January 30, 2022 | Andy Arthur.org

Seven weeks until Spring – Sunday March 21st at 11:34 AM 🌸

Of course that is more of a cruel joke then anything else in Upstate NY. Spring doesn’t usually arrive until May, especially up in the high country. But at least as we approach the first day of calendar spring, the average high temperature increases, even in cold winters.

Snow doesn’t last as long, the solar radiation is much greater on sunny days as the sun elevation approaches then exceeds 45 degrees in the noon-time sun. After all, on the first day of spring, at solar noon-time (around 1 PM), the sun angle should equal your elevation in northern hemisphere. And the days will be much longer, especially in the evening when we set our clocks ahead one hour in six weeks.

Not as cold today. 😎

That is a relative term. In other words, still as cold enough to freeze off you know what, but not as cold as yesterday. And a lot more sun. But then a warm up mid-week with rain, and then cold but maybe not as cold for the first week of February. ⛄ I am pretty sure at this point the Ground Hog will see his shadow, and maybe return to his burrow until May, 🐻 when maybe we will see spring by at least May 15th. 🌷

Today. Cold !	Sunny. Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. and	20 degrees	, -12 max wind chill,	5:06 sunset.
Tonight. Cold !	Partly cloudy. Light and variable wind. and	3 degrees	, 4 max wind chill,	7:10 sunrise.
Monday. Cold !	Mostly sunny. Light and variable wind. and	28 degrees	, 4 max wind chill,	5:07 sunset.
Monday Night. Cold !	Mostly clear. Calm wind. and	8 degrees	, 8 max wind chill,	7:09 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … February 8th.	Mostly sunny. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. and	34 degrees	, 8 max wind chill,	5:08 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … March 17th.	Mostly cloudy. and	26 degrees	,	7:08 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … March 14th.	Mostly cloudy. and	44 degrees	,	5:10 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … April 11th.	A chance of rain. Cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. and	35 degrees	,	7:06 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … March 8th.	Rain. Chance of precipitation is 90%. and	42 degrees	,	5:11 sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like … March 10th.	Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1am. Chance of precipitation is 80%. and	24 degrees	,	7:05 sunrise.
Friday. Cold !	A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. and	31 degrees	, 9 max wind chill,	5:12 sunset.
Friday Night. Cold !	Mostly cloudy. and	6 degrees	, -7 max wind chill,	7:04 sunrise.
Saturday. Cold !	Mostly sunny. and	23 degrees	, -5 max wind chill,	5:14 sunset.