Good evening! Partly cloudy and 68 degrees in City of Albany. There is a east breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 57 degrees. The skies will clear around 8 pm.

The sun will set at 7:50 pm with dusk around 8:20 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy conditions and 65 degrees. The dew point will be 56 degrees. There will be a east-southeast breeze at 5 mph. I think it might be nice enough to go down to the park this evening. Or I may have a nice dinner and walk down to the library and sit on the bench with my laptop. I’ll have to think about it more. 

Traffic is moving fairly well downtown but there are some minor delays on Southern Boulevard. But ever since they tweaked the timing at the traffic light the commute has gotten better. 

Things continue to get more green downtown and in the suburbs, as we get closer to spring. Won’t be long before you will be swatting black flies in the Adirondacks. 

Tonight will have patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low of 53 degrees at 5am. 12 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 57 at 6pm. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. In 2016, it got down to 34 degrees with periods of fog. The record low of 26 occurred back in 1963.

Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 6% illuminated. The moon will set around 9:49 pm. The First Quarter Moon is next Wednesday. The Full “Flower” Moon is on Wednesday, May 10th. The sun will rise at 5:54 am with the first light at 5:24 am, which is one minute and 27 seconds earlier than yesterday. Tonight will have 10 hours and 2 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 35 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high of 76 degrees at 3pm. 13 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 59 at 3pm. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Sounds like a nice day. A year ago, we had fog and a high of 58 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1962. There was a dusting of snow in 1946.

The weekend we still have to watch. Looks warm but how much sun? Saturday, a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 60 at 3pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 44 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 64 degrees.

I might go camping this weekend, I have to think about it further. Friday they are doing some tree work at my place so I to avoid moving my car, I’ll probably drive in. I’m sure they are even going to reduce the shade in the yard. Actually I think they are removing a tree up front that continues to cause plumbing problems. I hate how my sinks drain slowly at times. 

In four weeks on May 24 the sun will be setting at 8:20 pm, which is 29 minutes and 42 seconds later then today. In 2016 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 67 and 53 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 72 and 50 degrees. The record high of 92 degrees was set back in 1964.

Looking ahead, Pack Rat Day is in 3 weeks, Memorial Day Weekend is a month away, Flag Day is in 7 weeks, Summer is in 8 weeks and Inaugeration Day 2021 is in 195 weeks.