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Today is The First Day of Summer!

Gregory Kyriakakis, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge

Today marks the first official day of summer.

It looks like the area will see some beautiful weather for this year’s Summer Solstice.

The National Weather Service forecast is calling for sunny weather, with a high nearing 80 degrees. Light and variable wind, becoming south 3 to 8 mph in the afternoon.  The forecast says Saturday and Sunday will be partly to mostly sunny. 

This year’s Summer Solstice, which marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, happened shortly after midnight on Friday at 1:04 a.m., according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac website. 

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The Almanac listed 10 ways to celebrate summer and they are...

  1. Light a Bonfire
  2. Go Fishing
  3. Plant a seed or tree
  4. Cook Outside
  5. Camp
  6. Listen to Songbirds
  7. Get Pampered
  8. Let the light in
  9. Read a book
  10. Watch the night sky
How do you plan to celebrate the First Day of Summer and all those long summer days after? Tell us in the comments!

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