Saturday, December 24, 2011

Sticky fresh snow and low clouds create a quiet mood yesterday morning

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 7:10AM it’s currently a brisk 10 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 83%, dewpoint 6, barometric pressure 30.43″ and rising rapidly. We picked up 2″ of new snow in the past 24hrs (a layer cake of hard and soft snow…) and have 3″ on the ground. 24hr high was 34, low 10.

Forecast:

High pressure is moving into the region this morning and will bring us partly cloudy skies in the morning, then clear skies later in the day. Highs will be around 32°F with winds less than 5 mph. Tonight should be clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Lows will be a chilly 3°F with winds less than 5 mph.

Christmas Day should be partly cloudy with a chance of snow as a low pressure system moves in. Highs will be around 34°F with winds from the ENE at 5 mph shifting to the SE in the afternoon. Chance of snow is 30%. Sunday night should be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the evening, then overcast with a chance of snow. Lows will be around 25°F with winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow is 50%.

Monday look for overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy skies. Highs will be around 34°F with winds from the SW at 5-10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%. Monday night should be clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Lows will be around 16°F with winds less than 5 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 26 and a low of 8. We picked up 1″ of a new snow and had 11″ on the ground. Mad River Glen opened for the season…

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 30°F and lows of 14°F.
Record high was 51°F in 1941.
Record low was -18°F in 1989.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 7:25 AM EST
Sunset: 4:17 PM EST
Length Of Visible Light: 9h 57m
Length of Day: 8h 51m
Tomorrow will be 0m 14s longer.

The Moon is new today, 29d 6h old with 0% illumination.
Moonrise: 7:11 AM EST
Moonset: 4:27 PM EST