monsoonmartin

It's the end of the school year.  No farewell speeches that approach the depravity and--let's face it--brilliance of Ignacio Boondoggle's.  Yet.

Tomorrow (Friday 5/18) is Imagine Day, and for the first time in recent memory, there is no threat of rain.  In addition, the American Studies team over at Muhlenberg is taking students on a whirlwind day tour of Washington, D.C. on Sunday, during which the group will visit 14 museums, 19 memorials, and of course, the Hard Rock Café.

And folks are beginning to look toward the Memorial Day weekend for outdoor plans.  For the first time, Mrs. Monsoon and I can visit the Adamstown Community Days carnival and then leave, rather than living across the street from it, breathing a nauseating mixture of generator fumes, funnel cake grease, and carnie sweat for several days.

So here is the forecast.

Friday 5/18: really, really nice and sunny.  Temperatures will be in the low 70s with brilliant sunshine, low humidity, and very light breezes for the duration of our time outside (roughly noon to 3pm).  High Friday will be 75, low will be 44.

Saturday 5/19: expect a high of 82 and a low of 55.  Plenty of sunshine and a bit warmer than Friday.

Sunday 5/20: sunny to start; increasing cloudiness throughout the day, but no threat of precipitation until Monday.  High 79, low 58.

The Washington, D.C. trip will be spending the entire day in the nation's capital, so here's what to expect:

• 9am, 66 degrees and partly cloudy with a very light northwesterly breeze.
• 11am, 72 degrees and the same conditions as 9am.
• 1pm, 76 degrees and the same conditions as 9am.
• 3pm, 78 degrees and increasing cloudiness, as breezes shift, coming from the northeast.
• 5pm, 79 degrees and same conditions as 3pm.
• 7pm, 75 degrees and same conditions as 3pm.
• 9pm, 70 degrees and a very small chance of a passing shower.

Monday 5/21: clouds predominate; chance of a thunderstorm, especially in the afternoon, with a high of 76.  Clouds persist in the overnight hours, with a low of 59.

Tuesday 5/22: very similar to Monday; thunderstorms possible in the afternoon, then an added chance of showers in the evening.  The high reaches 78, the low reaches 57.

Little-known Monsoon fact: we have a turtle living with us. His name is Chester, he is a red-eared slider, and he looks like this. He's been a part of our family for 16 years!Wednesday 5/23: clouds mixed with sun; early showers.  High 77, low 57.  (Happy World Turtle Day!)

Thursday 5/24: partly sunny and breezy as tumultuous weather gives way to settled high pressure.  High 74, low 52.

Friday 5/25: for the unofficial kickoff to Memorial Day weekend, expect a continuation of Thursday's weather: partly sunny and breezy with highs in the mid 70s.

Saturday 5/26: partly cloudy and quite a bit warmer to start.  High 85.  Rain, I'm afraid, will move in--especially in the evening and overnight.  Low 66.

Sunday 5/27: sunny and very warm, with increased humidity.  High 91.  (We may even challenge the record of 93 set in 1914.)  Low 68.

Monday 5/28: sunny and continued warm, but with breezes and decreased humidity mitigating the heat.  High 89, low 61.

Tuesday 5/29: sunny, breezy, and seasonably warm.  High 81, low 55.

Wednesday 5/30: sunny and splendiferous.  High 76, low 52.

Thursday 5/31: sunny and enchantingly gorgeous weather.  High 74, low 50.

June: begins seasonably warmish (highs in the low to mid 80s) then we'll see record-challenging heat by mid-month.

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