Thursday, July 26, 2012
An invasive Japanese beetle chews on a leaf by the pond.
Morning Observation:
This morning in Huntington at 6:50AM it’s currently 60 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are calm. A couple of sparse sprinkles are passing through. Relative humidity is 96%, dewpoint 59, barometric pressure 29.67″ and falling. We picked up just a 0.01″ trace of rain overnight. 24hr high was 76, low 58.
Current radar imagery shows a juicy slug of rain currently over the Adirondacks.
Forecast:
Low pressure and an associated warm front will move into the region today bringing showers this morning, then occasional showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs will be in the lower 70s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. Tonight should be cloudy with a 50% chance of showers. Lows will be in the lower 60s with light and variable winds.
Unstable conditions will persist into Friday with cloudy skies and a chance of showers. There’s a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 70s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 40%. Friday night should be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be in the upper 50s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday’s looking partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the lower 80s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 40%. Saturday night should be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Almanac:
Burlington norms for this date are highs of 82°F and lows of 60°F.
Record high was 94°F in 1939.
Record low was 45°F in 1976.
Sky Notes:
Sunrise: 5:33 AM EDT
Sunset: 8:23 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 15h 57m
Length of Day: 14h 49m
Tomorrow will be 2m 10s shorter.
The Moon is in its first quarter, 7d 6h old with 51% illumination.
Moonrise: 2:05 PM EDT
No Moon Set
