Tuesday was a beautifully sunny, fall day. Autumnal color has been slow in my immediate neighborhood to change, but I might see more during the day on Wednesday. Temperatures held to the more traditional fall daily pattern with lows in the low 40s right around sunrise and rising to the upper 50s in the mid afternoon. Dew points ranged from the lower 40s down to the lower 30s. Now at 0632 we have clear skies with chilly temps once again. Temperatures are now in the upper 30s to low 40s with dew points in the upper 30s. The Tuesday minimum temperature from the VP2 (41.5°) was recorded at 0722 while the maximum temperature (58.6°) was
recorded at 1627. Dew point temps ranged from 42° down to 32°. Relative humidity values dropped some today (87% – 38%). Barometric values rose all day, ranging from 30.26″ at 0000 up to 30.40″ at 0955.

Remember now you can get the VP2 data on Weatherlink. You can access the data through http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman444. I am also now on weather underground. My ID is KMDROCKV200 and my station is called “Gardens of Traville.” Data is online, normally just about in real-time.

I was up in the late afternoon to watch the exciting 4th game of the Yanks/Astros playoff series, won by New York 6-4 in a nice late inning comeback from a 4-0 earlier deficit. I talked with Ray in the mid afternoon and evening and Tracy on her way into work in the late afternoon. I microwaved leftover bratwurst, cheese, mushrooms, and eggs and topped it onto a toasted bagel. Later on I had a few triscuits and hot pepper cheese adorned with delicious cholula sauce. I also read my email and facebook communications at times throughout the evening. I had prune juice and some spicy V8 around dinner time along with my vitamins and ice water.

We now have a clear sky at 0632 Wednesday. Wednesday should start warming up with sunny skies and highs around 70° with lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the low-mid 70s and lows in the upper 40s on Thursday and Friday, again with sunny skies. A really dry week with slowly warming temps. Saturday should be mostly sunny with perhaps a few scattered clouds, with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 50s.

On Weatherbug at 0632 the radar is clear throughout the Eastern U.S. north of Florida at this time.

As of 0632 EDT, the data from the VP2 (coming from the ground radiation shield about 4 feet off the ground just under and out from the balcony) and the Lakewood
WXBug station are as follows :

Station Relative Location Temp RH DP     BP    Wind High/Low temp today
VP2              Ground          41.8  92  40 30.36R  NA   58.6/41.5

There was no rain in the cocorahs gauge on Tuesday. The VP2 tipping bucket also had no rain on Tuesday. .

October precipitation is now 1.41″.

Year-to-date precipitation total is now 34.97″

WX Bug Lakewood 4500 ft, 39 100 39 30.33R Calm    G SW 1
                              140° from station                            63/38

The Lakewood rain gauge reported no rain on Tuesday.

Temp from the VP2 at 2400 was 44.3 RH 87% BP 30.34S DP 40.7 Clear and chilly at midnight .

Good morning from the clear and comfortably cool Walrus early on this Wednesday.