Morning Weather Report
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Night
Snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 28. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saugatuck Warms Overnight
Evening air warmed over the Saugatuck neighborhood as rain moved out - leaving behind damp streets and soft traffic light reflections. Photo by Shane Sandrew for WestportLocal.com
Warm Temps on Monday Brought All The Dogs And Their Humans Out To Play
The beautiful weather on Monday saw people and their dogs enjoying a brief respite from the frigid temperatures common in the last few weeks. And the evening was capped off by a beautiful orange and gold sunset
A group of girls from Wilton came by with their dogs, and cell phones of course, to enjoy the spectacular Compo sunset and to throw a few morsels to the enthusiastic seagulls.
Dandy Day For Ducks
This beautiful male Rose Breasted Merganser, a diving duck in the sawbill family enjoys a day of fishing on Monday near Sherwood Island They need to eat 15-20 small fish per day which can require 250-300 dives per day. These ducks not only dive for their dinner, but are among the fastest ducks around having been clocked at up to 80 MPH!
This Merganser was joined a little later by the two Atlantic Brants, a species of goose found primarily along the coast. This pair may well have migrated from the Arctic Circle where they breed. Next came a beautiful pair of Long-tailed Ducks name for their very long, slender tail feathers which, if you look carefully on the male (right) which is difficult to see against the waves. Another diving duck, these powerful beauties are amazing divers and are able to swim down as deep as 200 feet to forage. At this depth the pressure can be as much as almost 100 PSI. During foraging excursions, they spend 3 or 4 times as long underwater as on the surface. (Cornell Ornithology)
Photos By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com Click on an image to enlarge.