August 8, 2016 Night

Good evening! A pleasant evening but I’m tired. Clear and 64 degrees in Delmar. There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 59 degrees. 

Went down to the park for a while then I went to Walmart. There was some kind of crash or breakdown on NY 32 at 9w with police activity. Not sure what it was but there was a police car with lights on at the intersection. Now listening to the PBS Newshour. Big Red is running good. 

Tonight will be clear, with a low of 58 degrees at 5am. Three degrees below normal. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Maximum dew point of 59 at 10pm. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1989. Moon tonight with 40% illuminated. The moon will set around 1:10 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Wednesday with chance of t-storms expected. The Full β€œSturgeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.

Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 86 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 59 at 9am. More humidity comes in for Thursday. The record high of 96 was set in 2001. The sun will rise at 5:56 am with the first light at 5:25 am, which is 1 minutes and 3 seconds later then yesterday.

Looking ahead, National Relaxation Day is in 1 weeks, Labor Day is in 4 weeks, Columbus Day is in 9 weeks, Halloween is in 12 weeks, Last Day with 10 Hours of Daylight in Albany is in 13 weeks, Election Day is in 3 months and Beaver Moon is in 14 weeks.

Cloudy periods:
Wednesday 3 am to 10 pm – rain and thunderstorms expected

Rain expected:
Wednesday 2 to 3 am – slight chance of rain
Wednesday 3 to 5 am – chance of rain
Wednesday 5 am to Thu. 8 am – chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.4 inches expected
Thursday 2 pm to Fri. 8 am – slight chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.11 inches expected
Friday 8 am to 8 pm – chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.12 inches expected
Friday 8 pm to Sat. 8 am – slight chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.1 inches expected

Here’s your forecast for the rest of the week … 

Tuesday Night. Mostly Clear then Chance of Showers and 66 degrees, 63 max dew point, 5:58 sunrise.
Wednesday. Chance of T-storms and 81 degrees, 73 max dew point, 8:02 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Chance of T-storms and 69 degrees, 73 max dew point, 5:59 sunrise.
Thursday. Partly Sunny then Isolated T-storms and 90 degrees, 72 max dew point, 8:01 sunset.
Thursday Night. Mostly Cloudy and 70 degrees, 72 max dew point, 6:00 sunrise.
Friday. Scattered T-storms and 88 degrees, 74 max dew point, 8:00 sunset.
Friday Night. Mostly Cloudy and 71 degrees, 74 max dew point, 6:01 sunrise.
Saturday. Scattered T-storms and 87 degrees, 74 max dew point, 7:58 sunset.
Saturday Night. Scattered T-storms and 70 degrees, 73 max dew point, 6:02 sunrise.
Sunday. Scattered T-storms and 84 degrees, 71 max dew point, 7:57 sunset.

August 8, 2016 Evening

Good evening! Mostly sunny and 81 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. The dew point is 53 degrees. A very nice evening. I can’t wait to get home, so I can get down to the park. 

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 58 degrees at 5am. Three degrees below normal. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Maximum dew point of 55 at 7pm. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1989. The sun will set at 8:05 pm with dusk around 8:36 pm, which is 1 minutes and 21 seconds earlier than yesterday. Moon tonight with 40% illuminated. The moon will set around 1:10 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Wednesday with a chance of t-storms expected. The Full β€œStrugeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high of 87 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 59 at 9am. The record high of 96 was set in 2001.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. Saturday, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 74 at 11am. Sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 71 at 6am. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.

Well, that weekend forecast kind of sucks. But maybe things will change by then. Something to watch. In the meantime, today and tomorrow should be quite nice. 

In four weeks on September 5 the sun will be setting at 7:20 pm, which is 44 minutes earlier then today. That is Labor Day. The average high is 76 degrees, and the record for that date is 91 degrees was set back in 1973.