Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Another shot from Dead Creek: skeletal branches in the ice...

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 6:50AM it’s currently 32 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 88%, dewpoint 28, barometric pressure 30.11″ and rising. We picked up a dusting of snow overnight and have 3.5″ on the ground. 24hr high was 38, low 28.

Forecast:

We’ll see highs in the mid- to upper-30s again today with winds from the South at 5-10 mph. Scattered snow or rain showers are possible off and on during the day. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight should be overcast with snow showers and rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy as brief high pressure builds in. Lows will be around 23F with light winds. Chance of snow is 20%.

Thursday should be mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast with a chance of rain as a more organize system moves in from the west. Highs will be around 45F with light winds. Chance of rain is 40%. Temperatures will drop Thursday night with rain changing over to snow. Lows will be around 32F with winds from the SSE at 5-15 mph. Chance of snow is 80% with accumulations of 1-3″ in valley locations. Some forecasts are calling for significantly higher totals in the mountain (yes please!)

Friday’s looking overcast with a chance of snow and rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs will be around 43F with winds from the WNW at 5-10 mph shifting to the SW in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday night should be partly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows will be around 28F with winds from the West at 5-10 mph. Chance of snow is 20%.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 19 and a low of -5. We picked up 2.5″ of new snow and had 23″ on the ground.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 29°F and lows of 11°F.
Record high was 54°F in 2006 (we had a high of 51).
Record low was -26°F in 1943.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 6:52 AM EST
Sunset: 5:20 PM EST
Length Of Visible Light: 11h 27m
Length of Day: 10h 28m
Tomorrow will be 2m 51s longer.

The Moon is a waning crescent, 23d 4h old with 41% illumination.
Moonrise: 1:49 AM EST
Moonset: 11:06 AM EST