Murphy's Weather

Currently 38 with an average wind from the W of 3 mph. Feels like 38 degrees. Dew Point 32, Barometer 30.30 & rising, Humidity 81%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:23 am, Sunset 8:54 pm.

Areas of frost until around midday. Mostly sunny with a 20% chance of rain. High in the lower 50s. NW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Clear with widespread overnight frost. Low in the lower 30s. N W winds 5 – 10 mph.

Crazy weather continues. The cold keeps on keeping on. It’s covering a great deal of the country with the Wyoming area still under a Winter Storm Warning, getting snow likely in the double digits by the time it ends today. Many states, unless you’re in the middle of Florida somewhere, are shivering and unhappy about what should be pleasant May weather. We will get more frost tonight. Swell. No idea what this is doing to the vulnerable fruit trees, but I can’t imagine it’s anything good. I will venture to say that after tonight our overnight temperatures should be at least above freezing and the frost warnings should cease. Should. Not written in stone, but very hopeful. Grab a jacket again today. And hope for better pretty darn soon.

Currently 42 with an average wind from the WNW of 4 mph. Feels like 42 degrees. Dew Point 30, Barometer 30.15 & rising, Humidity 61%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:24 am, Sunset 8:53 pm.

Partly sunny with a 20% chance of morning rain becoming mostly sunny after about midday. High in the mid 50s. NW winds 5 -15 mph.

Mostly clear with yet another night of widespread frost possible. Low in the lower 30s. NW winds 5 -10 mph.

Ridiculous weather. Still getting snow out around Colorado. In fact Cheyenne, Wyoming is under a winter storm warning. Here we’re still dealing with frost and freezing overnight temperatures. And we will be dealing with at least one, maybe two more of those atrocities. Also seeing that Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast for our area of cool and wet for this summer? I’m not a happy camper. By Wednesday this week we should be seeing our daytime temperatures  struggle up to the 60 degree mark and hopefully by Thursday our night time range will creep up into the 40 degree area. Slow going for the month of May. Not what we ordinarily expect or hope for. I reckon we take what we get, but we could be happier if we got a bit more nice in the weather department. Eventually. That’s about the best I can do for now promising anything to be appreciative about. Alas…

Currently 51 with an average wind from the NE of 8 mph. Feels like 51 degrees. Dew Point 35, Barometer 29.95 & falling, Humidity 54%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:25 am, Sunset 8:52 pm.

Mostly cloudy today with a 20% chance of rain showers. High in the mid 50s. E winds around 10 mph becoming NE in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy with a good chance of widespread frost again. Low in the mid 30s. N winds 5 -15 mph.

Well, we’ve had warmer Mother’s Day weather and – although I don’t remember it – cooler Mother’s Day weather. But this isn’t ideal. You picture this day with sunshine and warmth, maybe a little breeze, preferably from the south, but this has none of that going for it. Nor are you going to see much along those lines for a couple of days yet. A few more nights of frost likely…just what the flowering fruit trees need…until things take an uptick and get heading back in the right direction.  As we are assuming it will – eventually.  I’m counting on it.

I just want to be able to sit out in my tiny backyard patio and commune with nature. Watch the critters and birds – in warmth. It never gets any sunshine back there as it’s facing due north, but when the temperatures are comfortable it’s a pleasant place to be. I seem to dimly recall a few days like that way, way back in March, but since then not so much. We can only imagine that Mother Nature is busy getting revenge on offspring being neglectful and disrespectful in the past – who can blame her? But is it really fair to make all of us suffer the same punishment? My vote would be no, but does she ever listen? No. No, not so you’d notice. So in the meantime, jackets on and wait it out.

Currently 43 with an average wind from the WNW of 8 mph. Feels like 40 degrees. Dew Point 31, Barometer 30.15 & rising, Humidity 61%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:27 am, Sunset 8:51 pm.

Sunny until midday becoming partly sunny. High in the mid 50s. NW winds 5 -10 mph.

Mostly cloudy overnight with a low in the upper 30s. Light winds.

Freeze warning last night and likely again tonight. Mother Nature has sure screwed up here. April showers are supposed to bring May flowers…this year it’s been more like March heat brings May sleet. And nobody is happy about it. Saw my first Hummingbird this morning at the feeder and I swear it was shivering from the cold. There’s nothing good about this month of May weather. April was nothing to brag about and May has managed to drag our joy down even farther. Flowers are blooming, trees are leafing, birds are returning but it’s all wrapped up in weather too chilly to make getting out there and enjoying it almost not worth the effort of bundling up to do so. Come on…Time to get serious about being in the warmth and keeping it on hand.

Currently 42 with an average wind from the SSE of 2 mph. Feels like 42 degrees. Dew Point 41, Barometer 29.96 & falling, Humidity 95%, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 6:28 am, Sunset 8:50 pm.

Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog until about midday. A 40% chance of rain and a slight chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. High in the lower 50s. SW winds 5 -10 mph becoming NW 10-15 with gusts to 25 in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy overnight with a chance of widespread frost. Low in the lower 30s. NW winds 5-15 mph with gusts to 25.

It doesn’t seem as if this month of May is going to be suddenly turning a corner and becoming one like we want and look forward to. The cool weather continues with brief warm-ups to raise our hopes – only to dash them again over and over. This isn’t fun. Especially not after the fabulous month of March we had. Didn’t we all expect great and grand things from our weather this time around? Yup- and misplaced expectations it turned out to be. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m still hanging on to my long sleeve shirts for the time being. It may be May but they’re sure coming in handy this year much longer than I would have thought.

Currently 46 with an average wind from the NNE of 2 mph. Feels like 46. Dew Point 36, Barometer 30.15, Humidity 68%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:29 am, Sunset 8:48 pm.

90% chance of rain showers today. High in the upper 40s. Light winds becoming NE around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of overnight rain showers. Low in the mid 30s. Light winds.

It does look as if the next 5 or 6 days are going to be lingering in the 50 degree range. However,  unless things don’t change all that much between now and then, by about this time next week we could be creeping back up into the 60/70 degree range. I sure hope so. This chilly weather is not what we’d hope to be getting in May. These storm systems just keep on rolling along across the country from the west to the east and right after them always seems to come the inevitable cool weather. And here we are stuck in the middle. Would be lovely to have that change soon. Not the being stuck in the middle, this isn’t a bad place to be, but the storm systems and the cold fronts I think we’ve had enough of that for awhile.

Currently 44 with an average wind from the W of 10 mph. Feels like 40 degrees. Dew Point 35, Barometer 30.07, Humidity 70%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:30 am, Sunset 8:47 pm.

Partly sunny until midday becoming mostly sunny. High in the upper 50s. NW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain showers. Low in the upper 30s. Light winds.

Sure getting tired of this stuff. Tomorrow and likely the next day will see a high only in the upper 40s. This is wearing very thin now. It’s time to be seeing warmth in our forecasts. I guess we needn’t be looking for it any time soon. Eventually, maybe. In the meantime the trees are trying their best to leaf out and I do have an Oriole pair showing up now in my feeder station. No Hummingbird yet, but my hope are high. Of course if they had any sense they’d stay south until it warms up but I don’t know as Hummingbirds are known for being brainy birds. Just tiny.

Currently 50 with an average wind from WNW of 9 mph. Feels like 50 degrees. Dew Point 45, Barometer 29.75, Humidity 85%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:32 am, Sunset 8:46 pm.

Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain. High in the mid 50s. NW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain. High in the upper 30s. NW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 in the evening.

Not feeling very May-like these days. And I understand there are parts of the country due to feel even less Mayish. It would be lovely if it would warm back up – you know like our April was? April felt like May and May is feeling like March. What the heck is gong on here? Has Mother Nature somehow managed to mess up the calendar? Is there anyone around who can set her straight? Let’s hope so. Getting rather tired of this.

Currently 59 with an average wind from the SE of 1 mph. Feels like 59 degrees. Dew Point 56, Barometer 29.62, Humidity 91%, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 6:33 am, Sunset 8:45 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain. High in the upper 60s. S winds 5 -10 mph.

Partly cloudy with a 50% chance of overnight showers and isolated thunderstorms. Low in the upper 40s. S winds 5 – 10 mph becoming SW 10-15 mph.

Not an especially pleasant morning. And with a cool front coming along overnight, it  won’t be particularly fun tomorrow either. In fact, this entire week looks to be on the chilly side with a few more opportunities for rain. I have higher hopes for next week.

Yesterday was a delight. Managed to sit outside, even though by afternoon it had become rather windy. In fact, I kept watching small birds almost blowing off the feeder perches. Persistence paid off for some, not for others.  For me. in spite of the breeze blowing, the warmth was welcome and appreciated. Today the wind has died down but the rain has taken over the scene. And the temperatures aren’t going to come even close to what they were only a day ago. Yesterday I could sit out and enjoy the outdoors. Wind or not. Today, not so likely, as sitting in a chilly rain isn’t nearly as much of a joy.  So today is an inside day.

Currently 74 with an average wind from the SW of 6 mph. Feels like 74 degrees. Dew Point 54, Barometer 29.65, Humidity 46%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:34 am, Sunset 8:45 pm.

Mostly sunny becoming partly sunny. High in the upper 70s. SW winds 15-20 mph with gusts to 30.

Partly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the upper 50s. S winds 5 -10 mph.

It’s a wonderful morning. The air is clean and warm, a light breeze blowing. If all days could be like this, I’d live it with love for every second. A couple days coming up with some rain possible, but today is about perfect.  It’s hard to be inside on a day like this. You just want to be out soaking up every second of it. Soon as I’m finished with whatever needs tending to inside, I’m out on my little patio with a cup of tea, just communing with nature for all it’s worth. Color me happy.