Thursday, May 25, 2023

A pair of mallard in our cove

Morning Observation:

This morning in North Hero at 7:05AM it’s currently 47 degrees under clear skies. Winds are out of the north at 3-5 mph. Relative humidity is 81%, dewpoint 42, barometric pressure 30.18”. We picked up 0.36” of rain yesterday. Yesterday’s high was 62, and yesterday’s low was 44. The overnight low got down to 43.

This morning in Huntington it’s currently 43 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 88%, dewpoint 40, barometric pressure 30.18”. We picked up 0.25” of rain yesterday. Yesterday’s high was 66, and yesterday’s low was 42. The overnight low got down to 42.

Forecast Discussion:

High pressure building into the region will dominate our weather clear through the weekend and into at least the middle of next week bringing dry and increasingly warm conditions. Highs today will be on the cool side—upper 50s to low 60s—with moderate north winds. There is a Frost Advisory in effect for tonight for most of the region outside of the Champlain Valley with lows expected to drop into the low 30s overnight. A warming trend will kick off on Friday with highs in the upper 60s Friday, mid 70s Saturday, and low 80s by Sunday, all under clear skies with light winds. Temperatures will continue their upward trajectory with highs expected to approach 90 by Wednesday.

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see mostly sunny skies today with a high near 62 and north winds 7-13 mph. Tonight should be mostly clear with lows around 35 with north winds around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday should be sunny with patchy morning frost. Highs will be near 67 with northwest winds 6-10 mph. Friday night should be mostly clear with a low around 44 and calm winds becoming southerly around 5 mph.

Saturday should be sunny with a high near 76 and west winds 3-5 mph. Saturday night should be mostly clear with a low around 51 and calm winds.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 75 and a low of 41.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 69 and a low of 49.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 51 and a high of 72.
The record low was 28 in 1958.
The record high was 91 in 2010 (we had a high of 88 in Huntington).

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 97.48′.
The water temperature is 51˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 97.79″. The water temperature was at 48˚.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:15AM
Sunset: 8:22PM
Length of day: 15:06:51
Today will be 1:46 longer than yesterday.

The Moon is a waxing crescent, 5.3 days old with 28% illumination.
Moonrise: 10:10AM
Moonset: 1:09AM

About Today’s Photo:

A pair of mallards have been frequenting our cove over the past couple of days (keeping company with Canada goose family). I love the way the green of the trees reflects in the water and the overlapping ripples of the ducks’ wake.

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