Somehow the politicians think it’s more likely we’ll vote for them if we extend the coldest, nastiest month of the year out a bit longer. Or maybe it’s just a distraction from what they are doing.

Good morning! February is almost done. Partly cloudy and 23 degrees in Delmar. 🌤 Light breeze from the northwest 🌬 . Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 9 am. 🌡️ I heard out in the hilltowns they’re getting snow squalls this morning. No so much in Delmar.

I turned the heat back on to 48 degrees for one more day, ♨️ as it’s cold enough out this morning that I don’t want to risk issues with the pipes. I can’t wait until I have a place with wood heat 🪵 so I’m not freezing my ass off while making the fossil fuel companies wealthy while cooking the planet in the process. 🌎 Once it’s above freezing, I’ll just embrace the cold, heck might even keep the windows open, as I like the fresh air and not breathing in so much mold.

I wasn’t going to ride in today, 🚲 but you know how that goes. I was like I’ll get up early, catch the early bus in, 🚌 and then walk laps on the plaza. But then I decided it really wasn’t that cold out, and I wouldn’t mind riding in. Saves onthe bus fare, you now that buck $1.30 that doesn’t really matter when you’re thinking of spending $250,000.00 or possibly more on a house. But I like the physical exercise and the feel of the cold on my skin. I don’t know if I will ride home but it’s early enough, I’ll take the long way into work via the Menands Exit for extra mileage. It’s going to be cold enough, tonight I don’t plan to necessarily ride all the way home, but will likely catch the express bus from the old train station home.

Today will have a chance of snow showers, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 30 degrees at 2pm. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 30 degrees. The record high of 54 was set in 1976. 4.0 inches of snow fell back in 2012.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 39.6° from the due south horizon (-31.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:07 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (254°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (260°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:45 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 6:12 pm, which is one minute and 14 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:46 pm. At sunset, look for snow 🌨 and temperatures around 28 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be 15. ☃️ Breezy, 18 mph breeze ⛅ from the west-northwest with gusts up to 29mph. Today will have 11 hours and 15 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌃 , with a low of 22 degrees at 1am. Typical for tonight. Maximum wind chill around 14 at 6pm; Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. In 2023, we had partly cloudy skies. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -09 occurred back in 1948.

Saturday now looks wet. 😕 Saturday, showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 58. Typical average high for the weekend is 40 degrees.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until First Day of Spring 💮 when the sun will be setting at 7:10 pm with dusk at 7:37 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 59 and 24 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 47 degrees. We hit a record high of 78 back in 1921.