Wednesday, January 25, 2012
One more from the frost shots I took the other day. This time it's a willow stem that's bedecked.
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:45AM it’s currently 31 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are out of the west at 1-3 mph. Relative humidity is 75%, dewpoint 24, barometric pressure 30.16″ and rising. 24hr high was 48, low 31. We have a crusty 2.75″ of snow at the snow stake.
Forecast:
High pressure will dominate the weather for the next couple of days. We’ll see overcast skies this morning, then partly cloudy skies later in the day. Highs will be around 32°F with winds from the West at 5-15 mph. Tonight should be partly cloudy with lows of 12°F and winds from the West at 5-10 mph shifting to the ENE after midnight.
Thursday should start out clear in the morning, then become partly cloudy. Highs will be around 32°F with light winds. Thursday night should be overcast with a chance of snow/sleet in the evening and snow after midnight as a low currently in the Ohio Valley move through. Lows will be around 27°F with winds from the SE at 5-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday’s looking overcast with some upslope snow in the morning and a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs will be on the mild side – around 39°F – with light winds. Chance of snow is 60%. Friday night should be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the evening, then clear. Lows will be around 19°F with winds from the West at 10-15 mph.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 24 and a low of -4. We picked up 0.5″ of snow and had 16″ on the ground.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 26°F and lows of 8°F.
Record high was 55°F in 1938.
Record low was -19°F in 1912.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 7:17 AM EST
Sunset: 4:51 PM EST
Length Of Visible Light: 10h 36m
Length of Day: 9h 33m
Tomorrow will be 2m 16s longer.
The Moon is a waxing crescent, 2d 4h old with 5% illumination.
Moonrise: 8:08 AM EST
Moonset: 7:50 PM EST
