by 1:45 and it’s first come first serve. I took Friday morning off for a reason, lol. I really like this site as it’s farther off the road, well shaded but also where my truck is parked in a sunny field. No cell service at camp ๐Ÿ”• but I look at that as a benefit because I like the quiet ๐Ÿคซ. And my radio ๐Ÿ“ป is broke so no endless hours of talking heads ๐Ÿ‘ฅ discussing Jason Aldean’s Try that in a Small Town. I don’t need that crap or the endless stream of emails ๐Ÿ“ง and notifications on vacation. ๐Ÿ–

Spent the balance of the afternoon unpacking, organizing and setting up camp ๐Ÿ’ผ so everything will be perfect ๐Ÿ‘Œ for the next nine days. Did a lot of cooking – chicken, potatoes, onions, peppers and other things for lunch, then a similar thing with frozen samon for dinner. ๐Ÿ  I have so much good food to eat it’s hard to know where to start. Diet, lol. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Actually truth be told, I don’t have any cookies or junk food, just solid quality minimal whole fruits and vegetables ๐Ÿ that I’m cooking and eating this week. Had a beer ๐Ÿป but only one and no more then two each day if that all. Had some fresh squeezed lemonade ๐Ÿ‹ with stevia and used the rest of the lemon with the salmon. Yum, I’m eating good. ๐Ÿ˜‹

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒƒ , with a low of 67 degrees at 6am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 9pm. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 68 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1987.

My phone shows a chance of rain โ˜” late this evening, so I’ll put away anything I don’t want to get wet before bed like my hammock and store my clean clothes in the cab of my truck to ensure they stay dry. I have a tent ๐ŸŽช set up for the dirty clothes, boxes and other camp supplies I’m not immediately using, mostly for organizational purposes. I think I need to get some crates for storing food, like I use on the back of my bicycle ๐Ÿšฒ especially as I have so much fresh stuff that I am not keeping in the cooler as I don’t have the space and I don’t think it strictly necessary but I worry about bruising and disorder in the reusable shopping bags ๐Ÿ›.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon with 82% illuminated. At 8 PM, the moon was in the south-southeast (158ยฐ) at an altitude of 17ยฐ from the horizon, some 233,176 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. ๐Ÿš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by January 21st. Buckle up for safety! ๐Ÿ’บ The Strugeon ๐Ÿก Moon is on Tuesday, August 1. The darkest hour is at 1:14 am, followed by dawn at 5:23 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:56 am in the east-northeast (63ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Sunrise is 59 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:36 am with sun in the east-northeast (70ยฐ). Tonight will have 9 hours and 21 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 3 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. ๐ŸŒฆ High of 73 degrees at 12pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 14th. Maximum dew point of 71 at 12pm. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ West wind 9 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. It was sticky. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1894.

I am not expecting a real nice day tomorrow ๐ŸŒง๏ธ but I got books to read ๐Ÿ“– and podcasts to listen to and I’ll spend a relaxed day around camp doing some good cooking ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ healthy ingredients from the bounty I got at Walmart and that farmers market. ๐ŸŒฝ I have a ton of delicious Vadella onions ๐Ÿง…and lemons, ๐Ÿ‹ and so much else from grapes ๐Ÿ‡ to strawberries ๐Ÿ“ that I won’t go hungry and if I do I have more salmon, fresh spinach, rice ๐Ÿš beans ๐Ÿฑ and hot peppers ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ. Nice days I’ll head into town or other activities, ๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ rainier stormy days, I’ll tool around the National Forest with Blackie my mountain bike ๐Ÿšต, hike into the back country and do some fishing ๐ŸŽฃ.

In four weeks on August 25 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (286ยฐ) at 7:55 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 38 minutes and 26 seconds earlier then today. In 2022 on that day, we had hot, humid, mostly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 87 and 60 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 81 and 60 degrees. The record high of 99 degrees was set back in 1947. Too soon, I’m not willing to think about summer coming to an end on vacation, lol.

Looking ahead, Average High 70 ๐ŸŽ‘ is in 5 weeks, September ๐ŸŽ is in 5 weeks, Labor Day Weekend Begins ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿญ is in 5 weeks, Autumn ๐Ÿ‚ is in 8 weeks, Buy Nothing Day ๐Ÿ›๏ธ is in 17 weeks, December ๐ŸŽ„ is in 18 weeks, Bill of Rights Day ๐Ÿ“œ is in 20 weeks, Days are Getting Longer โ˜€๏ธ is in 21 weeks and 4:30 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ† is in 5 months.

Summer day

Another drizzly weekend Sunday funday ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

Almost bought a bike yesterday. So close but I wanted to think about it more before laying down my six hundred bucks. I’ve been milling it over all evening and day but I won’t be able to get it until at least Wednesday and only if I leave work early. Other than that it’s been a slow day as I stayed up much too late last night, sleeped in and was playing with data as it poured all morning. Getting my steps in now in case it pours this evening or is so humid like last night.

Good afternoon! Rain showers are a falling in Delmar and I’m finally out walking. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ There is a north breeze at 5 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The dew point is 68 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 7 pm.

It’s rained and poured for a while this morning. ๐Ÿ’ฆ Super wet, despite being a summer four day weekend away from work it would not have not been a good one for camping. But it fine, I think I’m getting closer to getting a bicycle ๐Ÿšฒ and I’m enjoying the quiet, spending some time reading and learning new ways to wrangle data. When it’s not raining the heat and humidity is oppressive but it’s fine we need the rain.

This afternoon will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 75 degrees at 5pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 31st. Maximum dew point of 70 at 2pm. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1966.

I guess it’s good that I decided to stay in town this weekend. ๐Ÿก Today was so wet this morning and more rain is expected this evening. I figure get my steps in now ๐Ÿ‘ฃ and then I will read ๐Ÿ“– some of the books ๐Ÿ“š I got out of the library this evening. Tomorrow isn’t expected to be quite so wet, might be a good day to walk ๐Ÿšถ out to Five Rivers. I think the library is open tomorrow so I could go down to the library and use my laptop down there. That said, these days I can do virtually everything with my phone ๐Ÿ“ฑ.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 1:00 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.4ยฐ from the due south horizon (-0.4ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:55 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (303ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:38 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 27 seconds with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 10 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Full ๐ŸŒ Moon in the southeast (137ยฐ) at an altitude of 5ยฐ from the horizon, 229,475 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:57 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and thunderstorms ๐ŸŒฉ and temperatures around 72 degrees. The dew point will be 70 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 15 hours and 18 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 42 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 70 at 6pm. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 59 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1978.

That’s a lot of rain their expecting tonight. ๐Ÿ’ง I am glad I didn’t decide to be out camping ๐Ÿ•. Maybe next week. Even yesterday with the heat, humidity and wildfire smoke wasn’t that great, though at least I got groceries ๐Ÿ›’ and sparklers ๐ŸŽ‡ to use for a future trip up north. Yesterday I walked 5 1/4 miles mostly because it was so damn humid come the evening and decided against my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ.

On this day in 1962, The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas. ๐Ÿช How would we all survive without that? I guess more K Mart and going to the grocery store and paying a bunch more. Two years later, President Johnson would sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law on the same day. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿพ

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Last Sunset After 8:30 PM ๐ŸŒ† when the sun will be setting at 8:32 pm with dusk at 9:04 pm. On that day in 2022, we had hot, mostly sunny and temperatures between 88 and 60 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 84 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1900.

 Paddling Along

January 18, 2023 Evening

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 39 degrees for the evening walk here in Delmar. โ˜ Breezy, ๏ธ16 mph breeze from the northwest ๐ŸŒฌ with gusts up to 26 mph ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ. That wind is a bit cold now that I’m out in the open but earlier didn’t feel real cold. Temperatures will drop below freezing around 2 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ With the shit ton of salt on the sidewalks things should be good. If they only had been out earlier I could have done my morning walk ๐Ÿšถ and actually gotten my steps in.

What can I say, the first half of the week is done. ๐Ÿซ It’s nice when it’s a Monday and your out in Madison County. Why can’t all of life be like last weekend? โ›บ Its been a pretty busy week at work ๐Ÿข but I’ve been keeping things moving along. Closed out a bunch of projects ๐Ÿ“„ and I only screwed one up today. Soon it will be time for bed ๐Ÿ›.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒƒ , with a low of 29 degrees at 5am. 14 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 24th. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -28 occurred back in 1971.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 10% illuminated. The Snow โ„ Moon is on Friday, February 3. The darkest hour is at 12:06 am, followed by dawn at 6:51 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:22 am in the east-southeast (118ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 16 seconds. Sunrise is 34 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 8:06 am with sun in the southeast (125ยฐ). Tonight will have 14 hours and 26 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 48 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will snow, possibly mixed with rain before 5pm, then rain, snow, and sleet. ๐ŸŒฅ High of 34 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 4th. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 35 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1929. 8.5 inches of snow fell back in 1886.โ„

With weather like that expected I’m kind of glad I live in the city. ๐ŸŒƒ Not that we ever get much snow in the city but the buses run regardless of the weather. ๐Ÿš I have to admit I’m pretty inexperienced when it comes to winter driving at this point after all these years in the city. I mean I have a big jacked up truck ๐Ÿ›ป but I try to avoid driving it as much as possible in the winter months. That said, it’s mostly just rains in the city, especially as it has warmed so much in the past decade.

In four weeks on February 15 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (254ยฐ) at 5:28 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 36 minutes and 10 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had snow showers, partly cloudy and temperatures between 23 and 17 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 36 and 18 degrees. The record high of 55 degrees was set back in 2006.

Looking ahead, 5 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ‡ is Next Wednesday, 6 PM Dusk ๐ŸŒ† is a month away, National Drink Wine Day ๐Ÿท is a month away, March ๐ŸŒจ is in 6 weeks, Ides of March โœ is in 8 weeks, Average High is 70 ๐Ÿฎ is in 16 weeks, Pack Rat Day ๐Ÿ€ is in 17 weeks, Summer ๏ธโ›ฑ๏ธ is in 22 weeks, Hottest Time of the Year ๐Ÿ˜… is in 24 weeks, Dog Days of Summer ๐ŸŒป is in 24 weeks, Average High Falls To 79 ๏ธDegrees โ›ฑ๏ธ๏ธ๏ธ is in 32 weeks, 7 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ† is in 8 months, More Night then Day ๐ŸŒŒ is in 36 weeks, Last Sunset After 6:30 PM ๐ŸŒ† is in 37 weeks, Average High is 55 ๐Ÿ‚ is in 41 weeks, November ๐Ÿฅง is in 41 weeks, Day After Election Day ๐Ÿ›€ is in 42 weeks, Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone ๐ŸฆŒ is in 10 months, Saint Nicholas Day ๐ŸŽ… is in 46 weeks and Bake Cookies Day ๐Ÿช is in 11 months.

Hillside

January 18, 2023 Morning

Good morning! An icy start to this Wednesday. โ„ Slip sliding our way into the mid week. How icy are the sidewalks? Well maybe not the dire emergency that the news ๐Ÿ“ฐ media is proclaiming but they were bad enough that after slipping and falling on the driveway and then trying again with the microspikes which suck on asphalt and concrete I just gave up on the walk and went back inside. Put on my suit and tie ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ showered ๐Ÿšฟ and walked very carefully down to the bus stop ๐Ÿšthough not exactly in that order.

Cloudy, icy and 34 degrees in Bethlehem, NY. โ˜” There is a southwest breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 2 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Today will have a slight chance of showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 43 degrees at 12pm. 11 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 9th. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. That should help with the ice. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 34 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1973. 7.9 inches of snow fell back in 1891.โ„

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:06 pm with sun having an altitude of 26.8ยฐ from the due south horizon (-44ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:07 pm with the sun in the southwest (235ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (242ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:51 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 16 seconds with dusk around 5:21 pm, which is one minute and 13 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:56 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies ๐ŸŒƒ and temperatures around 42 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 32 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 47 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 30 degrees at 5am. 15 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 27th. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -28 occurred back in 1971.

The weekend forecast is everything you can expect of recent January’s. ๐ŸŒฅ I’m giving the month ownership of the weather not the warming climate. Saturday, cloudy, with a high near 35. Sunday, a chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 32 degrees.

Some good news is that l, next Wednesday is the 5 PM Sunset ๐Ÿ€ผ/strong>๓‘ฐ when the sun will be setting at 5:00 pm with dusk at 5:29 pm. On that day in 2022, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 29 and 5 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 32 degrees. We hit a record high of 61 back in 1938.

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