Monday, May 15, 2023

A red sun rising behind the trees

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Morning Observation:

This morning in North Hero at 6:30AM it’s currently 50 degrees under clear skies. Winds are out of the south at 3-5 mph. Relative humidity is 67%, dewpoint 39, barometric pressure 30.17”. Yesterday’s high was 64, and yesterday’s low was 44. The overnight low got down to 49.

This morning in Huntington it’s currently 35 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 95%, dewpoint 33, barometric pressure 30.22”. Yesterday’s high was 60, and yesterday’s low was 32. The overnight low got down to 33.

Forecast Discussion:

High pressure remains in control of our weather today and will deliver another dry and sunny day with highs pushing into the upper 60s and low 70s along with gusty southwest winds. Clouds (along with smoke from Alberta wildfires) will be on the increase this afternoon out ahead of an approaching cold front and associated shortwave trough. These features are expected to drop into the region from Canada Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday bringing in a shot of much colder air along with some light rainfall Tuesday night into Wednesday. Highs on Tuesday will depend on where you are with southern areas reaching near 70, while areas near the Canadian border see only upper 50s or low 60s. Highs on Wednesday will only be in the upper 40s and low 50s with gusty west winds. We may even see some light snow cover over mountain summits by Wednesday morning. After a frosty night Wednesday night, high pressure is expected to build back in allowing temperatures to moderate back to more seasonable levels by Friday. At this point it’s looking like more showers are likely next weekend.

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see partly sunny skies today with a high near 69 and southwest winds becoming westerly 8-15 mph. Tonight should be mostly cloudy with a low around 49 and west winds 8-15 mph.

Tuesday should be mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers. Highs will be near 68 with southwest winds 11-13 mph becoming northwesterly in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts of less than 0.10″ are possible. Tuesday night should be mostly cloudy with showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Lows will be around 37 with northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60% with rainfall amounts of less than 0.10″ possible.

Wednesday should be mostly sunny with a high near 50 and northwest winds 13-15 mph. Wednesday night should be mostly clear with a low around 32 and west winds 5-8 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 76 and a low of 63. We picked up 0.84″ of rain.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 72 and a low of 60. We picked up 0.01″ of rain.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 48 and a high of 69.
The record low was 29 in 1971.
The record high was 88 in 1961.

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 98.45′.
The water temperature is 44˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 97.85″.

The Mt. Mansfield snow stake depth is 12″.
The average depth for this date is 24″.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:25AM
Sunset: 8:12PM
Length of day: 14:46:53
Today will be 2:14 longer than yesterday.

The Moon is a waning crescent, 25 days old with 21% illumination.
Moonrise: 3:37AM
Moonset: 3:49PM

About Today’s Photo:

This morning’s sunrise was distinctly red-tinted. Smoke from Alberta wildfires has been affecting our region on-and-off over the past weeks as the fires burn out west. We can expect more smoke today.

Sony A7II, Sigma 100-400mm lens @ 296mm, ISO 100, f/14, 1/320″ exposure