Thursday, September 5, 2013

Mallard ducklings in a line behind their mother.

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 8:05AM it’s currently 51 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 51, barometric pressure 29.98″ and rising rapidly. We picked up 0.35″ of rain in the past 24hrs. Yesterday’s high was 73, and the overnight low was 51.

Forecast:

High pressure currently building into the region this morning will push out the clouds that brought overnight rains and bring in much cooler and clear Canadian air. We’ll see partly sunny skies with highs only in the lower 60s and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight should be clear and chilly with patchy dense fog. Lows will be in the mid 30s with northwest winds around 10 mph until midnight, becoming light and variable. There is the possibility of scattered frost in the “cold pockets”.

Friday should be sunny with highs in the mid 60s and west winds around 10 mph. Friday night should be partly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s and southwest winds around 10 mph.

Saturday’s looking partly sunny with a 30% chance of showers as another cold front moves into the region. Highs will be in the upper 60s with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting up to 25 mph. Saturday night should be cloudy with a 50% chance of showers. Lows will be in the mid 50s.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 73 and a low of 59. We picked up 1.64″ of rain.

Burlington norms for this date are highs of 75°F and lows of 55°F.
Record high was 90°F in 1973.
Record low was 37°F in 1963.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 6:19 AM EDT
Sunset: 7:20 PM EDT
Length Of Visible Light: 14h 00m
Length of Day: 13h 00m
Tomorrow will be 2m 59s shorter.

The Moon is new, only 37 minutes old with 0% illumination.
Moonrise: 6:30 AM EDT
Moonset: 7:07 PM EDT

About Today’s Photo:

Mallard ducklings march in a line behind their mother at the Shelburne Museum.

Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 120mm, ISO 1250, f/4, 1/4000″ exposure.