Observing Conditions at the Fan Mountain Observatory
Updated Sat Jul 4 17:45:14 EDT 2009
Sun and Moon data for today for Fan Mountain Observatory is available here.
Plots and tabulations for the McCormick and Fan weather stations from wunderground.com.
Plots of previous FanCam cooldowns(the first few days) can be found here.
The tentative schedule for Ori's observers(finalized every sunday?)
Temps in the FanCam Dewar
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Temp and Humidity in the 31" Dome
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Vacuum in the FanCam Dewar
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Clear Sky Clock
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The latest All-sky Camera pictures
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from Fan Mountain Observatory
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GOES IR Imaging East Cont. U.S.
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ADDS - Virginia IR Imaging
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N.W.S. Radar from Sterling
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HPC Current Weather
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HPC Precipitation Forecast - 12hr
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HPC Precipitation Forecast - 24hr
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2009-07-04 17:44:43
| Temp |
73.4°F |
Hum |
56 % |
Wind Speed |
8 mph |
Rain Rate |
0.000 "/min |
| Dew |
56.8 °F |
Pres |
28.06 "Hg |
Wind Dir |
303 ° |
Rain 1h |
0.000" |
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2009/07/04 17:45
| Temp |
80.2 °F
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Hum |
60.0 %
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Wind Speed |
0.7 mph
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Rain Accum. |
0.00 in
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| Dew |
65.1 °F
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Pres |
29.1 in(↑)
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Wind Dir |
352.0 °
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Wind Gust |
2.0 mph
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National Weather service
Forecast for Albemarle County
Forcast Discussion
VAZ037-051015-
ALBEMARLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTESVILLE
524 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH...BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
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National Weather Service
Current Conditions in Charlottesville
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Current Weather Conditions:
CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE, VA, United States
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| Conditions at |
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| Wind |
from the NW (310 degrees) at 6 MPH (5 KT) |
| Visibility |
10 mile(s) |
| Sky conditions |
partly cloudy
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| Temperature |
81.0 F (27.2 C)
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| Dew Point |
59.0 F (15.0 C)
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| Relative Humidity |
47%
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| Pressure (altimeter) |
29.94 in. Hg (1013 hPa)
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| Pressure tendency |
0.05 inches (1.6 hPa) lower than three hours ago
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KCHO 042053Z 31005KT 10SM SCT080 27/15 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02720150 56016
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