Monday, May 7, 2012
Sea foam blooming across Fargo Brook.
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:35AM it’s currently a frosty 31 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 97%, dewpoint 31, barometric pressure 30.14″ and rising. 24hr high was 64, low 31.
Forecast:
Low pressure currently giving us a clear and chilly start to the day will move off to the northeast today. We’ll see increasing clouds during the day as a low pressure system and associated warm front move into the region from the Great Lakes along with a good dose of Gulf of Mexico moisture. Highs will be around 72F with light winds. Tonight should be overcast with a chance of rain, then rain after midnight. Lows will be around 46F with winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.4″ possible.
Tuesday will be overcast with rain. Highs will be around 55F with winds from the SSE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.8″ possible. Tuesday night should be overcast with a chance of rain and fog overnight. Lows will be around 50F with light winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday’s looking overcast with a chance of rain. Highs will be around 72F with winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. Wednesday night should be overcast with a chance of rain and fog overnight. Lows will be around 46F with light winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 66 and a low of 39.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 64°F and lows of 42°F.
Record high was 89°F in 2000 (we had a high of 73).
Record low was 25°F in 1968.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 5:34 AM EDT
Sunset: 8:03 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 15h 35m
Length of Day: 14h 29m
Tomorrow will be 2m 28s longer.
The Moon is waning gibbous, 16d 3h old with 97& illumination.
Moonrise: 10:16 PM EDT
Moonset: 6:33 AM EDT
