Saturday, July 8, 2023

Milkweed blooming in our field in Huntington

Morning Observation:

This morning in North Hero at 7:35AM it’s currently 71 degrees under partly cloudy/foggy skies. Winds are out of the south at 6-8 mph. Relative humidity is 97%, dewpoint 70, barometric pressure 29.84”. We picked up 0.20” of rain yesterday. Yesterday’s high was 84, awl 70. The overnight low got down to 71.

This morning in Huntington it’s currently 67 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 99%, dewpoint 67, barometric pressure 29.87”. We picked up 0.13” of rain yesterday. Yesterday’s high was 86, and yesterday’s low was 67. The overnight low got down to 60.

Forecast Discussion:

We’ve got a fairly pleasant day on tap for today. Valley fog should to burn off by midmorning with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 80s expected. By this afternoon, convection should go to work with some scattered pop-up showers and thunderstorms possible. A weak shortwave will lift through the region tonight keeping the chance of showers overnight. After a dry start to the day Sunday, more rain returns. Low pressure moving out of the Great Lakes Sunday night and a moisture-laden warm front lifting from the south into the region Sunday night into Monday will combine to bring widespread heavy rains and thunderstorms. Showers should move into Vermont Sunday afternoon and persist through Monday. There’s quite a lot of moisture in this system, so flash flooding will be a concern once again. Stay tuned…

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see mostly sunny skies today with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Highs will be near 84 with light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight should be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be around 66 with light southwest winds. Chance of precipitation is 40% with rainfall amounts between 0.10″-0.25″, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday should be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2:00PM. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Highs will be near 82 with south winds around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50% with rainfall amounts between 0.10″-0.25″, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Sunday night should be cloudy withs showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Lows will be around 65 with southeast winds 6-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90% with rainfall amounts between 0.75”-1” possible.

Monday should be cloudy with showers likely. The rain could be heavy at times. Highs will be near 77 with southeast winds 8-14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70% with rainfall amounts between 1″-2″ are possible. Monday night should be mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers. Lows will be around 62 with southwest winds 5-7 mph. Rainfall amounts between 1″-2″ are possible.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 81 and a low of 51.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 81 and a low of 64.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 62 and a high of 82.
The record low was 40 in 1969.
The record high was 97 in 1988.

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 96.09′
The water temperature is 76˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 95.73′.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:16AM
Sunset: 8:37PM
Length of day: 15:21:25
Today will be 1:08 shorter than yesterday.

The Moon is waning gibbous, 20 days old with 69% illumination.
No Moonrise
Moonset: 11:29AM

About Today’s Photo:

Another high summer flower—milkweed—is blooming in our front field in Huntington. These complex compound flower heads are a haven for pollinators as well as the primary source of food for monarch butterflies. A good crop of milkweed is a good thing to see!

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