9/23/11 Good morning Autumn

Autumn arrived this morning.   The weather will still have a summery feel to it though as humidity levels will remain high, however clouds will keep temperatures lower.

This mornings sunrise as seen on the Visible satellite image.  At the EQUINOX, equal daylight falls on the earth. This can be seen in the straight line of darkness to the left and daylight on the right.  Compare below..

The summer sunrise. Note that the shading of darkness is not a straight line and obviously there is not equal amounts of light as the northern regions are getting almost continuous light on this image.

As for today's weather!

Rain will be in the picture for most of the afternoon and into the overnight.

The rain that is over NJ through NC will reach Boston by 5 PM today and continue until around noon on Saturday. Heaviest overnight. Some clearing is possible later in the afternoon on Saturday.

A Flood Watch is in effect until Saturday night as rain could fall in excess of 1-3 inches.

* a prolonged period of rain with embedded heavier showers and
isolated thunderstorms is anticipated. Rainfall amounts of 1 to
3 inches are expected with locally heavier amounts likely. The
heaviest rainfall area will be western and central Massachusetts.

* Flooding of poor drainage and urban areas will be possible...
along with potential flooding impacts to small streams and
creeks.

Clearing some for Sunday with rain returning late.