Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The hydrangea on our back patio continues to be popular with the bug set. Here a monarch butterfly samples its wares.

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 6:15am it’s currently 50 degrees under mostly clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 99%, dewpoint 50, barometric pressure 29.75″ and rising. 24hr high was 76, low 50.

Forecast:

The forecast for today calls for partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 70s with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 20%. Tonight should be mostly cloudy until midnight, then become partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers. Lows will be in the mid 50s with light and variable winds.

Thursday should bring partly sunny skies. Highs will be around 80 with light and variable winds. Thursday night should be partly cloudy. Lows will be in the mid 50s with light and variable winds.

Friday’s looking partly sunny. Highs will be in the lower 80s with light and variable winds.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 81 and a low of 63. We picked up 0.76″ of rain.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 81 and lows of 60.
Record high was 97 in 1988.
Record low was 42 in 1964.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:41 AM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Length Of Visible Light: 15h 39m
Length of Day: 14h 33m
Tomorrow will be 2m 25s shorter.

The moon is a waxing crescent, 3d 15h old with 18% illumination.
Moonrise: 10:30 AM
Moonset: 9:57 PM