Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Iris in bloom on our pond bank

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 8:40AM it’s currently 54 degrees under overcast skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 82%, dewpoint 49, barometric pressure 29.61” and steady. We picked up 0.18” of rain in the past 24hrs. Yesterday’s high was 58, and the overnight low was 48.

Forecast:

Cool and damp conditions will persist for the next couple of day courtesy of a slow-moving upper low pressure system centered across southern
Quebec this morning. The best chance for showers will occur this afternoon into tonight, with daytime highs only in the upper 50s to lower 60s. We should see additional rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter inch late today into tonight. The low will shift east of the region Wednesday, bringing gradual clearing and slightly warmer conditions. Drier conditions are expected through the end of the week with daytime highs moderating back into the 70s Thursday through Sunday.

We’ll see cloudy skies today with a few showers developing during the afternoon. Highs will be around 61F with WNW winds at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. Tonight should bring showers early with cloudy skies overnight. Lows will be around 48F with light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%.

Wednesday should bring a shower or two early with partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Highs will be around 66F with NW winds at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. Wednesday night should be mostly clear during the evening followed by cloudy skies overnight. Lows will be around 51F with light and variable winds.

Thursday’s looking overcast with a slight chance of a rain shower as a weak low passes well north of the Canadian border. Highs will be around 69F witih SW winds at 5 to 10 mph. Thursday night should be cloudy with lows around 55F and WSW winds at 5 to 10 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date we had a high of 59 and a low of 52. We picked up 0.04″ of rain.

Burlington averages for this date are a high of 73 and lows of 52.
The record high was 92°F in 1919.
The record low was 34°F in 1910.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:10AM
Sunset: 8:33PM
Length of Visible Light: 16h 34m
Length of Day: 15h 22m
Tomorrow will be 1 minutes 4 seconds longer

The Moon is waning gibbous, 20.8 days old with 63% illumination.
Moonrise: 12:55AM
Moonset: 11:24AM

About Today’s Photo:

It’s hard to beat the elegant beauty of irises blooming. This is prime time of year for the several varieties we have around our property.

Panasonic GX8, Lumix 14-140mm lens @  140mm, ISO 1250, f/10, 1/250″ exposure.