by FLEK Admin | Jun 26, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:08 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 30 minutes Once the foliage is out and the gardens are well established, frost is rare. But when it does happen, even the trees can suffer. Such was the case on this date in 1986 when record cold sent...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 26, 2025 | NightSky
Today: If you can find an unobstructed horizon to the north-northwest, then you might be able briefly glimpse a slender, waxing Crescent Moon side-by-side with the planet Mercury, starting near 9:20 through about 9:45 PM. Mercury will appear to the left of the Moon,...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 25, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:08 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 30 minutes Unusual weather – even for our area – makes a unique entry in the record books on this date in 1983. Thunderstorms developed due to some very cold air above. This meant hail...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The next ten days feature a challenge for planet gazers in the western skies. You’ll need a low, level view to the west-northwest where, close to 9:30 each evening through the 4th of July, the reluctant planet Mercury manages to shine as a spark of light...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 24, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:07 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 31 minutes On this date in 1988, following record heat in the middle of the month, cold air sent the mercury down into the 30s, setting a record low in Montpelier at 39. Elsewhere it dropped to 36 in...
