Good morning! Today the Altamont Fair Opens as we wind through our month of summer. Mostly cloudy and 76 degrees in Albany. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 64 degrees. The cloudy skies of this morning will clear around 4 pm.

Today will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high of 81 degrees at 3pm. Typical for today. Maximum dew point of 67 at 2pm. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 83 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1959.

The sun will set at 7:55 pm with dusk around 8:26 pm, which is one minute and 28 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for partly cloudy conditions and 77 degrees. The dew point will be 67 degrees. There will be a southwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 52 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 32 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low of 63 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 6pm. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2016, we had partly cloudy skies with more clouds in the early hours of the next day. It became sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 68 degrees. The record low of 41 occurred back in 1972.

In 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival Opens on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, much to the distaste of his neighbors and fellow community members. Also, on this day in 1971, President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.

Looking ahead, there are 7 weeks until Friday the 13th (October) when the sun will be setting at 6:31 pm with dusk at 6:59 pm. On that day in 2016, we had drizzle, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 72 and 57 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 65 degrees. We hit a record high of 83 back in 1967.