Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day! Hump Day! HUMP DAY! Two weeks to 7 PM Sunset 🌆. The more you know. Clawdy, oh so clawdy and 10 degrees in Delmar. ☁ There is a north breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. There is some snow on the ground, not a lot, more coming this evening. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at Friday around noontime. 🌡️

Another chilly and cold late February day. The bright blue skies are gone, I’ll have to turn the lights on when I get to the office.💡 So be it. At least the winds of earlier in the week are gone. 💨At least the bus was on time, and I figure at some point the weather pattern will change and things will warm up. But not today. And we are getting some snow this afternoon to boot.❄Maybe it will be good for the weekend to do some skiing, although a lot depends if we get snow or rain on Saturday. Otherwise it will be all ice.

Today will snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Before then, cloudy 🌨, with a high of 19 degrees at 2pm. 19 degrees below normal. Half as warm as it should be. Okay, math may not work that way. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. I think I’ll be slip sliding my way back home on the bus, although I didn’t bring my boots.👢  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny. The high last year was 56 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1997. 3.6 inches of snow fell back in 2013.❄

The sun will set at 5:42 pm with dusk around 6:11 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for snow to be starting 🌨 and temperatures around 19 degrees. Not a good day to drink before driving home, for sure. Take the bus or an Uber. There will be a east breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 11 hours and 10 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will snow, mainly before 3am. 🌨 Low of 18 degrees at 6pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similiar to a typical night around February 16th. East wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Not a big snow storm, I’m sure the roads won’t be awful come the morning. In 2018, we had mostly clear in the evening, which became mostly sunny by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 32 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 1950.

Tomorrow will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 28 degrees at 2pm. 10 degrees below normal. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Not real great for melting snow but the sun and breeze will help. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 60 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1903. 9.7 inches of snow fell back in 1948.❄

Yesterday, much to my surprise, I got to go home by around 5:30. That said, I was pretty tired and after dinner I went to bed around eight. 😴I would have ridden the excerise bike or done my evening walk but I was just so exhausted. The previous night I awoke much too early and came the next day I paid the consequences. When I don’t get enough sleep I’m not only tired but I also tend to get migraines. 😩

I’ve been looking at JC Penny again for pants and because I left their site and came back I got a good coupon. 😍I’m thinking again about ordering those pants for work, I really should have more pants in my collection for the long session weeks that are coming. I don’t have to have a fresh pair of pants everyday but I kind of prefer it especially in case they get dirty. 👖

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, a chance of snow before 1pm, then rain and snow likely between 1pm and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday, a chance of snow showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 39 degrees. Definitely not a real nice weekend but at least it will melt away the snow we expect to get tonight.

In four weeks on March 27 the sun will be setting at 7:15 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 4 seconds later then today. In 2018 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 48 and 26 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 49 and 30 degrees. The record high of 78 degrees was set back in 1998.

The past two years we’ve had pretty mild late February into March but this year seems to be an exception. 🌷I’m hoping this extended period of cold means that once the ridge breaks down we will have a warm spring. I really want to shut off the heat and open the windows, to say nothing about doing some travel and nights in the wilderness. ☺

Looking ahead, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 2 weeks, Arbor Day 🌳 is in 2 months, May 🕊 is in 9 weeks, Memorial Day 🇺🇸 is in 3 months, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 14 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 👴🏻 is in 99 weeks.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Next Monday the Average High is 40 ☀️. Most cloudy with a few peaks of sun. and 28 degrees in Delmar. ❄ Only a few gusts earlier, but now it seems like the breeze is picking up a bit 💨. Definitely windy come this afternoon, especially in the city with all the buildings for the breeze to blow through The current wind chill is 23 but it fall through the days. The rain and warmer temperatures haven’t been good to frosty, with just piles of snow and a lot of bare ground at this point. ☃ But the rest of the week should be pretty cold, with things only starting to thaw out at Friday around 11 am. 🌡️

The big story today, at least if the news men are to believed is that it’s going to be a very blustery day.🌪 Maybe, but it wasn’t too bad walking down to the express bus stop this morning. 🚏A bit chilly, but by the time I got there, I unbuckled my jacket because I was starting to sweat a bit from the calories being burnt.♨I heard a few gusts on the bus coming downtown, but for the most part the tree branches are just gently blowing in the wind, and it’s not that windy out for now. But I did leave the heat turned up, so I don’t get stuck with dropping temperatures and a cold apartment when I get home, and the off-chance I loose power tonight, it will make it less cool. I noticed my flashlight isn’t working, but I have another one I can use, worse comes to worse — and if it’s dark tonight, so be it. I’ll just retire to bed early. 🔦

I checked for widow makers over my truck before I parked it last night, and I think I’m good although I guess there is one tree that potentially could fall, but if it did I doubt it would where the truck is parked. 🅿 Most of the yard is pretty safe though, as the landlord cut down all the trees.🎋I made sure the trash can tops were bungees on well this morning before I left, as I’ve had the tops blow off and they can be difficult to find in the neighbors lawn, especially if it snowed like it did that one year. I haven’t been to the transfer station yet this year, ♻ so the cans are good and heavy, I’d like to say because I’ve worked hard to cut down on waste compared to years past, but it’s probably more to do with the fact I was out of town in the autumn for work, and I was out camping for nine nights in December. 🔥

Today will have a chance of snow showers, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 29 degrees at 12pm. Eight degrees below normal. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 42 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 2017. 16.8 inches of snow fell back in 1966.❄

The sun will set at 5:40 pm with dusk around 6:08 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for snow 🌨 and temperatures around 27 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be 11. ☃️Blustery, 🌬 with a stiff breeze at 29 mph the west-northwest with gusts up to 53mph. That’s not going to be very fun at the bus stop this evening. 🌪 Today will have 11 hours and 4 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear 🌧, with a low of 13 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -1 at 5am; Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. I think this is a good evening to stay home and ride the exercise bike 🚲 when either watching a video or listening to the podcast. 🎧 The wireless headphones are great for that, especially now that I got them to pair with the laptop. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2018, we had mostly clear in the evening, which became mostly sunny by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 32 degrees. The record low of -11 occurred back in 1950.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 20 degrees at 12pm. 18 degrees below normal. That’s ducking cold. Won’t be as windy but still super cold for the last week of March. At least it’s a work day. Maximum wind chill around 5 at 12pm; Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Granted, it’s better then what a cold day would be like in late December or early January. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 51 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1976. 8.4 inches of snow fell back in 1972.❄

Yesterday I went out to the folks house for Sunday dinner. Picked up some groceries, wasn’t happy that my grocery bill was $55, which is more than I wanted to spend this week but I needed new boxers and they were like $15 for five. 💰 Left the heat turned up today, so there goes more money. At least it seems like the spring will be mild so maybe soon I can turn off the heat until November.

Tomorrow is a session day, so it’s back to wearing the suit and tie.🕴I was looking on JC Penny’s website for like an hour trying to see if I could order another pair of dress pants to match my blazer, and while I carefully wrote down the label, I am not sure if I could find an exact match — plus they wanted to charge me $9 for the shipping unless I ordered $99 of goods. So many options online, it’s always confusing when your trying to order a matching anything at the store.

I have two perfectly matching pair of pants although one has a tear in a seem , along with two older ones that aren’t a good match, and a newer one.👖 I don’t wear them all the time, so they’ve held up well but some of the older ones are getting shabbier. I might go to the store during the weekend to pick

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 30. Typical average high for the weekend is 39 degrees. Doesn’t sound like a really nice weekend, might stay in town as spring can’t be that far away.

As previously noted, next Monday the Average High is 40 ☀️ when the sun will be setting at 5:49 pm with dusk at 6:17 pm. On that day in 2018, we had snow showers, partly cloudy and temperatures between 38 and 32 degrees. The moral of the story, is average doesn’t mean we have that every week. We hit a record high of 59 back in 1919.

In four weeks on March 25 the sun will be setting at 7:13 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 15 seconds later then today. In 2018 on that day, we had partly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 44 and 28 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 48 and 29 degrees. Looking forward to nicer weather. The record high of 74 degrees was set back in 1910.

Looking ahead, Average High is 40 ☀️ in 1 week, April Fools Day 🤡 is in 5 weeks, Tax Day 💰 is in 7 weeks, Earth Day 🌎 is in 8 weeks, Memorial Day 🇺🇸 is in 13 weeks, July 🏊🏿 is in 18 weeks and Last Sunset After 8 PM 🌆 is in 24 weeks.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Four weeks to Spring 🌷. Ain’t that good news. It was cloudy to start out the day, now partly cloudy but clearing and 36 degrees in Delmar. ☁ There is a south breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground but melting fast. ☃ It looks like the ice storm they were threatening did not materialize to much, it’s already getting nicer out. Maybe not spring but warm enough to turn the heat back down. ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 11 pm.

Even on a dark mornings like today started out, ☁ the lights in my bedroom continue to be quite bright making it easier to get up and going. That said, by getting to bed at a proper time and then the earlier sunrise 🌅 makes it much easier to get out of bed. ☕ Waffles and coffee for breakfast, took a shower, walked down to the express bus.🚏

The severe weather turned out to be a bust. ☔Some rain coming home but the treated surfaces weren’t bad at all. This morning the roads were fine, and the sidewalks weren’t that slippery but I think they could have used a plow.🌨 By morning, it was partly sunny and the roads just wet. I think by the end of the day, the sidewalks will have melted away, with the sun and warmth coming today, along with a wind which will probably expose some bare spots on the ground.

Today will be mostly cloudy 🌞, with a high of 43 degrees at 12pm. Seven degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical day around March 12th. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, which cleared to mostly sunny conditions by afternoon. The high last year was 73 degrees. That’s the record high for the day. This winter though, it seems like winter won’t hit . 11.0 inches of snow fell back in 1929.❄

The sun will set at 5:35 pm with dusk around 6:03 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 39 degrees. Breezy, 21 mph breeze ⛅ from the west with gusts up to 33mph. Today will have 10 hours and 53 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 27 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical night around March 19th. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. In 2018, we had mostly clear in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 21 degrees. The record low of -08 occurred back in 1963.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 42 degrees at 2pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical day around March 10th. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 40 degrees. The record high of 68 was set in 1997. 14.8 inches of snow fell back in 1893.❄

After I posted my essay yesterday about not having Internet, I got yet another glossy advertisement from Spectrum Cable, trying to get me to sign up. 🕸 I tossed it promptly in the recycling bin. ♻ I am quite happy not having Internet at home, it’s just obnoxious how they always try to get me to sign up.

I have to say that the Save the Pine Bush dinner last night was one of the most interesting ones I’ve been to in a long time.📢 Ward Stone was great as was Keith Shue who between the two gave us a good background of the ANSWERS plant’s history and the troublesome future. I was very surprised to learn that should the state put a co generation plant in the ANSWERS facility it will increase emissions by over 50% over the existing steam plant, 🏭and it will be running nearly all the time compared to the steam plant that only runs part time, especially in modest weather.♨

I really like the improvements to Google Maps on the transit🚌 front – I finally upgraded the app which doesn’t happen automatically as I have limited space.📲 I like how the app is cleaner with transit information, tells you in big numbers how long you have to wait, how late the bus is running compared to what it’s scheduled to arrive at. Just update Google Maps and try out the app. Mine doesn’t update automatically, as my phone is always short of memory. I also am finding the battery isn’t a holding a charge very long. I may have to think about plunking down $50 for a new phone come summer. But I will have gotten 2 years out of the Tracphone, which is pretty good for those cheap phones that are just landfill fodder — although even expensive phones these days are basically the same thing. 🗑

I am continuing to work on figuring out on how to build my smart relay for my truck. It makes a lot of sense to integrate the GPS logger I built with it now that I think about it more, 🗺 and maybe also bluetooth so I can monitor battery voltages, 🔋 and the status of the system from my phone when I’m sitting by the campfire. Then  I was thinking I could use a hall-effect sensor with it too, and monitor the amperage coming off the solar panel, so I could easily see the power coming off the panel. But then again, that would make the code a lot more complicated. I have ideas, the thing I have build them so they can become more then ideas.🤔

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Going to be great weather for the Save the Pine Bush Hike, assuming the trails aren’t too slushy. 👢 Although who knows how much snow will be left come Saturday, and the sand doesn’t always trap the water and muck too much. Sunday, rain before 1pm, then showers likely after 1pm. High near 51. 💦 At least it will keep the heat at minimum over the weekend, assuming it’s not too damp and chilly inside. I doubt though I’ll be opening the windows, but at least I’ll save on heating, which is good because my bills have been kind of high this year Chance of precipitation is 80%. Typical average high for the weekend is 37 degrees. Above average for a few days then, cooling down for next week.

In four weeks, which is one month from now, is the First Day of Spring 🌷  on March 21 the sun will be setting at 7:09 pm (Daylight Savings Time), 🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 41 seconds later then today. Dusk is at 7:38 PM, which means I might be able to go to the park after work, if it’s not too wet or cold.🏞 In 2018 on that day, we had cloudy and temperatures between 37 and 25 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 46 and 27 degrees. The record high of 78 degrees was set back in 1921. I know I am definitely looking forward to spring, especially once the snow melts and I can start spending more time in the wilderness camping 🏕and having a nice fire or two.🔥

Looking ahead, Spring 🌷 is a month away, Average High is 50 🌸 is in 5 weeks, Average High is 60 🌼 is in 8 weeks, Easter 🐰 is in 2 months, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 12 weeks (cows like to chew their cud when it’s not too warm), Independence Day 🇺🇸 is in 19 weeks and August 🌻 is in 23 weeks.

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. Three weeks to 7 PM Sunset 🌆. Mostly cloudy and 15 degrees in Delmar. ☁ Calm wind.There are 4.5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 6 am. 🌡️

This morning when I walked down to Stewart’s to buy milk, ☕the air had a tinge of manure 🐮 and wood smoke on it,🔥during this most cloudy of mornings prior to the snow and ice coming down later. ☁ I don’t really live in the country any more but on the outskirts of the suburbs as they start to peter out to the countryside.

After getting milk and having a breakfast of frozen fruit🍛🍒🍌 and cereal I walked down to the express bus. 🚌 I actually didn’t end up needing the milk today, but maybe tomorrow. Bus was running a little late, which was fine, it showed up but then we hit more traffic heading into the plaza. I don’t care that much about it, I’m not driving.

Today will have a chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy 🌨, with a high of 28 degrees at 1pm. Eight degrees below normal. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny in the morning, which became partly cloudy by afternoon. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 1930. 11.2 inches of snow fell back in 1977.❄

I’ll take 63 degrees for sure any day now. We are due for a spring thaw anytime🌱 now, maybe a bit later this week although I doubt we will see the sixties anytime soon. But one can hope and maybe God will listen. Trump doesn’t believe in global warming after all. But winters aren’t nearly as cold as once where.

Looking forward to the Pine Bush dinner tonight,🍝 it should be really good with the lasagna and Ward Stone speaking. 🎤 He’s getting up there in the years, so who knows how many opportunities there will be able to hear him in the coming years. He’s an authority on many things, especially things that the state government finds particularly unpleasant like the Coeymans Blue Circle Plant, that was poisoning everything nearby with mercury, at least until they “fixed” the plant with a big upgrade.🏭 Blue Circle Cement, later known as LaFarge, was built because Governor Thomas Dewey gave them a big tax break to build the non-union plant, to break the cement strike in New York. But we don’t talk about the history anymore.

But actually, Ward Stone is coming to talk about another state proposal, re-powering the old ANSWERS incinerator to work as a micro-grid power plant, that will burn natural gas for generations to come, as the climate warms,  🌍 to heat and cool the Empire Plaza and other state office buildings, and also generate electricity for the buildings, as an alternative to grid power — and act as a “jump start pack” for the electric grid, which may become more unstable 🔌 both when the climate becomes more unstable and more renewables are put on it.

Times change, and sometimes opportunities that once existed suddenly. So definitely come to the Pine Bush dinner, before it’s late. 🍽  6 PM tonight is the dinner, 7 PM is the free lecture. I think the dinner costs like $12 but I usually end up throwing in $15 or $20 for it.  Should be a great evening.

The sun will set at 5:34 pm with dusk around 6:02 pm, which is one minute and 16 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for snow showers 🌨 and temperatures around 27 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 50 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be periods of snow and sleet before 11pm, then periods of sleet between 11pm and midnight, then periods of freezing rain after midnight. 🌧 Low of 26 degrees at 6pm. Sounds like it could be pretty icy later. Well the bus will get me home from the Pine Bush dinner so I’m not that worried about it. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 16th. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible. In 2018, we had mostly clear in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 40 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 2015.

Tomorrow will have a chance of rain and sleet before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 10am. Partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 47 degrees at 2pm. 11 degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical day around March 22nd. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected. Not sure if tomorrow I’ll be walking down to the Park and Ride. A year ago, we had mostly sunny in the morning, which became partly cloudy by afternoon. The high last year was 73 degrees. The record high of 73 was set in 2018. 11.0 inches of snow fell back in 1929.❄

Last night’s commute wasn’t too bad. 🚗🚗🚗🚃🚌🚐🚒🚚🚛 Traffic actually was pretty light due to the holiday weekend. I thought about cooking up some pasta for dinner, but decided on fish sticks and broccoli, as I wanted something different, as tonight is the Save the Pine Bush Dinner. 🐟 Laid back for a while, ate dinner, then hopped on the exercise bike. Really wasn’t that hungry,

Then I thought about going down to the library but decided that it would be a would be nice to go for a walk in the evening around 8 pm. 🚶In the meantime I decided to ride the exercise bike for an hour while listening to Fresh Air podcast with Andrew McCabe formerly of the FBI and then a video about about Core Memory. 🎧 I heard it first on the radio starting, but put on the podcast, so I could listen over my bluetooth headphones while on the bike. I’ll have to ask my neighbor if he can hear the rumble of the bike the next time I see him, but I try not to ride the bike much after 8:30 most nights.

Around 8:30 I went for my evening walk under the beautiful snow moon. 🌕 No problem walking in the darkness, plenty of light and the sidewalks were free of ice and snow for the most part. Pretty night but fairly cold but at least the wind had died down. 🍃 It was cold, but not that cold. That said, I’m certainly looking forward to nicer weather, sitting out back with a cold glass of orange juice 🍊 or maybe ice water with a drop of lemon juice in it.🍋

Came home and laid in bed watching a few YouTube videos🎥 I had previously downloaded, one about thermal storage of heat, 🔥 one about stocking rate of cattle on ranches, 🐮and one about off grid living. Then I took my contacts out and retired for the night. 👁I do like how the lights automatically remind me when it’s time for bed, automatically dimming at 10:10 pm😴. It really helps when you get to bed at a proper hour for boosting your sleep. I always try to bed down by the time the lights start dimming at 10:10 pm. It really is a good reminder.

I am definitely looking forward to those longer nights in a month with dusk not being until after 7:30 pm🕗 and hopefully for some warmer nights when I can sit out back, looking up at the stars. ✨ Usually I work on a blog post out back in the warmer weather, although now that I’ve built a system for downloading videos, I might actually watch one of the videos from the channels I’ve downloaded. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of staring at a screen, but I listen to them, and are learning a lot about many different topics, expanding my knowledge and hopefully my future.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Sunday, rain likely before 1pm, then showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Typical average high for the weekend is 37 degrees.

NOAA seems to think this weekend will be quite sunny, at least for the Save the Pine Bush hike. I am not sure I totally agree, but it will be mild for the ski trip. 🎿I know Sunday still looks to be quite wet, which looks like it will melt the snow, hopefully melting it away the rain and not turning to ice. I am a bit worried about ice again, so if your joining us, bring your microspikes. Skis might not work well.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until 7 PM Sunset 🌆 with dusk at 7:27 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2018, we had snow and temperatures between 34 and 30 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 43 degrees. We hit a record high of 70 back in 2012.

In four weeks on March 20 the sun will be setting at 7:07 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 49 seconds later then today. In 2018 on that day, we had cold, partly sunny and temperatures between 37 and 15 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 46 and 27 degrees. The record high of 78 degrees was set back in 2012.

Looking ahead, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 3 weeks, May 🕊 is in 10 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 15 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 👴🏻 is in 23 months.

Good morning! Happy Valentines Day ❤️! Five weeks to Spring 🌷. I think I’m loving that fact more Valentines Day. Snow flurries and 29 degrees in Delmar. ❄ Breezy,16 mph breeze from the west 🌬 . The current wind chill is 17. I don’t think it’s that bad right now in Delmar, I didn’t notice that much of chill walking down to the express bus but shrug, I was walking quickly again. 🚌 One of my contacts was bothering me so despite having an early start I stated becoming a bit late. 👀There are 5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 11 am. 🌡️ Hopefully that will help with the snow on Big Red. I thought about cleaning off the solar panel but that didn’t happen yet.

Today will have isolated snow showers before 9am. Partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 38 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 26th. I like mild weather. West wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had cloudy. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1946. 23.5 inches of snow fell back in 1914.❄ I can’t imagine how much Albany would struggle with that much snow today. The city isn’t that prepared for very heavy snows.

The sun will set at 5:26 pm with dusk around 5:55 pm, which is one minute and 18 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 37 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 10 hours and 33 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 41 seconds over yesterday. I noticed on my sign in my bedroom that come another month, we will be up to over 11 hours and 45 minutes of daylight — a big jump, as we inch closer to the first day of spring.

Tonight will have a chance of snow showers after 2am, mixing with rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 27 degrees at 12am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 19th. Won’t need to crank the heat up tonight — which is good, because I had my first 3-digit utility bill last month, at $104. I don’t know why my bills have increased so much lately. It’s not like the amount of energy I’ve used has gone up. A bit of a breeze, with south wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2018, we had mostly clear in the evening, which became mist by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of -22 occurred back in 1943.

Tomorrow will have a chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 50 degrees at 3pm. 15 degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical day around March 28th. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy. The high last year was 53 degrees. The record high of 55 was set in 2006. 9.0 inches of snow fell back in 1894.❄

Wednesday wasn’t too bad, I got out of work at five 🕔made it home around the normal time, cooked up some pasta and then worked on a soldering project then went for my evening walk🏃. Listened to more of the Bagman Podcast about Spiro Agnew. 🎧 Nice evening, lots of stars.

Got back, hopped on the exercise bike, watched one of the videos from My Self Reliance that I had previously downloaded from YouTube🚲 followed by a video by that farmer down by Whitney Point as he was exploring some tractors at another tractor dealership. Snowmobiles are tricky beasts, especially when your trying to tow heavy loads on trails not well packed. Then took a sleeping pill, retired to bed, and then the lights dimmed and I went to bed.😴

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But standards are low in February. It’s actually going to be a bit cool but at least sunny. Saturday, isolated snow showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Typical average high for the weekend is 35 degrees. I am still undecided if I will go out on Saturday to camp overnight in the wilderness, but if I do, it won’t be a bit trip for sure.

In four weeks on March 14 the sun will be setting at 7:00 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 34 minutes and 31 seconds later then today. In 2018 on that day, we had snow showers, partly cloudy and temperatures between 35 and 29 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 43 and 25 degrees. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 1946.

Looking ahead, there are 5 weeks until Spring 🌷 when the sun will be setting at 7:09 pm with dusk at 7:37 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2018, we had cloudy and temperatures between 37 and 25 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 46 degrees. We hit a record high of 78 back in 1921. I’ll take some weather where it’s at least 46 degrees. Expectations fall by this time of year for a nice day. Probably be as busy as shire the work at that point though but then April rolls around. 🌱 Maybe even see a bit of green by late April? Or maybe that’s May or even late May in the Adirondacks.

Looking ahead, Spring 🌷 is in 5 weeks, Average High is 50 🌸 is in 6 weeks, Palm Sunday 🌴 is in 2 months, Average High is 60 🌼 is in 9 weeks, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 13 weeks, Independence Day 🇺🇸 is in 20 weeks and August 🌻 is in 24 weeks.