Murphy's Weather

Currently 72 with an average wind from the ESE of 4 mph. Feels like 72 degrees. Dew Point 68, Humidity 90%, Barometer 29.96 & rising, Visibility 8 mi, Sunrise 6:48 am, Sunset 8:42 pm. 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms today, high 83. ENE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Cloudy tonight with the chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm rolling through. Low 67. Light and variable winds.

The temperature isn’t all that high this morning, but with the dew point and humidity so elevated, it feels warmer than some of the other hot days we’ve recently gone through. Fingers crossed that some of the precipitation supposedly drifting around up there makes its way to my area. We keep hearing about a stray shower but they insist on straying far beyond our reach.  We know that eventually the chilly fall rains will begin, but those are not welcome rains for the most part. Those are the ones that start to remind you how cold you’re bound to be in no time at all, and they do an powerful job of knocking down any leaves trying to brighten out world with color. No…what we need, and have needed for some time, are some good, rejuvenating summer rains. Yeah, like I said, fingers crossed.

Currently 74 with a SSW wind of 5 mph. Feels like 74 degrees. Dew Point 68, Humidity 81%, Barometer 29.96 & rising, Visibility 9 mi, Sunrise 6:47 am, Sunset 8:44 pm. A mix of sun and clouds will become cloudy with the slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm later in the afternoon. High 88. SSW winds 5 – 10 mph.

40% chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight. Low 68. SSE winds 5 -10 mph.

We keep hearing about the chance for rain, but it keeps not happening. We really need the rain. Never seen so many dry leaves laying around on the ground this early in the season. It’s simply the dryness. They aren’t changing into the beauty of Autumn, they are simply giving up the ghost, letting go, and falling on the ground. It’s crazy. This has been the hottest, driest summer  I can remember. Not a fun one at all. Something not fair here. We has a rotten Spring, a Summer to hot to enjoy and who knows what we’ll be getting for the next couple of seasons. Weird.  I know. Could be worse. It’s so much worse in so many other places. Seems rather shameful to be complaining. But we expect SO much from our Spring and Summer seasons and when they fail so miserably to live up to expectations, a little complaining is to be expected. I’ll try to keep it at a minimum :>)