11.09
See that dark & cloudy sky? See the bright sunlight on the buildings? That’s a sign of the huge drop in temperature that happened today.
Those clouds were the last of a few days of rain and warmer weather. They acted as a blanket, reflecting back the heat of the day, keeping all that under nice thermal, albeit wet, cover.
The sunshine on the buildings is the blanket being removed, as the clouds moved swiftly eastward, giving the setting sun a chance to send out it’s last rays of warmth. Without the clouds, the heat of the day, what there is of it, will quickly radiate up and away overnight. I’m talking big 30+F degree swings between day and night highs and lows.
The contrast between the light and dark is what had me grabbing my camera.
Minutes earlier, while walking on the west side of the building, I noticed the dark low clouds with a bright golden edge of sunlight at the far horizon. I knew that the clear sky was coming. I didn’t give it much more thought.
A co-worker came into my office and was talking about an issue, when I turned from my monitors and saw the site you see here. I interrupted his train of thought, and said: “Look at that light!”
I’m all about the light.
How I miss the Midwest, where you can see such a sight long before it reaches where you stand. Here, just across the river from Washington, you see a storm when it’s behind the tree in your yard!
There’s benefits to each location. That said, I would long for the flat prairie were I to leave it for an extended period.
Thank you, Nick
Reminds me of sitting in the middle of the driveway on Beardstown Rd. awaiting a storm. I loved doing that!!!!
Too true, Trish!