Monday, February 20, 2012

Robin rounds the bend just before the summit of Camel's Hump yesterday!

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 7:55AM it’s currently 16 degrees with a quick snow flurry passing through. Wind are out of the south at 0-3 mph. Relative humidity is 88%, dewpoint 13, barometric pressure 30.20″ and rising. We have about 2″ of snow at the stake with little or none elsewhere. 24hr high was 33, low 12.

Forecast:

High pressure will dominate today bringing us clear skies. Highs will be around 32F with light winds. Tonight should be clear with lows of 18F and light winds.

Tuesday should be partly cloudy and warmer with highs of 43F and winds from the SE at 5-10 mph. Tuesday night should bring overcast skies with a chance of snow or rain. Lows will be around 30F with winds from the SSW at 5-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday’s looking overcast with a chance of rain. Highs will be around 46F with light winds. Chance of rain is 30%. Wednesday night should be partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then overcast. Lows will be around 30F with winds from the SW at 5-10 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 22 and a low of 8. We had 17″ of snow on the ground.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 30°F and lows of 12°F
Record high was 58°F in 1981.
Record low was -13°F in 1950.

Sky Note:

Sunrise: 6:44 AM EST
Sunset: 5:27 PM EST
Length Of Visible Light: 11h 41m
Length of Day: 10h 42m
Tomorrow will be 2m 57s longer.

The Moon is a waning crescent, 28d 5h old with 2% illumination.
Moonrise: 5:41 AM EST
Moonset: 4:28 PM EST