October 8, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 46 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌌There is a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. πŸƒ.

Honestly tonight would be a better night for the power to be out πŸ”Œ for enjoying the stars ✨ but at least it’s back on and it’s nice evening. Heck of it is the power outage wouldn’t have been so bad if data service wasn’t out all last night and most of the day. πŸ“Ά I mean most of the things I do I do with my phone πŸ“± and I have my truck for solar power for charging the laptop. And if it was normal times and not a pandemic and I was working in the office, 🏒 the impact would have been even less.

Having nearly five gallons of salt water ice in the freezer for camping ❄ the frigerator remained ice cold 🍻 when I reached in for some milk πŸ₯› mid-day. I left the windows open last night to keep things extra cold in the apartment although this really isn’t a bad time of year for a power outage – not too cold that one has to worry about heat or two warm and having to worry about the ice melting and things spoiling in the freezer.

Tonight will have patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 35 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 31st. West wind 5 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 27 occurred back in 2001.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter πŸŒ— Moon with 58% illuminated. The moon will rise at 10:32 pm. The darkest hour is at 12:43 am, followed by dawn at 6:33 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:02 am in the east (98Β°) and last for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:39 am with sun in the east-southeast (104Β°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 38 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny 🌞, with a high of 61 degrees at 4pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 12th. West wind 3 to 7 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 65 degrees. The record high of 83 was set in 1949. There was a dusting of snow in 2000.❄ Not ready to think about snow yet but it certainly can snow 🌨 in a week or two from now.

In four weeks on November 5 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (249Β°) at 4:42 pm (Standard Time),πŸŒ„ which is one hour, 41 minutes and 20 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 56 and 36 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 52 and 34 degrees. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 1994.

Looking ahead, Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ is in 7 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise βŒ›οΈ is in 9 weeks, Christmas Eve πŸŽ… is in 11 weeks, New Years Eve πŸŽ† is in 12 weeks, Bubble Bath Day 🧼 is in 3 months, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is in 14 weeks, Wolf Moon πŸŒ• is in 16 weeks, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day πŸ₯› is in 18 weeks and National Drink Wine Day 🍷 is in 19 weeks.

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October 8, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Dark Thursday. 😊 No power still this morning. πŸ”Œ Next Thursday is Average High is 60 πŸ‚. Mostly sunny and 43 degrees in the land of the Delmartian. There is a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. πŸƒ with gusts up to 25 mph πŸ’¨πŸ’¨πŸ’¨.

I still can’t believe there is no power in Delmar. πŸ”Œ There are a few branches down but not a lot. The traffic lights πŸš₯ are working mainly because they’re on portable generators. Nice morning though. πŸŒ…

I ended up eating breakfast out back. β˜• Fresh coffee on a cold but sunny morning is always a good thing. 🍳 Camp stove works fine without electricity.

Out for my morning walk 🚢🏻. I thought they had power back on in Delaware but it’s just a generator. ⚑

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 59 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 17th. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 65 degrees. The record high of 80 was set in 2017.

I guess if you are going to loose power this is the weather to be in the dark. πŸŒƒ Nights are long but you don’t need heat ♨ but it’s cool enough that my refrigerator packed full of ice should be good for a few days.

It looks like I won’t be getting

Tonight will have a Last Quarter πŸŒ— Moon with 64% illuminated. At 6 AM, the moon was in the south-southwest (196Β°) at an altitude of 71Β° from the horizon, some 244,789 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. πŸš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by April 12th. Buckle up for safety! πŸ’Ί The moon will set in the borthwest (304Β°) at 1:32 pm. The moon will rise at 10:32 pm. The Hunter 🏹 Moon is on Saturday, October 24. The darkest hour is at 12:43 am, followed by dawn at 6:33 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:02 am in the east (98Β°) and last for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:39 am with sun in the east-southeast (104Β°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 38 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.

Tonight will be mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 37 degrees at 6am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 23rd. West wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 27 occurred back in 2001.

In four weeks on November 5 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (249Β°) at 4:42 pm (Standard Time),πŸŒ„ which is one hour, 41 minutes and 21 seconds earlier then today. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 56 and 36 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 52 and 34 degrees. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 1994.

Looking ahead, Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ is in 7 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise βŒ›οΈ is in 9 weeks, Christmas Eve πŸŽ… is in 11 weeks, New Years Eve πŸŽ† is in 12 weeks, Bubble Bath Day 🧼 is in 3 months, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is in 14 weeks, Wolf Moon πŸŒ• is in 16 weeks, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day πŸ₯› is in 18 weeks and National Drink Wine Day 🍷 is in 19 weeks.

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