Sunday, April 8, 2012
A frost-nipped magnolia blossom "on hold" during this cool weather.
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 9:05AM it’s currently 38 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are out of the north at 1-4 mph. Relative humidity is 71%, dewpoint 29, barometric pressure 29.87″ and falling. 24hr high was 46, low 33.
Forecast:
Low pressure currently moving into the area will help to capture the stalled low pressure system out over the Gulf of Maine today and drag it back westward. We’ll see overcast skies this morning, then partly cloudy later in the day. Highs will be around 48F with winds from the NNW at 5 to 15 mph. Tonight should be mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of snow overnight. Lows will be around 32F with winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 40% with any accumulations sticking mostly to the higher elevations.
Monday should be overcast with a chance of rain as that low moves back over the region from the east. Highs will be around 48F with winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. Monday night should be mostly cloudy with rain showers, then a chance of snow after midnight. Lows will be around 32F with winds from the SW at 5 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50% .
Tuesday’s looking overcast with a chance of snow and a chance of rain, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs will continue on the cool side — around 45F — with winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50% . Tuesday night should be overcast with a chance of rain and fog overnight. Lows will be around 30F with light winds.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 52 and a low of 22. We had 9″ of snow on the ground.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 50°F and lows of 31°F.
Record high was 73°F in 1991.
Record low was 11°F in 1972.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 6:19 AM EDT
Sunset: 7:28 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 14h 08m
Length of Day: 13h 08m
Tomorrow will be 3m 0s longer.
The Moon is waning gibbous, 16d 22h old with 95% illumination.
Moonrise: 10:19 PM EDT
Moonset: 7:07 AM EDT
We had quite the coyote howl-fest going on here last night at around 10:30PM. It sounded like they were right in the woods across Fargo Brook. Robin thought she heard some up along Delfrate Road as well.
