Wednesday, May 17, 2023

A fresh batch of Canada geese chick in our cove

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 7:15AM it’s currently 36 degrees under cloudy skies. There are a few random snowflakes drifting down presently. Winds are out of the northwest at 2-4 mph. Relative humidity is 68%, dewpoint 27, barometric pressure 29.78”. We picked up 0.01” of rain yesterday. Yesterday’s high was 71, and yesterday’s low was 40. The overnight low got down to 36.

This morning in North Hero it’s currently 39 degrees under cloudy skies. Winds are out of the the northwest at 4-6 mph. Relative humidity is 65%, dewpoint 28, barometric pressure 29.80”. We picked up 0.03” of rain yesterday. Yesterday’s high was 69, and yesterday’s low was 41. The overnight low got down to 38.

There is a Freeze Watch in effect for our region tonight into Thursday morning.

Forecast Discussion:

Outside of a stray morning rain shower or mountain snow shower, expansive Canadian high pressure will bring dry and chilly air into the region today with temperatures struggling to make it into the upper 40s and low 50s today with gusty northwest winds. Clouds should begin to break up during the day today setting us up for a mostly clear night tonight. With cold air in place and good radiational cooling, the entire region is currently under a freeze watch with below freezing temperatures expected region-wide except in the immediate vicinity of Lake Champlain. Some new record lows may be established tonight. The cold snap will be short-lived, however, as a southerly airflow allows temperatures to rebound into the low 60s on Thursday under sunny skies. Friday’s looking warmer still with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s along with gusty south winds. The next chance for rain arrives Saturday into Sunday as low pressure tracking out the Great Lakes and a secondary coastal low bring widespread showers. We could certainly use the rain…

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see mostly cloudy skies today with a 20% of morning showers. Highs will be near 49 with northwest winds 10-16 mph. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low around 27 in Huntington and 38 in North Hero with northwest winds 6-12 mph.

Thursday should be sunny with a high near 64 and southwest winds 5-8 mph. Thursday night should be mostly clear with a low around 44 and south winds 6-9 mph.

Friday should be sunny with a high near 73 and south winds 11-15 mph in Huntington and 18-22 mph in North Hero. Friday night should be partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers late. Lows will be around 50 with south winds 11-13 mph in Huntington and 22-28 mph in North Hero.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 64 and a low of 47. We picked up 0.03″ of rain.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 60 and a low of 48. We picked up 0.24″ of rain.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 48 and a high of 70.
The record low was 29 in 1957.
The record high was 91 in 2017 (we had a high of 89 in Huntington).

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 98.25′.
The water temperature is 44˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 97.80″.

The Mt. Mansfield snow stake depth is 10″.
The average depth for this date is 22″.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:23AM
Sunset: 8:14PM
Length of day: 14:51:14
Today will be 2:09 longer than yesterday.

The Moon is a waning crescent, 27 days old with 6$ illumination.
Moonrise: 4:16AM
Moonset: 6:16PM

About Today’s Photo:

We saw our first hatch of Canada geese chicks yesterday. Mom & dad had been nesting by the little marshy area on the point, and they brought their four new fuzzy yellow chicks out for a swim in our cove.

Sony A7II, Sigma 100-400mm lens @ 400mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/320″ exposure.