I think this picture says enough about it. Let's hope the upper floors of this building don't fall in time for me to take this picture. We know the plaza is largely made of disposable materials of the 1960s, intended to be discarded no later then 1975.
Taken on Friday April 29, 2011 at Albany, NY.Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Rain showers around with clouds and 58 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a north breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 53 degrees. The skies will clear around 2 pm. At least it’s mild but really not a great morning. It’s fine though as my bike is in the shop being repaired, so I can’t ride in today, though I should have it back by Tuesday.
Back to work this morning after I have my stack of carrot and apple pancakes topped with blueberries and real maple syrup. 🍁 Feeling kind of sick this morning, 🤮 it could be the weather, the minor eye infection I had last night 👀 or the many ticks I found on myself and later picked off between my hike up Blodgett Hill yesterday or trip out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center the day before. I am fine, just sore and achy, tired. It’s probably Lyme, and maybe I’ll end up going to the doctor before the end of the week if I remain feeling so damn sick. It’s been four years since I last got Lyme so I’m probably due for it, that tick I pulled off my foot this morning didn’t help or the one I felt yesterday climbing up my back or the one I pulled off my hand when I was reading at Five Rivers. 🐞 They’re really out there in mass today.
Today will be scattered sprinkles before 9am. Clearing and becoming partly sunny 🌤️, with a high of 67 degrees at 4pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 2nd. Maximum dew point of 53 at 6am. North wind 7 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 56 degrees. The record high of 88 was set in 1888. 1.0 inches of snow fell back in 1885.❄
Apparently in delaying the replacement of the chain on my bike, I stripped out the gears ⚙ and they’re being replaced early this week. Amazing how a $30 job I could do in a few minutes at home becomes a $200 job if you don’t pay attention. I need to get new tires too, and that will work out to being $250 in the hole, but riding my bike is still cheaper and more pleasant then driving or taking the bus to work, 🚍 especially now with the suburban office. I haven’t ordered the tires yet, but I should get some either online or pick them up on the bike shop when I pick the bike up on Wednesday. I’ll probably have to go in late that day and drive to work.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 62° from the due south horizon (-8.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:15 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (285°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (291°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:54 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 6 seconds with dusk around 8:24 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:02 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 64 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 5 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 32 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 53 degrees at 5am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 30th. Maximum dew point of 47 at 6am. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2023, we had light rain in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 48 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1874.
Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. 😞 Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 49 at 4pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 51 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 68 degrees.
Looking ahead, there are 8 weeks until Latest Sunset 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:38 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. On that day in 2023, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 86 and 61 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1943.
