Thursday, May 3, 2012
Slightly frost-nipped marsh marigold blooming near the house…
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:35AM it’s currently 48 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 97%, dewpoint 47, barometric pressure 30.07″. We picked up 0.5″ of rain overnight. 24hr high was 60, low 48.
Forecast:
Morning showers are moving east of the area this morning. We’ll see mostly cloudy today with highs in the mid-60s and winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight should be overcast with a chance of rain and thunderstorm as a warm front currently over the western Great Lakes moves in. Lows will be around 48F with light winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Unsettled weather should be with us into the weekend. Friday should be overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers, then a chance of a thunderstorm and rain in the afternoon as a cold front moves in from Canada. Highs will be around 68F with winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the West in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.3″ possible. Friday night should be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows will be around 43F with light winds. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.2″ possible.
Saturday’s looking mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then drier as high pressure builds in from the north. Highs should be around 63F with winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. Saturday night should be overcast with lows of 45F and winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Clearer and drier conditions are on tap for Sunday.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 55 and a low of 51.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 62°F and lows of 40°F.
Record high was 89°F in 2001 (we had a high of 86).
Record low was 24°F in 1966.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 5:39 AM EDT
Sunset: 7:58 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 15h 24m
Length of Day: 14h 19m
Tomorrow will be 2m 35s longer.
The Moon is waxing gibbous, 12d 3h old with 89% illumination.
Moonrise: 5:15 PM EDT
Moonset: 3:48 AM EDT
