Warm and breezy, under a hazy blue sky with giant swirls of cloud, and a high of 59F.
Category Archives: Daily Catskills
Daily Catskills: 05/07/22
A little chillier: breezy and overcast with a shimmering sky and a high of 48F. Ramping continues.
Daily Catskills: 05/06/22
Warm and humid, lightly overcast with brief rain showers and a high of 58F.
Daily Catskill: 05/05/22
Sunny and warm with a gauzy sky and a high of 68F. Perfect day for planting.
Daily Catskills: 05/04/22
Rainy and overcast with swirling mist in the valleys. Humid with a high of 58F.
Daily Catskills: 05/03/22
Warm and bright despite being mostly overcast with periods of sunshine and a high of 61F.
Daily Catskills: 05/02/22
Overnight rain continues into morning. Overcast, humid with a high of 58F. Forsythia budding and blooming.
Daily Catskills: 05/01/22
A summer day: blazing despite some cloud cover and a high of 70F.
Daily Catskills: 04/30/22
Another sunny weekend day: blue skies and a high of 62F.
Daily Catskills: 04/29/22
Clear and sunny, warm in the sun, but cold in the shadows. Breezy with a high of 53F.
Daily Catskills: 04/28/22
Mostly clear skies with strong, frigid winds and a high of 48F. Burn ban in effect until May 14th due to low humidity and dry landscape.
Daily Catskills: 04/27/22
A gloomy morning, rainy and dull, warming up to a high of 43F. Late afternoon snow and later, some hail, does nothing to deter Spring.
Daily Catskills: 04/26/22
Humid, rainy with dense, foggy clouds and a high of 57F.
Daily Catskills: 04/25/22
Sunny and warm with gauzy cloud and a high of 66F. Foraging continues with young wild greens like ramps, sorrel and plantain are appearing.
Daily Catskills: 04/24/22
A Spring scorcher: a high of 84F.
Daily Catskills: 04/23/22
Another warm day, and bright despite rippling cloud cover. A high of 61F.
Daily Catskills: 04/22/22
Sunny and warm with a high of 57F. The farm’s army of 350 heads of garlic survived this week’s 48-hour plunge into winter.
Daily Catskills: 04/21/22
Warmer but still gloomy. Soggy, slushy with a strong winds and a high of 55F.
Daily Catskills: 04/20/22
A dark morning of ominous clouds gives way to some afternoon sun and higher temperatures, causing thick, wet snow to drip, slip and crash from high places. Still gusty with a high of 45F.
Daily Catskills: 04/19/22
Overnight snow storm continues throughout the day with high, bitter winds, swirling grey cloud cover like billowing smoke and a high of 43F.
Daily Catskills: 04/18/22
Overcast with a glimmering sky and a high of 51F. Strong, piercing winds. Winter storm warning for the evening.
Daily Catskills: 04/17/22
Another snow/sun combo and a high of 41F. Warm in the periods of sunshine. Overcast and bitter in the flurries.
Daily Catskills: 04/16/22
Overcast but warm and 56F by mid-morning and a high of 60F. Heavy rain all afternoon, occasionally turning to slushy snow early evening.
Daily Catskills: 04/15/22
Sunny and warm despite substantial cloud clover and a high of 64F. Swathes of budding maple redden the landscape.
Daily Catskills: 04/14/22
Summer in the morning, with a high of 80F and winter in the afternoon with intermittent rain and a low of 50F. A humid and overcast evening. Red buds and yellow leaves spreading over the landscape.
Daily Catskills: 04/13/22
A sharp rise in temperature to a high of 77F. Hot in the sun, humid and bright despite cloud cover that becomes thicker like a fluffy blue milkshake later in the afternoon, bringing some light sprinkles.
Daily Catskills: 04/12/22
More sun! Spring finds its groove with the odd big cloud, but mostly blue skies, a gentle breeze and a high of 64F.
Daily Catskills: 04/11/22
Sunny with scanty cloud, deep blue skies and too gorgeous to remember what the temperature was. Beautiful degrees Fahrenheit. The perfect Spring day to “plant” some mushrooms.
Daily Catskills: 04/10/22
Overcast with rain and sleet for most of the day, with the sun fighting through the snow for a short period at 5pm for a enigmatic mix of sun and snow. A high of 42F. The buds are budding this week.
Daily Catskills: 04/09/22
Intermittent rain and sun. Thick cloud breaking up late afternoon, and a high of 46F.
Daily Catskills: 04/08/22
More rain, humid, with a high of 55F and big, slow clouds. Even the slightest rills are gushing with water. New rivulets and streams are in the making.
Daily Catskills: 04/07/22
All day rain and a high of 50F. Mid-afternoon power cuts, stream flooding, thunder and lightening. Fetching water from the river in saucepans to flush the toilet. Pizza and scrabble by flashlight.
Daily Catskills: 04/06/22
Rainy and overcast. Pretty gloomy and quiet, with a high of 52F.
Daily Catskills: 04/05/22
Mostly sunny with an armada of long clouds, a light breeze and a high of 58F.
Daily Catskills: 04/04/22
Dry with the occasional glimpse of sunshine, an icy wind, and a high of 44F.
Daily Catskills: 04/03/22
Back to the snow: a high of 41F. Snow all morning turning to rain in the afternoon.
Daily Catskills: 04/02/22
A perfect Spring day: a high of 41F but warm in the sun and mostly cloudless skies. Perfect conditions for a hike.
Daily Catskills: 04/01/22
Misty morning after overnight rain. Humid with a high of 53F. Clouds of rain pass over the mountains, occasionally swirling open to reveal some sun. Snow and howling winds going into the evening.
Daily Catskills: 03/31/22
Dark and moody, overcast with rain for most of the day, and humid with a high of 60F. Muggy with a thunderstorm watch and heavy rains into the night.
Daily Catskills: 03/30/22
Overcast and calm, but a little warmer with a high of 40F. Thick rows of grey clouds looking like a wrinkled duvet at sunset.
Daily Catskills: 03/29/22
19F by 9am and a bright morning with sunny spells. Driving winds all afternoon, and a high of 31F. At least we got some sun.
Daily Catskills: 03/28/22
More snow, heavier today, almost white-out conditions all morning. A sunny afternoon with gusty, howling, face-numbing winds and a high of 21F.
Daily Catskills: 03/27/22
Intermittent snow flurries alternate with sunny spells for most of the day, with a bitter wind and a high of 34F.
Daily Catskills: 03/26/22
Another gloomy day, afternoon rain and a high of 45F. Snow beginning at the end of the day and continuing throughout the night.
Daily Catskills: 03/25/22
38F at 8am, but humid with thick mist hovering in the valleys until mid-morning. Sun for the rest of the day and a high of 46F. River still gushing. Sap still flowing.
Daily Catskills: 03/24/22
Another gloomy day, with rain. A high of 47F. Late afternoon rain. Sap’s still flowing, so it’s still cozy and warm in the sap house where the fire’s raging. *Come and see us at the Maple Weekend open house from 10am to 4pm.*
Daily Catskills: 03/23/22
A gloomy day, chilly and overcast with a high of 47F. More snow predicted.
Daily Catskills: 03/22/22
Dry with gusty winds, 43F at noon and a special weather alert for high winds. A burn ban is in effect until May 14th. Mostly clear skies with gauzy cloud turning thicker by sunset, and a high of 55F in the Dry Brook Valley. Garlic sprouting on the farm.
Daily Catskills: 03/21/22
Brilliant sunshine with clouds getting lost in the vast expanse of light blue like chunks of cotton wool. A high of 46F and a low of 30F, with high winds of 30 mph making it even chillier. A first spring dip into the stream this year for the Alfie, the Black Lab.
Daily Catskills: 03/20/22 Spring Equinox
The first day of Spring, the Vernal Equinox, with equal duration of day and night, begins on a gloomy note in the Dry Brook Valley. A 47F high at 10am, humid and overcast. Rivers cascade loudly with the rain of the last few days, and a rare pussy willow produces fuzzy grey catkins on the banks of Rider Hollow Creek, a symbol of hope in an uncertain world. Nature will continue when she feels like it. It feels safe in the wild forest.
Daily Catskills: 10/31/21
Overcast with an enigmatic sky and a high of 54F. Late afternoon rain.
Daily Catskills: 10/30/21
Gloomy and overcast with rain for most of the day. A high of 59F. Only remnants of copper and gold – and some pink – remain in the brush.
Daily Catskills: 10/29/21
A mix of sun and clouds with a high of 53F and a chilly breeze. Sage is the last herb standing.
Daily Catskills: 10/28/21
An overnight frost receding into the shadows and steaming out of the valleys. Chilly with clear skies for most of the day, but humid with a high of 61F.
Daily Catskills: 10/27/21
A chilly high of 57F, but bright and sunny with a cool breeze and hazy cloud.