Saturday, March 3, 2012

A chickadee pauses in the hemlock tree before dropping to the bird feeder.

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 8:10AM it’s currently 37 degrees and raining lightly under overcast skies. Winds are out of the southwest at 2-7 mph. Relative humidity is 85%, dewpoint 33, barometric pressure 29.42″ and falling rapidly. We have 4″ of snow at the stake. 24hr high was 41, low 31.

There is currently a Wind Advisory in effect for our region from 10AM this morning until midnight tonight.

Forecast:

Strong low pressure (the same that delivered those devastating storms in to the central and eastern US over the past few days) will move into the region today. We’ll see mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain in the morning, then partly cloudy skies with a chance of rain later in the day. Highs will be around 45F with winds from the SSW at 15-25 mph and gusting to 45 mph. Chance of rain is 50% with light accumulations. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain. Lows will drop to around 19F with winds from the West at 5-15 mph and gusting to 50 mph. Chance of snow is 40%.

A cold front will swing into the around Sunday bringing us mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs will be in the lower-30s with winds from the WNW at 5-10 mph. Chance of snow is 30%. Sunday night should be overcast with a chance of snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Lows will be chilly – around 7F – with winds from the SW at 5-10 mph and shifting to the NNW after midnight. Chance of snow is 20%.

Monday’s looking mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning, then partly cloudy. Highs will be around 25F with winds from the WNW at 5-10 mph. Chance of snow is 20%. Monday night should be clear and cold with lows of 3F and winds from the West at 5-10 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 21 and a low of of -9. We picked up 1.25″ of new snow and had 23″ on the ground.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 34°F and lows of 16°F.
Record high was 59°F in 2002 (we had a high of 58).
Record low was -20°F in 1938.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 6:24 AM EST
Sunset: 5:43 PM EST
Length Of Visible Light: 12h 16m
Length of Day: 11h 18m
Tomorrow will be 3m 2s longer.

The Moon is waxing gibbous, 10d 14h old with 74% illumination.
Moonrise: 12:41 PM EST
Moonset: 3:09 AM EST