June 7, 2016 Evening

Good afternoon! Currently partly to mostly cloudy and 66 degrees in Albany. There is a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is a fairly humid 59.

Nice day, and not quite so chaotic today. And Hump Day is tomorrow, further evidence that the weekend is rapidly approaching. I’m happy with that fact.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:31 pm with dusk around 9:05 pm, which is 37 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight we have a Waxing Crescent Moon with 20% illuminated. The moon will set around 11:24 pm. June’s Strawberry Moon is on Monday, June 20th.

Chance of t-storms  but otherwise seasonable for tonight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The normal low for tonight is 54, we are right about average. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1951.

Generally cool but not a washout this weekend. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Sunday, scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 77 degrees.

In four weeks on July 5 the sun will be setting at 8:35 pm, which is 4 minutes later then today. The average high for July 5th 82 degrees, and the record for that date is 99 degrees was set back in 1919.