Another sweltering day of sunshine and scanty cloud. Humid, sweaty with a high of 86F. Downed hay drying in the sun.
Category Archives: Daily Catskills
Daily Catskills: 06/05/21
A sweltering day and mostly cloudless with a high of 86F. Hay season commences.
Daily Catskills: 06/04/21
Muggy and overcast again in the morning with enormous, looming clouds dissolving to a fine gauze by mid-afternoon. A high of 73F.
Daily Catskills: 06/03/21
Overcast, and grey but that’s a color goes beautifully with all these vivid greens. Thick, tumultuous cloud cover making it humid and a high of 70F. Light evening rain. An enigmatic day in the mountains.
Daily Catskills: 06/02/21
Thickly overcast with deep cloud, raining and a high of 72F. Humid and sticky.
Daily Catskills: 06/01/21
A wash of thin gauzy clouds clears by mid-afternoon: humid, sunny and a high of 73F.
Daily Catskills: 05/31/21
A mixed bag of weather: a misty, humid morning with some rain and thick, moody cloud that dispersed mid-afternoon. A mostly sunny afternoon for a high of 67F, dropping to a chilly and clear sunset and an overnight low of 44F.
Daily Catskills: 05/30/21
Another rain day, same as yesterday: overcast with a high of 46F. A wet, soggy Memorial Day weekend more suited for indoor activity and a low of 42F and seedlings under cover.
Daily Catskills: 05/29/21
Heavy rain all morning and cold, rising to a high of only 46F, low of 41F. Mist in the valleys mid-afternoon. Intermittent rain in the afternoon. Chilly.
Daily Catskills: 05/28/21
Getting chillier: dull and overcast for most of the day with a grubby, matte blanket of cloud. A high of 54F and afternoon rain continuing into the evening. Overnight low of 41F.
Daily Catskills: 05/27/21
Getting cooler: a high of 70F with mixed sun and clouds. Canada mayflowers join the forest crew of spring ephemerals.
Daily Catskills: 05/26/21
A hot start to the day, 73F by 9.30am, rising to a high of 86F: the afternoon sky looking like it was stolen from a film set. Much-needed rain begins at 5pm and continues intermittently until just after sunset.
Daily Catskills: 05/25/21
A warm sunny morning, rising to a high of 77F. Blazing sun despite some cloud cover.
Daily Catskills: 05/24/21
Sunny and bright despite the clouds that become ominous early evening. Breezy and warm with a high of 68F.
Daily Catskills: 05/23/21
More gorgeousness. A high of 81F with a mix of sun and clouds, early evening rain and fog on the peaks. A sultry day. Grasses are high and filled with ticks. Hay season on the horizon.
Daily Catskills: 05/22/21
Sunny despite the milky blue cloud cover. Humid with a high of 82F. Balmy. Planting of seedlings continues.
Daily Catskills: 05/21/21
A bright morning warming up to a sweltering high of 87F, well, sweltering for this time of year. Bees doing their first swarm of the season (the dark mass at top right).
Daily Catskills: 05/20/21
A day of mixed cloud, but still hot in the sun, with a high of 83F. Another scorcher. Lilac blooms.
Daily Catskills: 05/19/21
A high of 83F, humid and hot. Cool in the creeks.
Daily Catskills: 05/18/21
A spring scorcher: a high of 76F and mostly sunny.
Daily Catskills: 05/17/21
A warm morning, mostly sunny and a high of 73F. Brief mid-afternoon rain with the cloud cover breaking up into jigsaw puzzle pieces at sunset.
Daily Catskills: 05/16/21
Warm and humid with milky blue clouds. A high of 71F.
Daily Catskills: 05/15/21
A warm and sunny Saturday. Rolling clouds with grey undertones and a high of 71F.
Daily Catskills: 05/14/21
Clear skies all morning with the odd faraway cloud and a hazy horizon, with clouds moving in mid-afternoon. Warm and humid with a high of 69F. Fields full of new white wild flowers to take over from the dandelions. Lilac budding. Brief early evening rain produces a double rainbow.
Daily Catskills: 05/13/21
Balmy, with huge clouds looking like an armada of space ships and a high of 64F. Rivers still running high and spruce tips busting out.
Daily Catskills: 05/12/21
Rolling clouds, a high of 61F with the landscape of greens becoming greener by the hour in the warm sunshine.
Daily Catskills: 05/11/21
Periods of sunshine with billowing cloud and a high of 55F.
Daily Catskills: 05/10/21
Gloomy and overcast. A high of 52F. Threatening rain all day and finally delivering at before sunset.
Daily Catskills: 05/09/21
A sunny morning leading to afternoon rain. Overcast and raining for most of the afternoon and a high of 47F.
Daily Catskills: 05/08/21
Humid and overcast with rain for most of the day, ending just before dusk. A high of 48F. Fields of dandelions closed for the day.
Daily Catskills: 05/07/21
Another gorgeous day: a beautiful morning with a cloudless sky, rising to 58F. Cool in the sap bush.
Daily Catskills: 05/06/21
Finally, the sun comes out. A high of 58F and a hazy sky. Ramping continues.
Daily Catskills: 05/05/21
Overcast and misty with fog hugging the mountains and a high of 58F. Rain for most of the day ending at dusk.
Daily Catskills: 05/04/21
Humid and overcast with fog curled snugly over the peaks. Some rain and a high of 71F. All colors of green budding in the lush forest. Gorgeous.
Daily Catskills: 05/03/21
Overcast and humid, rising to 61F by mid-afternoon with a light breeze. Sprinkles of warm rain at noon turn heavier by mid-afternoon. Heavy rain and fog for the rest of the day.
Daily Catskills: 05/02/21
A cold start to the day rising to 73F by noon with blazing sunshine and billowing clouds. Trees budding. Tractors out. A great day for planting.
Daily Catskills: 05/01/21
Spring in the Catskills: “frostbite in the morning, sunburn in the afternoon”. Overnight snow on the peaks and overcast with a bitter wind, rising to 60F and sunny by mid-afternoon with fat cotton wool clouds.
Daily Catskills: 04/17/21
Overcast and chilly with a high of 45F. Some light drizzle. Socially distant jazz at RAG.
Daily Catskills: 04/16/21
More fog, mist, rain and humid with a high of 45F.
Daily Catskills: 04/15/21
Rain, mist and fog shroud the Catskills all day. Overcast with a high of 54F. Rain turns to snow at dusk. Heavier snow the more west you go. Spring blooms stand out against the stormy landscape.
Daily Catskills: 04/14/21
Another moody day: overcast and humid with a high of 63F. The old collapsed barn on Breezy Hill, built in 1885, is finally taken away.
Daily Catskills: 04/13/21
A gloomy start with plump clouds clearing late afternoon for a sunny evening and a high of 63F.
Daily Catskills: 04/12/21
Overcast with dark stormy clouds with mist and light rain. A high of 45F. Moody.
Daily Catskills: 04/11/21
Humid and overcast with swirling, dark, foggy cloud and light rain. A high of 60F.
Daily Catskills: 04/10/21
Glorious spring day: a high of 73F, hazy cloud, and a balmy, enigmatic sunset.
Daily Catskills: 04/09/21
The weather takes a grim turn: overcast and humid with late afternoon rain. A high of 63F. Gloomy.
Daily Catskills: 04/08/21
Warm and sunny. Clear skies with the odd lost cloud passing through. Breezy with a high of 70F. This year’s ramps are coming up early.
Daily Catskills: 04/07/21
Clear skies except the occasional wisp of cotton ball cloud and already 57F by mid-morning. A high of 71F. The first scorcher of the year. The last maple boil of the season took place at Tree Juice Maple Syrup today.
Daily Catskills: 04/06/21
Another gorgeous day, warm and sunny with a high of 63F.
Daily Catskills: 04/05/21
Brilliant sunshine all day, breezy with hazy skies and a high of 60F.
Daily Catskills: 04/04/21
A high of 58F with a mix of sun and cloud. Early spring plantings are underway.
Daily Catskills: 04/03/21
Clear skies, breezy and warm with a high of 50F.
Daily Catskills: 04/02/21
A high of 33F with a mix of cloud and sunshine. Snow lingering on the peaks.
Daily Catskills: 04/01/21
Sticky wet snow coats the landscape, and gradually wanes into the shadows before noon. A mixture of sun and rolling cloud with a high of 41F.
Daily Catskills: 03/31/21
A plump mass of swirling grey clouds like a giant duvet, greening grass and a high of 55F. Grass needs 60F to start growing.