Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Water pours over Huntington Gorge yesterday afternoon

Morning Observation:

This morning in Huntington at 7:00AM it’s currently 64 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 63, barometric pressure 29.88”. We picked up a total of 1.13” of rain yesterday (5.21” for the 3-day storm total). Yesterday’s high was 85, and yesterday’s low was 65. The overnight low got down to 60.

This morning in North Hero it’s currently 70 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Winds are out of the south at 2-4 mph. Relative humidity is 93%, dewpoint 68, barometric pressure 29.83”. We picked up 0.79” of rain yesterday (2.74” for the 3-day storm total), and we’ve picked up 0.05” of rain so far today. Yesterday’s high was 80, and yesterday’s low was 66. The overnight low got down to 69.

Forecast Discussion:

Low pressure spinning over Hudsons Bay will influence our weather for the next several days and heading into the weekend. The low will swing a weak cold front down from Québec today bringing some scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms to the region today. A trough of low pressure is expected to move through the region on Thursday with a warm front living through Thursday morning followed by a cold front in the evening. Scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms are expected to accompany the cold font as it moves through. Unsettled conditions will persist through the weekend as we once again (and again and again) fall under blocked, large upper level cyclonic circulation that will keep showers and afternoon thunderstorms in the picture into early next week. Seems we can’t catch a break this summer…

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see partly sunny skies today with a slight chance of morning showers and thunderstorms, then a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be near 83 with southwest wind 5-7 mph becoming northwesterly in the afternoon. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low around 61 and light and variable winds.

Thursday should be cloudy with a slight chance of morning showers, then a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be near 81 wit south winds 5-9 mph. Rainfall amounts of less than 0.10″ are possible with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday night should be cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be around 66 with south winds 10-14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90% with rainfall amounts between 0.10″-0.25″ possible.

Friday should be cloudy with an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be near 82 with south winds around 10-13 mph. Rainfall amounts between 0.25″-0.50″ are possible. Friday night should be cloudy with showers and thunderstorm. Lows will be around 66 with south winds 3-7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80% with rainfall amounts between 0.10″-0.25″ possible with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 84 and a low of 61. We picked up 0.15″ of rain.
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 83 and a low of 67. We picked up 0.27″ of rain.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 63 and a high of 83.
The record low was 46 in 1971.
The record high was 96 in 1948.

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 97.22′ (up nearly 9″ since yesterday morning!)
The water temperature is 75˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 95.48′.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 5:19AM
Sunset: 8:35PM
Length of day: 15:16:13
Today will be 1:23 shorter than yesterday.

The Moon is a waning crescent, 24.4 days old with 27% illumination.
Moonrise: 1:12AM
Moonset: 4:21PM

About Today’s Photo:

By the time I made it to Huntington Gorge yesterday afternoon, it was evident that the river’s water level had dropped a good 1′-2′ feet from its high probably sometime overnight or early Tuesday morning. Now all that water is moving through Richmond and downstream into Lake Champlain were the lake level is rising dramatically (nearly 9″ since yesterday morning!)

Sony A7II, Sony 24-240mm lens @ 103mm, ISO 100, f/32, 1/13″ exposure.