Thursday, September 20, 2012

Lake Champlain with the Adirondacks across the water as viewed from Shelburne Farm. Note how low the water level is. The level is now at 94.45′ at Burlington, about a foot or so below average for this time of year.

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 7:15AM it’s currently a chilly 37 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm and we have a touch of frost in places in the front yard and on the cars. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 36, barometric pressure 30.24″ and steady. 24hr high was 64, low 36.

Forecast:

With a ridge of high pressure over the region we’ll have another sunny though coolish day today. Highs will be in the mid 60s with south winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight should be mostly clear until midnight, then become mostly cloudy. Lows will be in the mid 40s with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday should be mostly cloudy in the morning, then become partly sunny. Highs will be in the upper 60s with south winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday night should be mostly cloudy as a weak cold front moves into the region. Lows will be in the lower 50s with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday’s looking mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers. Highs will be around 70 with south winds 15 to 20 mph. Saturday night showers are likely. Lows will be in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 67 and a low of 50. We picked up 0.15″ of rain.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 69°F and lows of 49°F.
Record high was 89°F in 1946.
Record low was 29°F in 1929.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 6:37 AM EDT
Sunset: 6:52 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 13h 12m
Length of Day: 12h 14m
Tomorrow will be 3m 2s shorter.

The Moon is a waxing crescent, 4d 9h old with 24% illumination.
Moonrise: 12:05 PM EDT
Moonset: 9:38 PM EDT