Sunday, April 22, 2012

A tiny fern unfurls from beneath dried leaves...

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 8:45AM it’s currently a raw 33 degrees and drizzling under overcast skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 97%, dewpoint 33, barometric pressure 29.93″ and rising rapidly. We picked up 0.77″ of much needed rain in the past 24hrs. 24hr high was 64, low 33.

Forecast:

Weak high pressure will move into the area today giving us a brief break before more rain moves in. We’ll see overcast  skies with a chance of rain or snow this morning. Highs will be only around 48F with winds from the NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is  30%. Tonight should be overcast with a chance of rain, then rain after midnight as a coastal low moves up and into the region. Lows will be around 36F with winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.0″ possible.

Monday should be overcast with rain, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs will be around 61F with winds from the NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.4″ possible. Monday night should be overcast with a chance of rain. Lows will be around 39F with winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.

Tuesday’s looking overcast with a chance of rain. Highs will be around 55F with winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph shifting to the South in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%. Tuesday night should be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy. Lows will be around 36F with winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 56 and a low of 24.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 56°F and lows of 36°F.
Record high was 80°F in 1973.
Record low was 21°F in 1947.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:55 AM EDT
Sunset: 7:45 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 14h 51m
Length of Day: 13h 49m
Tomorrow will be 2m 50s longer.

The Moon is a waxing crescent, 1d 5h old with 1% illumination.
Moonrise: 6:22 AM EDT
Moonset: 9:24 PM EDT