June 30, 2016 5 PM Update

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Good afternoon! Mostly sunny and 83 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 9 mph. The dew point is 50 degrees. Very comfortable and pleasant outside.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 61. One degree above normal. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1978.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:36 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 8 seconds earlier than yesterday. Tonight we have a Waning Crescent Moon with 30% illuminated. The moon will rise around 2:21 am. July’s Buck Moon is on Tuesday, July 19th.

Friday will have a slight chance of showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. One degrees below normal. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. One degrees below normal. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The record high of 99 was set in 1913.

Independence Day Weekend will be delightful with low humidity but blustery. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 82. For Independence Day look for sunny conditions and 85 degrees. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees. Pretty nice weekend, you’ll have to agree.

In four weeks on July 28 the sun will be setting at 8:18 pm, which is 17 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 82 degrees, and the record for that date is 99 degrees was set back in 1929.

Tonight it’s packing for Moose River Plains. Among other things. I will do some shopping tonight. I got to check the oil, and I’m thinking about adding some additional lights in the truck cap. But other than that, I think I’ll get a modestly early start heading up north.

June 30, 2016 8 AM Update

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As we head into the 9 o’clock hour, we have very pleasant conditions on this last day of June. Sunny and 67 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 3 mph. The dew point is 57 degrees. Basically very pleasant weather.

Today will be sunny, with a high near 84. Three degrees above normal. While the mercury climbs the dew point will be heading the opposite way, producing nice comfortable conditions. West wind 3 to 6 mph. The record high of 98 was set in 1964, while everybody was listening to the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean, and taking the nearly brand new Adirondack Northway to Lake George in their Chevys.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:37 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 8 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 15 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 39 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 59. One degree below normal. Calm wind. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1978. Before you know it, a high of 45 will feel warm. Get out and enjoy summer before it becomes an endangered species. Too much demand.

Tomorrow at this time I hope to be on the way to Moose River Plains. I thought about Woodhull Lake but I think those campsites will fill up quickly and I don’t know if I want to drive all the way up to Utica then back up and over. I might go up to the Moose and spend time in Inlet so I can swim at the developed beach at Limekiln Lake and get ice cream and check my phone and conduct any business necessary. I haven’t decided if I will take the Adirondack Northway to the Moose.

On this day in 1971, Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, reducing the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect. Also in 1934, The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler’s violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place. Fortunately, we only have obnoxious rhetoric in that vein in our country today.

There are 8 weeks until State Fair Opens when the sun will be setting at 7:39 pm with dusk at 8:09 pm. The average high temperature is 79 degrees, with a record high of 99 in 1947. Summer ain’t over yet.

June 30, 2016 Morning

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Good morning! Where did June go? Sunny and 64 degrees in Selkirk. The dew point is 56 degrees.

A nice conclusion to the month …

Today. Sunny and 83 degrees.
Tonight. Mostly Clear and 59 degrees.

Except for thunderstorms on Friday, the holiday weekend looks quite nice with low humidity, clear skies …

Friday. Chance of T-storms then Showers is likely and 79 degrees.
Friday Night. Showers is likely then Chance of T-storms and 59 degrees.
Saturday. Mostly Sunny and 77 degrees.
Saturday Night. Mostly Clear and 54 degrees.
Sunday. Sunny and 81 degrees.
Sunday Night. Mostly Clear and 58 degrees.
Independence Day. Sunny and 84 degrees.
Monday Night. Partly Cloudy and 59 degrees.

Continued pleasant conditions into next week …

Tuesday. Mostly Sunny and 85 degrees.
Tuesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 63 degrees.
Wednesday. Mostly Sunny and 89 degrees.

June 29, 2016 Evening

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Good evening! A pleasant summer evening without too much humidity. Mostly sunny and 80 degrees in Delmar. There is a west-northwest breeze at 14 mph. The dew point is 57 degrees.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 59. One degree below normal. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1938.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:37 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 6 seconds earlier than yesterday. Those days sure are getting shorter quickly. Just wait until September 21st.Tonight we have a Waning Crescent Moon with 30% illuminated. The moon will rise around 1:42 am. July’s Buck Moon is on Tuesday, July 19th.

Thursday will be sunny, with a high near 83. Two degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. The record high of 98 was set in 1964.

A nice Independence Day Weekend coming up with seasonable temperatures. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. For Independence Day, sunny with a high near 84. Nothing like Independence Day in 1911, when Albany baked under 104 degree weather. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees. For the most part low humidity all weekend through the Fourth. You don’t get nice weather like this much in Albany.

In four weeks on July 27 the sun will be setting at 8:20 pm, which is 16 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 82 degrees, and the record for that date is 97 degrees was set back in 1955.