Thursday, August 24, 2017

A katydid blends nicely with a hosta leaf by our front porch

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 7:10AM it’s currently 53 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 52, barometric pressure 29.88” and rising slowly. Yesterday’s high was 76, and the overnight low was 50.

Forecast:

An upper level trough of low pressure over eastern Canada and the Northeast will bring cooler conditions to the region today and Friday. There may be a few stray showers in the mountains this afternoon and then over northeastern Vermont on Friday. High pressure will build in for the weekend and a slow warming trend will take place as more sunshine develops across the area.

Today will be partly cloudy with a high of 69F and winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low 49F and light and variable winds.

Friday should be partly cloudy with a high 67F and winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Friday nigh should be mostly clear with a low of 48F and light and variable winds.

Saturday’s looking sunny with a high near 70F and winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night should be mostly clear sky with a low of 49F and light and variable winds.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 84 and a low of 53.

Burlington averages for this date are highs of

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 6:07 AM
Sunset: 7:44 PM
Length of Visible Light: 14h 38m
Length of Day: 13h 37m
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes 51 seconds shorter

The Moon is a waxing crescent, 2.6 days old with 7.6% illumination.
Moonrise: 9:08 AM
Moonset: 9:26 PM

About Today’s Photo:

This katydid was hanging out on our front porch yesterday morning. I figured it would be happier on the hostas where it would be a bit better camouflaged…

Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/8, 1/125″ exposure.