Good evening! Partly cloudy and 47 degrees in Bethlehem, NY. There is a west breeze at 11 mph with gusts up to 21 mph. The skies will clear tomorrow around 7 am.

Back in Albany tonight because my laptop power supply appears to have failed, so I had to come home and get the old laptop. Both my smartphone and laptop are essential for work, not to mention my blog. Hopefully it will hold me over until I can either fix my “newer” laptop or replace it. The whole situation sucks because I was going to back up my files but it hasn’t happened recently. I did not expect a three going on four year old laptop to die without warning. I thought it was a dead battery but it looks like the internal power supply is bad based on the three different chargers I tried to use with no indication of power getting to the machine. 

I will use my old laptop for now, but I really need to upgrade it with the latest software as its still running Ubuntu 12.10. Not a big deal to update and as long as it keeps plugging along I’ll be good for a while. I also dug out my voltage meter and will see if there is anything obvious I can fix or suggestions from the Internet on fixing my laptop. If it’s permanently dead, I’ll get an inexpensive SATA enclosure for the hard drive  in my broken laptop with a USB cable and plug my old hard drive into my new laptop. I’m not going to replace it though for a bit. I need to do the brakes on my truck first before they start to wear down the rotators or even worse fail. I want my truck to be working good before my November trip with those big hills in West Virginia or the Southern Tier and hunting season. I need to be better at backing up my data too. 

Coming back to Albany for the night had its advantages. I get to sleep in my own bed. I got to see my aunt who was in Albany for the first time in a decade or more. It was nice meeting her and Sunday dinner with the family was nice. Long haul from Syracuse back to Albany though, although I’ve certainly made that trip many times before. 

Tonight will have a chance of showers after midnight. Low of 45 degrees at 6am. Fairly warm. tSeven degrees above normal. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. One year ago, mostly cloudy with a low around 28. The record low of 16 occurred back in 1969.

Waning Crescent Moon tonight with 41% illuminated. The moon will rise around 12:50 am. The New Moon will be tonight. The Full “Beaver” Moon is on Sunday, November 27th.

Cloudy. High of 53 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 39 at 6am. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph. Last year, mostly cloudy with a high around 51. The record high of 74 was set in 1973. There was a dusting of snow in 1962. The sun will rise at 7:19 am with the first light at 6:50 am, which is 1 minutes and 13 seconds later then yesterday.

Looking ahead, National Candy Corn Day Day is in 1 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends and Last Day with 10 Hours of Daylight is in 2 weeks, First Day on Average with Low of Freezing is in 3 weeks and Christmas is in 9 weeks.

There are 14 days, 22 hours and 59 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.

Good evening! Light rain and 43 degrees in North Syracuse. Breezy, 18 mph breeze from the west-northwest with gusts up to 36 mph.

Tonight will rain likely before 1am, then a slight chance of drizzle after 1am. Clearing late. Low of 37 degrees at 5am. Typical for tonight. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. One year ago, mostly clear with a low around 33. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1969.

Last Quarter Moon tonight with 47% illuminated. The moon will rise around 12:09 am. The New Moon will be tomorrow with chance of showers expected. The Full “Beaver” Moon is on Sunday, November 27th.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of drizzle before 5pm, then a slight chance of rain or drizzle after 5pm. Partly cloudy with more clouds in the afternoon. High of 54 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 41 at 6pm. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Last year, mostly sunny with a high around 51. The record high of 81 was set in 1947. There was 0.5 inches of snow back in 2002.

In four weeks on November 19 the sun will be setting at 4:36 pm (Standard Time), which is 1 hour and 32 minutes earlier then tonight. The average high is 47 degrees, and the record for that date is 71 degrees was set back in 1921.

There are 15 days, 23 hours and 12 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.