Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Azure bluets blooming in the woods

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 6:40AM it’s currently 34 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 94%, dewpoint 32, barometric pressure 30.13”. Yesterday’s high was 60, and yesterday’s low was 30. The overnight low got down to 32.

This morning in North Hero it’s currently 47 degrees under clear skies. Winds are out of the south at 7-9 mph. Relative humidity is 75%, dewpoint 40, barometric pressure 29.69”. Yesterday’s high was 61, and yesterday’s low was 43. The overnight low got down to 46.

Forecast Discussion:

We’ve got another delightful spring day on tap for today courtesy of sprawling high pressure over most of the northeast. We’ll see a warming trend kick off today as well as winds move into the south bumping temperatures into the low 70s today under clear skies. Highs Thursday will be a few degrees higher, and a weak upper level shortwave will swing through bringing a slight chance of some convective showers tomorrow afternoon. More unsettled weather is expected Friday as a shortwave trough and associated cold front swing through bringing a higher likelihood of showers Friday afternoon. Dry and seasonable conditions are expected to return for the upcoming weekend.

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see sunny skies today with a high near 71 and south winds 6-14 in the Champlain Valley becoming northwesterly in the afternoon. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low around 48 and south winds around 6-12 mph.

Thursday should be sunny with a high near 76 and northwest winds 6-11 mph. Thursday night should bring increasing clouds with a 30% chance of showers late. Lows will be around 54 with south winds around 6-12 mph.

Friday should be partly sunny with a 40% chance of afternoon showers. Highs will be near 76 with west winds around 7 mph. Rainfall amounts of less than 0.10″ are possible. Friday night should be mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. Lows will be around 54 with west winds around 5 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 80 and a low of 37.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 76 and a low of 50.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 46 and a high of 67.
The record low was 25 in 1947.
The record high was 89 in 2007 (we had a high of 83 in Huntington).

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 98.94′.
The water temperature is 41˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 98.34′.

The Mt. Mansfield snow stake depth is 21″.
The average depth for this date is 34″.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:31AM
Sunset: 8:06PM
Length of day: 14:35:20
Today will be 2:24 longer than yesterday.

The Moon is waning gibbous, 19.6 days old with 75% illumination.
Moonrise: 1:01AM
Moonset: 9:21AM

About Today’s Photo:

Azure bluets are in bloom in the woods right now. These diminutive little flowers also go by the name of “Quaker ladies”, no doubt referring to their prim and proper appearance.

Canon G5X, ISO 800, f/11, 1/400″ exposure