Wednesday, August 8, 2012

A garden spider snares a damselfly out next to the pond. I was very lucky to get this shot. I saw the spider when I was walking around the pond yesterday morning after my run. I went to grab my camera, came back, and just when I settled in to take the shot, the damselfly flew into the web. The spider made quick work of wrapping her prey into a tight little ball for future snacking…

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 6:45AM it’s currently 54 degrees under clear skies. Wind are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 53, barometric pressure 29.95″ and rising. 24hr high was a comfortable 82, low 54.

Forecast:

We’ll start the day out with partly sunny skies, then see a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon as a cold front moves in from the west and stalls over the region for the next few days. Highs will be in the mid 80s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms until midnight, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows will be in the lower 60s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%.

Thursday should be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be around 80 with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. Thursday night showers are likely with a chance of thunderstorms as low pressure moves in along the stalled cold front. Lows will be in the lower 60s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%.

Friday’s looking unsettled as will with showers likely. Highs will be in the mid 70s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. Friday night showers are likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows will be in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 82 and a low of 66. We picked up 0.15″ of rain.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 80°F and lows of 60°F.
Record high was 97°F in 1949.
Record low was 45°F in 1929.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:47 AM EDT
Sunset: 8:06 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 15h 23m
Length of Day: 14h 19m
Tomorrow will be 2m 34s shorter.

The Moon is waning gibbous, 20d 6h old with 63% illumination.
Moonrise: 11:00 PM EDT
Moonset: 12:49 PM EDT

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