Sunday, May 22, 2011: Some sun!
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 8:10am it’s currently a balmy 62 degrees under mostly clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 89%, dewpoint 59, barometric pressure 30.04″ and steady. We picked up 0.27″ of rain in the past 24hrs. 24hr high was 73, low 52.
Forecast:
The forecast for today calls for partly sunny skies this morning, then becoming cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s with south winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%. Tonight should be cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be in the lower 50s with south winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.
Monday’s looking mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the upper 60s with south winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. Monday night should be cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be in the mid 50s with south winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.
Tuesday’s looking mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the mid 70s with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting up to 25 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 81 and a low of 48.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 70 and lows of 47.
Record high was 93 in 1977.
Record low was 31 in 1936.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 5:18 AM
Sunset: EDT 8:19 PM
Length Of Visible Light: 16h 10m
Length of Day: 15h 01m
Tomorrow will be 1m 53s longer.
The moon is waning gibbous, 19d 5h old with 72% illumination.
Moonrise: 12:13 AM
Moonset: 10:21 AM
We’ve gone 9 days now with some rain recorded every day. Will we get a break today? Stay tuned! Hey, at least the world didn’t end…
