Wednesday, September 13, 2023

A leaf and some stones tucked in a hollow log along the beach

Morning Observation:

This morning in North Hero at 7:00AM it’s currently 67 degrees under clear skies. Winds are out of the south at 2-3 mph. Relative humidity is 91%, dewpoint 64, barometric pressure 29.88”. Yesterday’s high was 73, and yesterday’s low was 60. The overnight low got down to 67.

This morning in Huntington it’s currently 62 degrees under clear skies. Winds are calm. Relative humidity is 98%, dewpoint 61, barometric pressure 29.91”. Yesterday’s high was 79, and yesterday’s low was 59. The overnight low got down to 59.

Forecast Discussion:

Morning radar imagery shows low pressure just south of James Bay with a band of showers stretched along an approaching cold front situated just about over Ottawa. Showers have already started to push into southwestern Vermont at this hour and are expected to overspread the region during the day today. Showers should be on the lighter side, but some thunderstorms may develop this afternoon bringing some brief heavier downpours. The front is expected to clear the region this evening while the parent low continues to circulate a bit more moisture into the region overnight. High pressure is expected to build in on Thursday into Friday bringing dry and seasonably cool conditions. Hurricane Lee—currently east of the Bahamas—will continue its northward track off The Atlantic Coast arriving into New England waters on Saturday as an extratropical depression. At this point, forecasts are fairly confident that the storm will make landfall in Downeast Maine. Impacts in Vermont should be minimal with some rain likely in the Connecticut Valley eastward along with some breezing conditions. Winds in the Connecticut Valley corridor may gust into the 25-35 mph range on Saturday, with perhaps 20-25 mph in the Champlain Valley, and 25-40 mph over the spine of the Greens. The storm is expected to make a fast exit into the Gulf of St. Lawrence by Sunday with dry conditions expected Sunday. The next chance of showers arrives Monday as low pressure approaches from the Great Lakes.

3-Day Forecast:

We’ll see cloudy skies today with showers likely before noon with thunderstorm possible this afternoon. Highs will be near 69 with south winds 5-8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70% with rainfall amounts between 0.25″-0.50″ possible. Tonight should be mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers, mainly before 10:00PM. Lows will be around 54 with east winds 5-10 mph becoming northwesterly after midnight. Rainfall amounts of less than 0.10″ are possible.

Thursday should be partly sunny with a high near 66 and southwest winds 5-9 mph. Thursday night should be mostly cloudy with a low around 48 and northwest winds 6-10 mph.

Friday should be partly sunny with a high near 68 and north winds 6-10 mph. Friday night should be mostly cloudy with a low around 51 and north winds 7-12 mph.

Almanac:

Last year on this date in Huntington we had a high of 75 and a low of 61. We picked up 3.75″ of rain (!!!)
Last year in North Hero we had a high of 73 and a low of 62. We picked up 1.23″ of rain.

Burlington averages for this date are a low of 54 and a high of 74.
The record low was 31 in 1941.
The record high was 92 in 1948.

The Lake Champlain lake level in Burlington is 97.53′.
The water temperature is 72˚.
Last year’s lake level was at 94.17′.

Sky Notes:

Sunrise: 6:28AM
Sunset: 7:06PM
Length of day: 12:38:09
Today will be 3:00 shorter than yesterday.

The Moon is a waning crescent, 28 days old with 3% illumination.
Moonrise: 4:46AM
Moonset: 6:57PM

About Today’s Photo:

While exploring the beach the other day, I came across a hollowed-out cottonwood logs lying on its side along the shore. A small cavity invited snooping, and I found this one basswood leaf along with a few bits of slate hiding inside.

Sony A7II, Sony 24-240mm lens @ 181mm, ISO 1250, f/6.3, 1/80″ exposure