Sunday, June 24, 2012
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 7:35AM it’s currently 56 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 99%, dewpoint 56, barometric pressure 29.96″. 24hr high was a much more comfortable 76, low 48.
Forecast:
We’ll start out the day today with sunny skies followed by partly sunny skies with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon as high pressure moves off to our east. Highs will be in the upper 70s with light and variable winds becoming northwesterly around 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%. Tonight showers and thunderstorms are likely as a strong high pressure system and attendant cold front move into the region from the west. Lows will be in the upper 50s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday showers are likely with a chance of thunderstorms. It’ll feel kind of chilly with highs making it only into the upper 60s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. Monday night should be mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers. Lows will be in the lower 50s with light and variable winds.
Tuesday showers are likely with highs again in the mid 60s and northwest winds from 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. Tuesday night showers are likely. Lows will be in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Almanac:
Last year on this date we had a high of 64 and a low of 57. We picked up 0.50″ of rain.
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 78°F and lows of 57°F.
Record high was 96°F in 2003 (we had a high of 86).
Record low was 40°F in 1988.
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 18s shorter.
The Moon is a waxing crescent, 4d 29h old with 23% illumination.
Moonrise: 10:23 AM EDT
Moonset: 11:23 PM EDT

John—!
Let it Rain –keep forecasting it and perhaps it will happen.
Bone dry
June 24, 2012 at 12:43 pm