Stoney Pond State Park
Moon Pond State Forest
Snowy Stoney Pond Road
The snow was coming down hard after I took down camp and headed out to Morrisville.
Weather Update – December 22, 2021
Definitely looks like it will be cold later ❄
I think I want to camp one more night. I haven’t decided if I will stay here or head back east to Brookfield for the horse 🐴 camp that is more protected from the wind tough I won’t have cell reception there which is nice for passing the time in the cold. Supposed to be real windy later.
Today I plan to hike 🚶 around Stoney Pond and some of the Chenango Canal. 🦆 Should be interesting to see how it looks in the winter compared to the summer.
Then tomorrow I want to go to Glimmerglass ☃️ and explore the lake and the park. Then head home, before dark. The weekend looks rather stormy and I want to join the folks for Christmas 🤶🏻 dinner.
| Today. Feels like … January 5th. |
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A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers after 2pm. Cloudy.
Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
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33 degrees | 12 max wind chill | 4:32 sunset |
| Tonight. Feels like … December 29th. |
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Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy.
Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
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19 degrees | 7 max wind chill | 7:31 sunrise |
| Thursday. Cold ! |
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A slight chance of snow showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy.
West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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29 degrees | 7 max wind chill | 4:33 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … December 17th. |
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Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy.
South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
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22 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 7:31 sunrise |
| Friday. Feels like … December 26th. |
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Scattered flurries with a slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then scattered flurries between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy.
Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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35 degrees | 4:33 sunset |
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| Friday Night. Feels like … November 26th. |
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A chance of snow before 1am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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28 degrees | 7:32 sunrise |
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| Christmas Day. Feels like … December 18th. |
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A chance of snow and freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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37 degrees | 4:34 sunset |
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| Saturday Night. Feels like … November 30th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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27 degrees | 7:32 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … December 26th. |
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A chance of snow, mixing with rain after 9am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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35 degrees | 4:34 sunset |
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| Sunday Night. Feels like … December 25th. |
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A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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20 degrees | 11 max wind chill | 7:32 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … January 15th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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32 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 4:35 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … December 14th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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23 degrees | 7:33 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … January 15th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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32 degrees | 4:36 sunset |
Good Morning – December 22, 2021
Good morning! Happy Days are Getting Longer ☀️ !
I mean we add about 8 seconds of daylight today although maybe it will be fairly cloudy do it will not be super noticeable.
Cloudy and 29 degrees at the Stoney Pond State Forest. ☁ There is a southwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at Friday around 11 am. 🌡️
So far the wind hasn’t picked up yet, 🌅 but as the sun rises it seems like the breeze is picking up. I could stay at this campsite another night although it sounds like it might be quite windy 🌬️ and maybe snowy ☃ later on so I’m thinking of heading back east where I could camp a little more protected from the breeze. Red skies this morning.
After cleaning the pilot light, camp stove and just running things hard 🔥 all my propane appliances are working perfectly again. The stove and heater are full output, the pilot light is burning cleanly and strong. The key 🗝 was to just run things a lot and using a Q tip with rubbing alcohol in the pilot light. I’ll have to remember to keep some q tips and rubbing alcohol in my truck. Good for cleaning cuts too.
Weather Update – December 21, 2021
| Today. Feels like … January 5th. |
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Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
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33 degrees | 4:31 sunset |
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| Tonight. Feels like … December 10th. |
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Mostly clear. South wind 7 to 11 mph.
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24 degrees | 14 max wind chill | 7:31 sunrise |
| Wednesday. Cold ! |
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A slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
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31 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 4:32 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Feels like … December 29th. |
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Snow showers likely, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
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19 degrees | 7 max wind chill | 7:31 sunrise |
| Thursday. Cold ! |
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Partly sunny. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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30 degrees | 7 max wind chill | 4:33 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … December 7th. |
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A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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25 degrees | 7:31 sunrise |
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| Friday. Feels like … December 26th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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35 degrees | 4:33 sunset |
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| Friday Night. Feels like … November 20th. |
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Snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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30 degrees | 7:32 sunrise |
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| Christmas Day. Feels like … December 26th. |
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Rain, possibly mixed with snow. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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35 degrees | 4:34 sunset |
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| Saturday Night. Feels like … December 7th. |
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A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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25 degrees | 11 max wind chill | 7:32 sunrise |
| Sunday. Cold ! |
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A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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29 degrees | 10 max wind chill | 4:34 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … December 21st. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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21 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 7:32 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … January 15th. |
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Partly sunny.
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32 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 4:35 sunset |
Good Morning – December 21, 2021
Good morning! Happy First Day of Winter ☃️ !
Kind of a cool and gray winter day out here in Central NY. Warm enough things are kind of foggy from the ice and snow melt from the past weekend. A very typical day for December when there isn’t snow in Upstate NY.
Mostly cloudy and 29 degrees at the Stoney Pond State Forest. ☁ There is a northwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at around noontime. 🌡️
I was hoping for better weather for today but December can be tough. 😕 When it’s not super cold and snowy, it tends to be cloudy. But I’m glad to at least get away for a few more days before the year is done. 🥧
It’s just nice to be away, 🚜 see some of the rural and wild country of Madison County even if it’s damp, gray muddy and smells like cow manure. 🐮
Today I want to run to Cazenovia and get some isopropyl alcohol and q tips to try to clean the heater a bit better. ♨ Then do some hiking around the village and maybe some of that great rail trail before heading back to camp ⛺.
It’s the first day of winter 🌨 so I don’t necessarily have a lot of time to dilly-dally around. But I’ll make the most of it. Hopefully it will clear out this afternoon and be fairly decent.