#2369 "Singleton Sliver of Sunrise"

I had rolled over in bed and noticed the the western shore was afire with the light of sunrise. The colours were amazing but I knew they could not last long. There was an overcast deck of altocumulus. The direct beam from the sun had to thread the needle to reach the far shore of the Singleton Sanctuary. Astronomically speaking there is not much margin for error to shine light between the eastern horizon and a deck of cloud maybe two miles above the ground. That light show was gone in just a few minutes.

The satellite images told the story. The imagery at 9:45 UTC showed clear skies starting just east of Singleton and extending as far east as the Appalachians. The deck of cloud was also moving eastward with an upper disturbance following it from Huntsville. The day was going to be predominately cloud with some afternoon rain. The sunniest part of the day was the ten minutes before most people got out of bed.

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