Monday, August 12, 2013

A Japanese beetle lurks on a vine along our lower garden fence line.

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 6:30AM it’s currently a cool 50 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 50, barometric pressure 29.99″. Yesterday’s high was a perfect 75, and the overnight low was 50.

Forecast:

The high pressure that delivered our glorious weekend weather will give way to a frontal boundary later today. This cold front will slowly push through the region tonight and through much of Tuesday. We’ll see partly sunny skies today with highs in the upper 70s and light and variable winds, becoming southwesterly around 10 mph this afternoon. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a chance of showers until midnight, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight as the cold front moves in. Lows will be in the upper 50s with south winds around 10 mph until midnight, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain is 70%.

Tuesday will bring a chance of thunderstorms and occasional showers. Highs will be in the lower 70s with south winds around 10 mph, becoming northwesterly in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. Tuesday night should be partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows will be in the upper 40s with northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.

High pressure will build into the region Wednesday bringing partly sunny skies and cooler temperatures. Highs will be in the upper 60s with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday night should be mostly clear with lows in the upper 40s.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 81 and a low of 61. We picked up 0.53″ of rain.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 80°F and lows of 59°F.
Record high was 93°F in 1947.
Record low was 44°F in 1913.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:51 AM EDT
Sunset: 8:01 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 15h 12m
Length of Day: 14h 09m
Tomorrow will be 2m 41s shorter.

The Moon is a waxing crescent, 5d 13h old with 29% illumination.
Moonrise: 11:55 AM EDT
Moonset: 10:35 PM EDT

About Today’s Photo:

The Japanese beetle hiding on the leaf in the lower left corner of this shot was a bit of a surprise. I didn’t see him (her?) at first, but then decided to make it the focal point of the composition. The late afternoon light makes for a dreamy shot.

Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 500, f/1.8, 1/2000″ exposure.