Monday, August 22, 2011
A line of cormorants guard the mouth of the Mississiquoi River.
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:25am it’s currently 56 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 56, barometric pressure 29.67″ and rising. We picked up 0.55″ of rain yesterday mostly during a strong thunderstorm that rolled through at around 5:15pm. 24hr high was 77, low 56.
Forecast:
The forecast for today calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 30% chance of showers. Highs will be in the upper 60s with west winds around 10 mph becoming northwest this afternoon. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers until midnight. Lows will be in the upper 40s with west winds around 10 mph until midnight becoming light and variable. Chance of rain is 20%.
Drier air will start to move into the region Tuesday bringing partly sunny skies with highs in the lower 70s and southwest winds around 10 mph becoming westerly in the afternoon. Tuesday night should be partly cloudy with lows in the lower 50s and light and variable winds.
Wednesday should see mostly sunny skies. Highs will be around 80 with south winds 10 to 15 mph and gusting up to 30 mph.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 68 and low of 58. We picked up 0.35″ of rain.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 77 and lows of 57.
Record high was 90 in 1916.
Record low was 39 in 1982.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 6:02 AM
Sunset: 7:46 PM
Length Of Visible Light: 14h 44m
Length of Day: 13h 43m
Tomorrow will be 2m 51s shorter.
The moon is a waning crescent, 22d 16h old with 45% illumination.
Moonrise: 11:59 PM
Moonset: 2:54 PM
