Tuesday, May 30, 2023

A sunset paddle

Morning Observation:

This morning in North Hero at 6:39AM it’s currently 60 degrees under clear skies. Winds are out of the south at 7-10 mph. Relative humidity is 65%, dewpoint 48, barometric pressure 30.11”. Yesterday’s high was 76, and yesterday’s low was 57. The overnight low got down to 56.

This morning in Huntington it’s currently 48 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 95%, dewpoint 45, barometric pressure 30.16”. Yesterday’s high was 80, and yesterday’s low was 45. The overnight low got down to 47.

Forecast Discussion:

I’m beginning to feel like a bit of a broken record here, but, once again, high pressure continues to dominate our weather and will continue to do so through Thursday. Highs today will be in the upper 70s to low 80s under clear but smoke-hazy skies and moderate south winds. The warming trend will continue Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s, and top out Thursday in the upper 80s to mid 90. Some record highs are likely to fall on Thursday. Highs will again push toward 90 on Friday before a backdoor cold front move through the region Friday night bringing afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through Friday night. At this point, the weekend is looking dry and seasonable.

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see sunny skies today with a high near 82 and south winds around 8 mph in Huntington and 9-17 mph in the Champlain Valley. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low around 55 and south winds 5-7 mph in Huntington and 10-15 mph in the Champlain Valley.

Wednesday should be sunny with a high near 89 and southwest winds 5-9 mph. Wednesday night should be mostly clear with a low around 60 and light south winds.

Thursday should be sunny and hot with a high near 90 and northwest winds 5-7 mph. Thursday night should be mostly clear with a low around 64 and northwest winds around 5 mph becoming southerly after midnight.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 84 and a low of 50.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 77 and a low of 58.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 52 and a high of 73.
The record low was 28 in 1961.
The record high was 92 in 1987.

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 97.00′.
The water temperature is 54˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 97.53″. The water temperature was at 52˚.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:12AM
Sunset: 8:27PM
Length of day: 15:14:56
Today will be 1:30 longer than yesterday.

The Moon is waxing gibbous, 9 days old with 74% illumination.
Moonrise: 3:36PM
Moonset: 2:51AM

About Today’s Photo:

With the long days, we’ll often hop in our boats after dinner and head around the point to our south to catch the sun  setting over North Hero village. With clear skies and some smoke from Albertan wildfires in the air, the sun has been a big orange ball as it sinks beneath the horizon.

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