Good morning! Talk about a wet start to our Friday. The rain has slacked off a bit, but still quite wet out there and 53 degrees in Cicero, NY. There is a north-northwest breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 51 degrees. We have two more days of rain ahead of us, with at least 2 1/2 inches expected to fall on top of the 1 1/2 inches of rain we got last night. Very wet and cool next few days for sure. At least we won’t be getting the snow they are expected to get in the Adirondacks. And it will get nicer come Sunday, with skies clearing around 7 am but very cold and blustery.

Today will have more rain. High near 56 at 12pm. Two degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 52 at 1pm. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Lots of rain. The record high of 81 was set in 1979. The sun will set at 6:10 pm with dusk around 6:39 pm, which is 1 minutes and 33 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 10 hours and 43 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain, especially after 8pm. Low around 42 at 6am. Four degrees above normal. Northwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1959.

On this day in 1967, nearly 100,000 people gather to protest the American war effort in Vietnam. More than 50,000 of the protesters marched to the Pentagon to ask for an end to the conflict. The protest was the most dramatic sign of waning U.S. support for President Lyndon Johnson’s war in Vietnam. Polls taken in the summer of 1967 revealed that, for the first time, American support for the war had fallen below 50 percent.

There are 1 week until National Chocolate Day when the sun will be setting at 6:00 pm with dusk at 6:29 pm. That’s three days before Halloween. First 6 PM sunset in Syracuse. Then on week later is the end of Daylight Savings Times. The average high temperature is 55 degrees, with a record high of 78 in 1971.

There are 17 days, 12 hours and 8 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day. Every minute is one minute closer to the long nightmare known as Election Day, comes to an end.

Good evening! Heavy rain and 57 degrees in Cicero, NY. There is a east breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 56 degrees. Rain continues through the weekend but it will turn cold, especially come Sunday. But no snow in the greater Syracuse area. The skies will clear Sunday around 3 am.

Driving back from downtown the rain was really pouring. I had to back it down to 45 or 50 MPH on I-81 because I was worried about hydroplaning on the road, because in parts the of the road there was a good inch of water accumulating on the road surface. The windshield wipers were struggling to keep up with the weather.

Tonight will have more rain and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 52 at 4am. 14 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 56 at 10pm. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. The record low of 17 occurred back in 1972.

The rain will taper off somewhat in early morning but then more heavy rain come the afternoon. We are looking at a high of 55 degrees at 12pm. Three degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 52 at 6am. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. The record high of 81 was set in 1979.

A fairly quiet day. Tomorrow is Friday. The weekend won’t be perfect, but It should be nicer for the weekend. Rain on Saturday and cool all weekend. Saturday, rain. High near 46. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Hold on to the steering wheel for dear life, and watch for down trees. At least we won’t get  snow they are expected to get up north. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Sunday looks a bit better, but we still have a chance isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 42 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 57 degrees.

In four weeks on November 17 the sun will be setting at 4:37 pm (Standard Time), which is 1 hour and 34 minutes earlier then tonight. The average high is 47 degrees, and the record for that date is 73 degrees was set back in 1928. Summer is definitely over come another four weeks, and the leaves will all be turned and the night getting pretty long. But summer will come back around the calendar again — eventually.

There are 17 days, 23 hours and 19 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.

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.

Good evening! Cloudy and 71 degrees in Cicero. There is a west-southwest breeze at 9 mph. The dew point is 63 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 3 am. A pretty nice day with some remarkably warm weather for late October. But it’s going to get cold and rainy for the weekend. But not every day can have perfect weather, and today was a blessing. I got in a great walk before work and managed to miss the worse of the rain on my way home.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 58 degrees at 6am. Very mild. 20 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 63 at 10pm. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1974.

Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 77% illuminated. The Last Quarter Moon is on Friday night with chance of showers expected. The Full “Beaver” Moon is on the night of Sunday, November 20th.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of 67 degrees at 5pm. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 55 at 6am. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. The record high of 79 was set in 1963.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 38 at 4pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 57 degrees.

In four weeks on November 15 the sun will be setting at 4:39 pm (Standard Time), which is 1 hour and 35 minutes earlier then tonight. The average high is 48 degrees, and the record for that date is 74 degrees was set back in 1993.

There are 19 days, 23 hours and 23 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.

Good evening! Cloudy and 65 degrees in Cicero, NY. There is a west-southwest breeze at 8 mph. After that heavy rain that fell with the front, it is just damp out now.  The dew point is 61 degrees. The skies will clear Tuesday around 3 am.

Tonight will have a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low of 60 degrees at 5am. 20 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 9pm. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1940. Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 92% illuminated. The moon will . The Last Quarter Moon is on Friday night with chance of showers expected. The Full “Beaver” Moon is on Sunday, November 20th night .

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers before 11am, then isolated showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high of 70 degrees at 2pm. 11 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 2pm. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The record high of 85 was set in 1947. The sun will rise at 7:20 am with the first light at 6:52 am, which is 1 minutes and 13 seconds later then yesterday.

Looking ahead, First Day of Sunset Before 6 PM in Albany is in 1 weeks, National Candy Corn Day Day is in 2 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends and Last Day with 10 Hours of Daylight is in 3 weeks, First Day on Average with Low of Freezing is in 4 weeks and Christmas is in 10 weeks.

There are 23 days, 0 hours and 2 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.

Good morning! Happy Sunday. There are 11 weeks remaining until New Years Day. Rapidly becoming mostly cloudy and 70 degrees, here in Cicero, NY. There is a south-southwest breeze at 9 mph with occassional gusts up to 20mph. The dew point is 54 degrees.

As it warms up, you can start to feel the humidity come in with the unstable weather that will be in control for most of next week, except for a brief respite on Tuesday. Rain expected this afternoon, with a good thunderstorm sometime around 5 pm. For a while, the skies will clear on Tuesday but then more clouds for the second half of the week.

I usually don’t drink much these days, but last night unfortunately was an exception when I got back. Little hung over this morning to say the least. I slept in until 9:30 AM but I still feel awful this morning. I think I only had three or maybe four beers. When I was younger I wouldn’t have thought twice. But at age 33, those beers add up so much more quickly. I guess everybody does recover eventually, as long as you don’t do anything stupid.

I did go for a little walk this morning, but when you feel as sick as I do this morning, walking doesn’t really help. But it is definately going to be a warm day, even if that means we are going to have a lot of thunderstorms and unstable weather this afternoon.

It wasn’t terrible hiking up Labrador Hollow but the sunset wasn’t only half good with clouds on the western horizon, and lots of crowds on the mountain. The moon was on the wrong side of viewing, but I guess that’s fine. Maybe I was just tired and annoyed that I left my headphones home. The moon was on the wrong side of the mountain. But it was still good to get out for a few hours.

Today will have a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.   Cloudy, with a high of 74 degrees at 3pm. 14 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 3pm. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph, with a high of 74 degrees at 3pm. 14 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 3pm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The record high of 88 was set in 1947.

The sun will set at 6:18 pm with dusk around 6:47 pm, which is 1 minutes and 37 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 10 hours and 57 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over yesterday. Shorter days are coming rapidly. Daylight Savings Time Ends in three weeks this morning. So come November 6th, set your clock ahead one hour.

Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low of 60 degrees at 6am. 21 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 6pm. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1940.

Today in 1964,  China detonates its first nuclear weapon. Boom! Now they are a nuclear power like so many other countries in our world, some more stable then others.

There are 23 days, 11 hours and 25 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.