Friday, June 8, 2012
Getting personal with a red eft in the woods behind the house…
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:35AM it’s currently 50 degrees under mostly clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 50, barometric pressure 29.85″. 24hr high was 73, low 47.
Forecast:
This morning’s sunny skies will give way to clouds then numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon as a potent warm front moves in. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 70s with south winds around 10 mph becoming westerly this afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. Tonight should be partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms until midnight, then mostly clear after midnight with patchy fog. Lows will be around 50 with west winds around 10 mph until midnight, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain is 50%.
Saturday should be mostly sunny as high pressure and an associated cold front move in. Highs will be in the lower 70s with south winds around 10 mph becoming northerly in the afternoon. Saturday night should be partly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s and east winds around 10 mph.
Sunday’s looking sunny and warmer with highs around 80 and light and variable winds. Sunday night should be lear with lows in the lower 50s.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 90 and a low of 56.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 75°F and lows of 53°F.
Record high was 91°F in 1984.
Record low was 36°F in 1960.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 5:08 AM EDT
Sunset: 8:34 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 16h 38m
Length of Day: 15h 26m
Tomorrow will be 0m 49s longer.
The Moon is waning gibbous, 18d 11h old with 79% illumination.
Moonrise: 11:47 PM EDT
Moonset: 9:52 AM EDT
