Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
My forecast for tonite has 0.34 inches of rain, low of 34 degrees (F). Considering why you are sleeping outside tonite, I hope it is less cloudy where you are than where I am.
But if you have a lack of clouds, that means the temperature drops to near the dewpoint.
Forecast low for this area (S. Jersey forest) is 34. The instability clouds have pretty much disappeared with the sun, and the night is supposed to be clear.
The really good news is that is that I scored a heated shack. It’s a short drive to a huge field great for viewing. My cot will keep me off the ground, Watched the Perseids here in September. Saw a dozen before the nearly full moon rose and ruined the show.
I’ve slept outside in worse. During the 2002 edition of Cycle Oregon we stayed on a cattle ranch in Ironside. In the morning, there was ice inside a water bottle and on my tent fly, and the poles were stuck together.
