Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Oct. 15 62 51 1.22

Oct. 16 60 46 .07

Oct. 17 59 46 .00

Oct. 18 62 44 .00

Oct. 19 59 44 .00

Oct. 20 57 40 .00

Oct. 21 62 41 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 59º F.

The tides this week and through the weekend will be abnormally high and low, due to the nearing new moon phase. The moon was in perigee on Wednesday and is in the new moon phase today.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Oct. 1 77 69 Trace

Oct. 2 78 55 2.06

Oct. 3 67 50 .00

Oct. 4 61 56 .00

Oct. 5 62 57 .16

Oct. 6 63 58 .76

Oct. 7 63 53 1.30

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 65º F.

How far away is winter? If you step outside at midnight, winter already is here. All the constellations of the night at midnight are what we can expect to see in January after the sun has set.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Sept. 24 74 57 .00

Sept. 25 75 64 .00

Sept. 26 77 63 .00

Sept. 27 73 61 .05

Sept. 28 73 64 Trace

Sept. 29 77 67 .05

Sept. 30 75 67 .01

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 73º F.

Our two nearest neighboring planets are now low in the western sky after sunset. Venus, which was a beacon all summer, is now so close to the horizon at dusk that it is difficult to find. Mars is faint and nearby.