by FLEK Admin | May 15, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:23 AM Sunset: 8:10 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 47 minutes On this date in 1834, perhaps the biggest May snowstorm on record occurred. North winds allowed cold air to remain in place in the valleys west of the Green Mountains, so both Rutland and...
by FLEK Admin | May 14, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:25 AM Sunset: 8:09 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 44 minutes A series of white frosts began on this date over two centuries ago, in 1816, a prelude to the infamous “Year Without A Summer”. The weather up until May had been progressing...
by FLEK Admin | May 14, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Late this evening, near 10:30, lowering toward the northwestern horizon shines a sparkling, flashing object, with random flares of green, or red, or blue. No, it is not a UFO, but the bright star Capella. Bright stars, when they are near the horizon, have their...
by FLEK Admin | May 13, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:26 AM Sunset: 8:08 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 42 minutes Severe weather is not common across our region at any time of year, and when it does occur it’s most likely to be in mid-summer. But on this date in 1866, a powerful thunderstorm unleashed a...
by FLEK Admin | May 13, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The still nearly-full Moon appears low in the southeast as the Sun sets, near its lowest position in the skies. Through the evening, it rides low over the southern horizon, joined about an hour later by the red star Antares, the “heart” the...
