Good evening! Sunny and 86 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 57 degrees. A pleasant low humidity afternoon. Don’t you wish all of summer could be like this? 

Busy day, but I got out for a short walk walk midday, mostly running papers between each office. I was able to make all my appointments on time. 

After dinner, I’m heading down to the park. It looks like Thursdays in the park is done for the year. Probably read and work on my blog for a bit. Certainly now is getting darker earlier in the evening now that August is upon us. 

Tonight will have patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. One degrees above normal. South wind around 8 mph. Maximum dew point of 61 at 6am. The record low of 43 occurred back in 1972. The sun will set at 8:10 pm with dusk around 8:42 pm, which is 1 minutes and 16 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 20% illuminated. The moon will set around 10:43 pm. The First Quarter Moon is next Wednesday with partly cloudy skies expected. The Full “Strugeon” Moon is in 2 weeks..

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high of 87 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Maximum dew point of 63 at 10am. The record high of 99 was set in 1955.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. Saturday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 69 at 9am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Maximum dew point of 60 at 7am. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

People have gotten a lot more negative on the forecast for the weekend. Maybe the clouds and rain will hang around a bit longer but I’m not seeing a washout. But I guess Saturday could continue to slide in the wrong direction. 

In four weeks on September 1st  the sun will be setting at 7:27 pm, which is 42 minutes earlier then today. Where do those days go so quickly? The average high is 77 degrees, and the record for that date is 96 degrees was set back in 1953.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. That means tomorrow is Friday.  Mostly sunny and 67 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 59 degrees. A very nice morning. 

Today will be sunny, with a high of 84 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal. South wind around 7 mph. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8am. The record high of 98 was set in 1955. The sun will set at 8:10 pm with dusk around 8:42 pm, which is 1 minutes and 16 seconds earlier than yesterday. Those days are really getting shorter. Today will have 14 hours and 19 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 19 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low of 62 degrees at 4am. One degrees above normal. South wind around 7 mph. Maximum dew point of 60 at 1am. The record low of 43 occurred back in 1972.

0.2 inch of rain expected between Saturday 2am and Saturday 7pm. Not a major washout. 

We have some muggy weather coming up. Saturday 4am – Saturday 3pm. Maximum temperature will be 84 degrees, a heat index reaching 86, and a maximum dew point of 68. 

There are 3 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. While the mercury will only drop slightly in the next few weeks, the sunlight is quickly diminishing in the evenings as we head towards autumn. 

While rain is possible throughout Saturday, I think the best chance for rain and thunderstorms is in morning and then it will clear out. I still think I’m going out to Mine Kill State Park on Saturday to swim and fish. I will continue to watch the weather closely. I gased up Big Red last night for $2.12 a gallon (amazing in High Tax New York), and will get the propane tank refilled on Friday night. 

Today in 1977, Jimmy Carter signed legislation creating the Department of Energy. The Republicans have been threatening to abolish it ever since, at least when they can remember it’s name, or at least that’s the problem with Rick Perry. 

You only have 149 days to enjoy the rest of the year. And seven weeks left to enjoy summer. Get out and enjoy it! 

Good morning. With seven weeks of calendar summer remaining we have a nice low humidity day on tap. Mostly sunny and 65 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 58 degrees.

Today will be sunny, with a high of 84 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal. Low humidity.  South wind around 7 mph. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8am. The record high of 98 was set in 1955.