Tuesday, September 20, 2011
An aster up close and personal...
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:35am it’s currently 52 degrees and raining lightly under overcast skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 97%, dewpoint 52, barometric pressure 29.99″ and steady. We picked up 0.15″ of rain overnight. 24hr high was 68, low 52.
Forecast:
The forecast for today calls for overcast skies with rain showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain later today. Highs will be around 70°F and it’ll be on the humid side with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low of 46°F and winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Wednesday’s looking clear with a high of 72°F and winds from the ESE at 5 mph. Wednesday night should be partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low will be around 57°F with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday should bring us overcast skies with a chance of rain in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High will be around 75°F with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 63 and a low of 37.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 67°F an lows of 48°F.
Record high was 89°F in 1946.
Record low was 29°F in 1929.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sunset: 6:53 PM
Length Of Visible Light: 13h 15m
Length of Day: 12h 17m
Tomorrow will be 3m 2s shorter.
The Moon is in its last quarter, 22d 7h old with 51% illumination.
Moonrise: 11:41 PM
Moonset: 2:28 PM
