Good evening! Sunny and 81 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a south breeze at 7 mph. The dew point is 60 degrees.

Kind of a crazy day, I had to go back into the office after I got home to get done some business. Kind of a nice evening, but that’s fine, I still have to go to the store later and buy coffee. I might have some to visit the park still before dark. I figured give Big Red a little bit of a drive to get his bones pumping mid-week.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 60 degrees at 5am. One degrees below normal. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Maximum dew point of 61 at 7pm. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1966. The sun will set at 8:11 pm with dusk around 8:43 pm, which is 1 minutes and 13 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 10% illuminated. The moon will set around 10:07 pm. The First Quarter Moon is next Wednesday. The Full “Strugeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.

Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 85 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees above normal. Going to be another very nice summer day. Not too humid. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6am. The record high of 98 was set in 1955.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. Saturday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 66 at 7am. Clearing out in the afternoon. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 81. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6am. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

In four weeks on August 31 the sun will be setting at 7:29 pm, which is 42 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 78 degrees, and the record for that date is 93 degrees was set back in 1953. Four weeks and one day from now will be September. My does time go fast.