Sunday, May 28, 2023

A honey bee works the Korean mountain ash in our front yard

Morning Observation:

This morning in North Hero at 6:30AM it’s currently 60 degrees under clear skies. Winds are out of the south at 2-4 mph. Relative humidity is 74%, dewpoint 51, barometric pressure 30.10”. Yesterday’s high was 72, and yesterday’s low was 53. The overnight low got down to 58.

This morning in Huntington it’s currently 48 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 96%, dewpoint 45, barometric pressure 30.15”. Yesterday’s high was 81, and yesterday’s low was 39. The overnight low got down to 46.

Forecast Discussion:

High pressure remains in firm control of our weather and will deliver another (and another, and another…) dry, warm, and sunny day today. Highs should be a few degrees above yesterday—in the mid to upper 80s. A weak backdoor cold front will push in from the east tonight cooling things off a tad for Monday with highs “only” in the upper 70s to low 80s. High pressure will continue its rule through the remainder of the week as a “Rex” blocking pattern persists over the continental US. Dry and increasing warm conditions are expected day-to-day with highs on Thursday expected to be in the upper 80s to around 90. The next chance of rain looks possible on Friday as the blocking pattern begins to break down and another backdoor cold front pushes in. There’s not a whole lot of moisture to work with, however, so don’t expect much.

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see sunny skies today with a high near 87 in Huntington and 80 in North Hero with light south winds becoming westerly in the afternoon. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low around 55 and northwest winds 5-7 mph.

Memorial Day should be sunny with a high near 80 in Huntington and 73 in North Hero with light north winds. Monday night should be mostly clear with a low around 52 south winds 5-19 mph.

Tuesday should be sunny with a high near 81 and southwest winds 5-7 mph in Huntington and 7-15 mph in the Champlain Valley. Tuesday night should be mostly clear with a low around 57 and south winds 3-6 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 74 and a low of 62. We picked up 0.32″ of rain.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 67 and a low of 56. We picked up 1.17″ of rain.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 52 and a high of 73.
The record low was 30 in 1961.
The record high was 92 in 1978.

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 97.20′.’
The water temperature is 53˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 97.59′. The water temperature was at 52˚.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:13AM
Sunset: 8:25PM
Length of day: 15:11:52
Today will be 1:37 longer than yesterday.

The Moon is waxing gibbous, 8 days old with 56% illumination.
Moonrise: 1:24PM
Moonset: 2:16AM

About Today’s Photo:

The Korean mountain ash in our front yard in Huntington is in bloom right now, and it’s abuzz with pollinators feasting on the sweet smelling blossoms. This honey bee offered a nice action shot for me as it worked its way over a clump of flowers. The flowers should yield a bumper crop of berries this fall which will feed a variety of birds.

Sony A7II, Sony 90mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/13, 1/2000″ exposure.