Sunday, May 14, 2023

Elm leaves and catkins against dappling water

Happy Mothers’ Day to all you moms out there!

Morning Observation:

This morning in North Hero at 7:10AM it’s currently 49 degrees under clear skies. Winds are out of the west at 2-4 mph. Relative humidity is 57%, dewpoint 34, barometric pressure 30.27”. Yesterday’s high was 71, and yesterday’s low was 50. The overnight low got down to 44.

This morning in Huntington it’s currently 39 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 88%, dewpoint 36, barometric pressure 30.25”. Yesterday’s high was 71, and yesterday’s low was 42. The overnight low got down to 32.

Forecast Discussion:

Expansive high pressure to our west will continue to work its way into the North Country today bringing dry conditions through the rest of the weekend and into Monday. Highs today will be a bit cooler than yesterday—in the mid 50s to around 60s with moderate west winds. Frost will again be a concern in some of the colder pockets overnight as winds drop overnight. Monday looks to be much the same as today but with highs hitting the upper 60s to low 70s. A strong cold front is expected to swing through Tuesday afternoon bringing our next chance for precipitation along with a shot of unseasonably chilly air Tuesday night into Wednesday. We might even see some snow mixing in at elevations above 1500′ Tuesday night. Wednesday is looking raw and chilly with highs only in the 40s and 50s. Temperatures are expected to warm back to more seasonable levels for the remainder of the week.

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see sunny skies today with a high near 60 and northwest winds 9-13 mph. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low around 36 in Huntington and 45 in North Hero with northwest winds 5-9 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday should be mostly sunny with a high near 71 an west winds 5-14 mph. Monday night should be partly cloudy with a low around 48 and southwest winds 7-10 mph.

Tuesday should bring increasing clouds with a 30% chance of showers. Highs will be near 68 with west winds 11-15 mph. Rainfall amounts of 0.10″-0.25″ are possible. Tuesday night should be mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows will be around 35 with northwest winds around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60% with rainfall amounts of 0.10″-0.25″ possible.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 87 and a low of 58.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 81 and a low of 58. We picked up 0.03″ of rain.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 47 and a high of 69.
The record low was 30 in 1967.
The record high was 88 in 2022 (see above).

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 98.58′.
The water temperature is 48˚.

The Mt. Mansfield snow stake depth is 15″.
The average depth for this date is 26″.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:26AM
Sunset: 8:11PM
Length of day: 14:44:39
Today will be 2:16 longer than yesterday.

The Moon is a waning crescent, 24 days old with 31% illumination.
Moonrise: 3:17AM
Moonset: 2:34PM

About Today’s Photo:

Morning sunlight reflects off the water backlighting young elm leaves and catkins along our shoreline. Shooting directly into the light bends the components of the image in interesting ways…

Sony A7II, Sigma 100-400mm lens @ 400mm, ISO 100, f/8, 1/3200″ exposure.