Saturday, June 23, 2012

A bull elk grazing in the tundra at around 12,000′ in Rocky Mountain National Park.

We’re back!

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 8:55AM it’s currently 66 degrees under partly sunny skies. Winds are out of the north at 0-3 mph. Relative humidity is 87%, dewpoint 62, barometric pressure 29.86″ and rising. 24hr high was 81, low 54.

Forecast:

Cooler and more unsettled weather is in the cards for us for the next several days. We’ll see partly sunny skies with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon as an upper level disturbance moves into the area. Highs will be in the upper 70s with light and variable winds, becoming northwesterly around 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain is 50%. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until midnight, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows will be in the mid 5os with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 20%.

Sunday should start out sunny in the morning then become partly sunny. Highs will be in the lower 80s with light and variable winds. Sunday night showers are likely as a low pressure system and associated cold front move into the region. Lows will be around 60 with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 70%.

Much needed rain will continue into the workweek with showers likely on Monday. Highs will be in the lower 70s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 70%. Monday night should be cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows will be be in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 50%.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 70 and a low of 61. We picked up 0.31″ of rain.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 78°F and lows of 57°F.
Record high was 93°F in 1975.
Record low was 41°F in 1940.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:08 AM EDT
Sunset: 8:40 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 16h 44m
Length of Day: 15h 31m
Tomorrow will be 0m 14s shorter.

The Moon is a waxing crescent, 3d 22h old with 15% illumination.
Moonrise: 9:16 AM EDT
Moonset: 10:56 PM EDT

We got back from Colorado (the Winter Park area) yesterday afternoon. It sure was a change exiting the airport to the moist eastern air after a week in the near-drought dry of the Rocky Mountains. I gather we missed a “nice” heat wave here with highs in the 90s and high humidity (we recorded 92 degrees here on the 20th and 21st with dewpoints of 75 degrees both days). Can’t say that I’m sad we missed that as it’s certainly not my favorite kind of weather. By contrast, the Rockies were dry dry dry and the family was struck with how much water we needed to drink and how much skin moisturizer we needed to use every day. It was certainly lovely though, and Rocky Mountain National Park was a real treat! Still, it’s good to be back home, and we even brought back some cooler weather for you!

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