Good morning! Today is September 11th. I remember that morning during my freshman year of Hudson Valley Community College, with the bright blue skies, the blue Plymouth Sundance, listening to the radio and hearing the awful news. I remember thinking how unusual it was without the airplanes passing overhead, and with classes canceled for the day, I ended up going to Partridge Run WMA and hiking around four about two hours. It is really sad to hear as they read the names on the television news this morning.

Right now on the city, weather is pretty somber. Mostly cloudy and 77 degrees in Brooklyn. There is a west-southwest breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is 71 degrees. Some clearing from day break, with the skies showing more blue skies around noontime. Not as hot as it was yesterday. I’m sure it will be cooler upstate though.

Today will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high of 85 degrees at 2pm. Maximum dew point of 71 at 9am. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. The sun will set at 7:09 pm with dusk around 7:37 pm, which is 1 minutes and 40 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 12 hours and 36 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 38 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be clear, with a low of 64 degrees at 6am. Much cooler with a comfortable dew point. Maximum dew point of 57 at 6pm. North wind 10 to 13 mph.

There are 2 weeks until First Day with More Night then Day in Albany when the sun will be setting at 6:46 pm with dusk at 7:13 pm. The average high temperature is 68 degrees, with a record high of 89 in 1970.