Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A raspberry stem reaches around a log felled and stripped by beavers.
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:35AM it’s currently a chilly and frosty 15 degrees under clear skies. A lovely crescent moon is hanging in the tree branches in the southern sky. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 93%, dewpoint 14, barometric pressure 30.43″ and rising. 24hr high was 38, low 15.
There is currently a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for our area from midnight tonight through midnight Wednesday. It looks like we’re headed for a classic wintery mix of snow, sleet, and perhaps some freezing rain. Things could get a little messy…
Forecast:
High pressure will continue to dominate through today bringing us clear skies and a high of 43°F with winds less than 5 mph. Tonight things will begin to change as low pressure moves into the region from the Ohio Valley. We’ll see partly cloudy skies with a chance of snow in the evening, then overcast skies with snow overnight. Lows will be around 28°F with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow is 100% with accumulations up to 3″ possible in the valleys and higher totals — from 4″-6″ — in higher elevations. We might see some periods of spotty freezing rain and sleet as well. A fine winter mix…
Wednesday will start out overcast with snow in the morning changing over to rain in the afternoon as warmer air is pulled into the region. Highs will be around 43°F with winds from the South at 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 100%. Additional snow accumulations of 2″ are possible with a significant shot of rain as well. Wednesday night should bring us mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the evening, then become partly cloudy. Lows will be around 25°F with winds from the WSW at 10 mph. Chance of snow is 60%.
Thanksgiving Day is looking partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs will be around 46°F with winds less than 5 mph. Thursday night should be overcast in the evening, then partly cloudy with fog overnight. Lows will be around 28°F with winds less than 5 mph.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 49 and a low of 35.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 41°F and lows of 28°F.
Record high was 69°F in 1953.
Record low was 3°F in 1969.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 6:56 AM EST
Sunset: 4:19 PM EST
Length Of Visible Light: 10h 26m
Length of Day: 9h 22m
Tomorrow will be 1m 58s shorter.
The Moon is a waning crescent, 26d 16h old with 11% illumination.
Moonrise: 3:38 AM EST
Moonset: 2:20 PM EST
