Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:25AM it’s currently 57 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 97%, dewpoint 56, barometric pressure 29.70″ and falling. We picked up a drenching 1.41″ of rain in the past 24hrs. 24hr high was 60, low 55.
Forecast:
This morning we’ll see mostly cloudy skies with patchy fog. We may see some breaks of sun midday before a weak cold front moves through bringing with it the chance for numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. Tonight should be cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms until midnight, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows will be around 50 with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%.
Thursday should be cloudy with a 50% chance of showers. Highs will be in the upper 50s with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday night should be mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers. Lows will be in the lower 40s with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday’s looking mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. Highs will be in the upper 50s with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph and gusting up to 25 mph. Friday night should be mostly clear and chilly with lows in the mid 30s.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 63 and a low of 37.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 65°F and lows of 43°F.
Record high was 92°F in 1979.
Record low was 28°F in 1950.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 5:31 AM EDT
Sunset: 8:06 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 15h 40m
Length of Day: 14h 34m
Tomorrow will be 2m 23s longer.
The Moon is waning gibbous, 18d 3h old with 85% illumination.
No Moon Rise
Moonset: 8:41 AM EDT

They glow! Beautiful.
May 9, 2012 at 11:54 am