![]() Descriptive Observational Research Many notes and observations were compiled and correlated with moon phase to create guidelines. Anecdotal Observation People went into the woods, saw deer and concluded it was the moon. It’s always payback time it seems in the weather business.Įnjoy the warm and dry weather before we see a return of the rains, perhaps some time late next week. Native American Tradition The rutting moon was long seen as the sign that the prime of hunting season was at hand. Wednesday, they issued the outlook for the last half of winter, late December through February. That was the National Climate Prediction Center’s outlook now through December, mild and drier than normal. He observed two woolly bears heading north, maybe the mild winter approaching? Mike’s winter prognosis is since it rained in August, he expects a mild winter with less rain. However, sitting on his back deck about a mile west of the Fargher Lake blueberry farm, he is enjoying the mild evenings watching the harvest moon rise. I had an email from Mike, a faithful reader who like me doesn’t like temperatures over 80 degrees with high humidity. ![]() ![]() Our average high for today is 70 degrees, so we are well above normal. Read on for a look at the phenomenon and how you. Previously, fields would be reaped in late September or early October, and hunters could easily see both deer and fox by the light of the moon. That also means no more highs in the 80s but in the 70s, which seems more reasonable for early October. Skywatchers are in for an experience that’s literally out of this world: a full moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, will take place on Wednesday. The moon rises quickly after the sunset making the periods of darkness between the two moments shorter. Good news for us, the smoky skies will clear by the weekend as cooler ocean air filters inland and blows the smoke off to the east. Our skies are a reminder of this sad event. Unfortunately, California is still hot and dry and on fire. The smoky skies also led to some beautiful sunsets this week. Hopefully skies will be clear and not rainy and then you can say you saw two full moons this month. The full harvest moon is today and we will be lucky enough to have another full moon (once in a blue moon type), the full hunter’s moon on Halloween. Add the dark craters to the appearance and you even had a face. And boy I can tell you with all the smoke in the upper elevations the moon Tuesday and Wednesday evenings looked like a big round orange pumpkin. Shine on, shine on harvest moon, up in the sky. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist.
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