Bussing it downtown today because I don’t want to get soaked on the evening commute riding home. Instead, I figure I’ll catch the early bus in and walk from the Plaza to my office in Menands for some steps. Figure that way I can skip the shuttle while getting more exercise in.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Mostly cloudy and 38 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. ☁ There is a north breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Thursday around 5 am. ☃️

I was told it was an impressive sunrise 🌅 but I don’t have a good easterly view from my apartment. Pancakes with lots of ground carrots 🥕 and oatmeal in them topped with blueberries and real maple 🍁 syrup. I wish I could be riding in today but walk from the Plaza to the office in the suburbs 🏢 will be good. I catch the early bus in the morning so I have more time to walk. 🚶

Today will rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy 🌧, with a high of 48 degrees at 1pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 24th. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 46 degrees. The record high of 77 was set in 2010. 8.0 inches of snow fell back in 1924.❄

So yes, it’s going to rain 👣 so best to get my steps in early. Yesterday I got my truck washed, 🛻and stocked up on groceries. 🛒 Spent more than I would want to but that’s the normal thing with inflation. Pulled out some salmon from the freezer that will be dinner with some veggies. 🐟️🥦

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:59 pm with sun having an altitude of 52.5° from the due south horizon (-18.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:46 pm with the sun in the west (272°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (278°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:23 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 55 seconds with dusk around 7:51 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:25 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 46 degrees. There will be a southeast breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 51 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 37 degrees at 6am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 15th. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 24 degrees. The record low of 16 occurred back in 1954.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Typical average high for the weekend is 55 degrees.

As previously noted, next Tuesday is 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 when the sun will be setting at 7:32 pm with dusk at 7:59 pm. On that day in 2023, we had sunny and temperatures between 55 and 29 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 56 degrees. We hit a record high of 77 back in 1991.