Thursday, October 27, 2011
A thin vine weaves through buckthorn points...
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:35AM it’s currently 36 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 92%, dewpoint 33, barometric pressure 29.81″ and steady. We picked up 0.02″ of rain in the past 24hrs. 24hr high was 50, low 36.
Current radar imagery is showing a large band of showers crossing southern Vermont. There is evidence of snow falling in higher elevations just to our south and east as well.
Forecast:
The forecast for today calls for mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain in the morning, then overcast with a slight chance of rain. Highs will be around 43°F with winds from the North at 10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.Tonight should be overcast with a slight chance of snow in the evening, then partly cloudy. Lows will be around 25°F with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow is 20%.
Friday’s looking partly cloudy and chilly as high pressure moves across the region. We’ll have highs only of 39°F with winds from the SE at 5 mph shifting to the NE in the afternoon. Friday night should start out clear in the evening, then become partly cloudy. Lows will be around 23°F with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Saturday should be partly cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs will be around 48°F with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of precip is 30% with snow switching to rain in the afternoon. Saturday night is looking overcast with a chance of snow. Lows will be around 27°F with winds from the WSW at 5 mph.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 68 and a low of 45. We picked up 0.27″ of rain.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 52°F and lows of 36°F.
Record high was 74°F in 1947.
Record low was 22°F in 1974.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 7:22 AM
Sunset: 5:49 PM
Length Of Visible Light: 11h 26m
Length of Day: 10h 27m
Tomorrow will be 2m 48s shorter.
The Moon is a waxing crescent, 15 hours old with 1% illumination.
Moonrise: 8:26 AM
Moonset: 6:10 PM
