Good evening! Partly sunny and 85 degrees in Albany. There is a southwest breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 70 degrees. The heat index is 88. The muggy weather ends Monday around 11 pm.

Not a terrible day, bus is running about on time and traffic is moving well. A bit humid this evening but I’ve seen much worse days. Going to have a quick dinner then I will go to the store and wash the truck. I also want to clean some of my camping gear and maybe vacuum the inside of the truck. 

The sun will set at 8:28 pm with dusk around 9:01 pm, which is 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for partly clear conditions and 78 degrees. The dew point will be 69 degrees. There will be a calm wind.

This afternoon will have isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 degrees at 5pm. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 70 at 5pm. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 79 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1904.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon. The New Moon is on Saturday night with partly cloudy skies. The Strugeon Moon is on Monday, August 7th. The sun will rise at 5:34 am with the first light at 5:01 am, which is 53 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight will have 9 hours and 7 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 41 seconds over last night. 

Saturday looks nice but Sunday may be a bit more cloudy. Saturday, a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 67 at 7am. Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 67 at 2pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees.

In four weeks on August 15 the sun will be setting at 7:56 pm, which is 32 minutes and 39 seconds earlier then today. In 2016 on that day, we had mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 83 and 66 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 81 and 60 degrees. The record high of 96 degrees was set back in 1959.

Looking ahead, August 1st is in 2 weeks, Altamont Fair Opens is in 4 weeks, Friday the 13th (October) is in 11 weeks, Election Day 2017 is in 16 weeks, Average High is 40 is in 17 weeks, Election Day 2018 is in 68 weeks and Election Day 2020 is in 172 weeks.