Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Dec. 14 37 29 1.04*

Dec. 15 42 26 .00

Dec. 16 35 25 .71*

Dec. 17 50 24 .68

Dec. 18 30 21 .00

Dec. 19 33 21 .00

Dec. 20 46 30 .18

*Melted Precipitation

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 43º F.

Tonight and throughout the weekend, you may see a shooting star speeding across the sky. The meteor may be a straggler, left over from the Geminid Meteor Shower that peaked last night.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Dec. 7 32 17 .00

Dec. 8 43 30 .28

Dec. 9 45 29 .00

Dec. 10 40 31 .47

Dec. 11 40 30 Trace

Dec. 12 50 31 .10

Dec. 13 50 31 Trace

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 43º F.

The brightest planet in the evening sky is the red planet Mars. The planet is brilliant, close and a spectacle in the east in our evening sky. Mars is 54 million miles away, awfully close for a planet. Mars is closest to the Earth on Dec. 18, and in opposition Dec. 24.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Nov. 30 54 34 .00

Dec. 1 45 31 .00

Dec. 2 35 20 .00

Dec. 3 44 22 .71

Dec. 4 49 25 .00

Dec. 5 32 18 .00

Dec. 6 36 22 Trace

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 41º F.

A last quarter moon appears close to the ringed-planet Saturn tomorrow morning. The two rise in the eastern sky at midnight, and will be best seen after 1 a.m. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Leo.