Hudson Valley: not as cold or windy for spring break + solar eclipse info! 😎
Update #594
School’s out for spring break! 🥳
👍 The good news is that it won’t be as cold or windy this week as it was this past week.
👎 The not so good news is that there will be some rain to contend with, probably on Wednesday and, in a wettest-case scenario, on Thursday and Friday too. Thursday and Friday have a high degree of uncertainty at this point, as rainfall will be tied to how far west a coastal storm tracks. Like we need more rain 🤦♂️
In a driest-case scenario, the coastal storm will miss to the east, leaving Thursday and Friday dry.
Saturday’s deluge resulted in a month’s worth of rain in a single day, seeing the monthly rainfall total balloon to over five inches — more than double the normal.
If you’re wondering if our wet pattern will ease anytime soon, check out my recent premium post on reading the meteorological tea leaves for summer:
🌟 Monday: the pick weather day of the week! Plentiful sunshine and mild afternoon temperatures in the 50s despite a cold, frosty start…
Tuesday: some morning sun followed by increasing clouds
Wednesday: mostly cloudy and milder with scattered showers
Thursday: watching a storm along the eastern seaboard; if it pushes far enough west, it will be rainy in the Hudson Valley (60% chance for rain)
Friday: depending on how far west the storm gets, it could be rainy to start, followed by clearing; if the storm is farther offshore, it will be dry
🐣 Saturday-Sunday: at this point, it’s looking partly sunny and breezy with temperatures in the low 50s; this is not set in stone, so Easter egg hunters should keep an eye on the forecast as the week goes along 🐰
Looking ahead to the week of April 1st, conditions look quite variable with no sustained warm weather just yet!
April 8th — planning for a solar eclipse 🕶️
A partial solar eclipse is headed for the Hudson Valley on Monday, April 8th: at its maximum around 3:25 pm, 93% of the sun will be hidden by the moon.
Here’s what you should know about the event:
Begins around 2:11 pm
Maximum coverage around 3:25 pm: this is the deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun most hidden
Ends around 4:36 pm
It’s never safe to look directly at the sun during a partial solar eclipse: you need protective eyewear
What you see is dependent on how much cloud cover there is
The next total solar eclipse in the Hudson Valley will take place in May 2079 — 55 years from now!
Some schools will be dismissing early on the day. Here’s why:
While it is a spectacularly unique phenomenon, it doesn’t come without risk: should skies be cloud-free, the confluence of school dismissal time, the afternoon rush hour, and people traveling around for viewing will clog the roads as skies turn slightly darker in the mid-afternoon. There will be a natural inclination to look up, at best diverting focus from the task at hand, or, at worst, leading to eye damage and other incidents.
If it’s cloudy, it will be like a mid-afternoon dusk, and the celestial event will be obscured. While a precise weather forecast this far out is not possible, early April weather patterns are looking predictably up-and-down. If it does turn out clear, we’d probably have to squeeze it in between storms.
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Have a great break ✌️