Good evening. Currently there are a few clouds and breezy as the sun sets with 37 degrees in Albany. Another nice sunset as the days get longer Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Late tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 15% illuminated. It will rise at 4:55 am.

A pretty nice sunset for sure tonight. The bus driver is really flying tonight, weaving in and out of traffic, so hopefully I’ll be home sooner than later. I’m tired, it’s been a long week. I’m glad the weekend is here and it’s going to be a nice one.

Saturday will be partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. For Sunday look for mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Should be a nice weekend for the first weekend of February.

Going to do an oil change tomorrow morning and then may go to Schodack Island State Park and do some hiking into the afternoon. Do it first thing then I won’t forget about it and will mean I have fresh oil in the engine. Probably need to do some grocery shopping but other than that I don’t have any big plans for the weekend. It’s winter I concede.

I thought a bit about heading up to the Adirondacks but money is kind of tight and the skies are expected to be pretty gray up north. Pay day is Tuesday evening but I have to pay my credit card tonight. Big bill this month unfortunately. I should add doing my taxes to the list.

Good evening. Currently we have a beautiful sunset and 43 degrees at the Nation’s Most Ethical Capital. Tonight will have a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday will gradually become sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Not a terrible day for Upstate NY in early February.

The sunset is remarkably beautiful tonight. A pretty good ending to a good day at work. The amazing sunset reminds me a lot of some of the sunsets that are common in November, especially in the North Country. The longer days are a clear reminder that summer must be coming.

Good evening. Currently mostly cloudy and 36 degrees in Albany. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Fairly mild start to February.

Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 42% illuminated. It will rise at 1:11 am. Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:07 am with first light at 6:37 am, which is 2 minutes earlier then today. As it will be sunny tomorrow, it should be easier to get up in the morning than recent morning. Punxsutawney should be cloudy, so it’s unlikely the ground hog will see the shadow.

Dark but mild evening for the evening walk. Fairly clear, not too bad for viewing the stars. Not complaining about the weather for the beginning of February.

I think you’ll agree it’s been a decent start to February. Getting closer to springtime. Good night. Sleep well!

Good evening on this February 1st. Currently mostly cloudy and 43 degrees in Albany. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 42% illuminated. It will rise at 1:11 am.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

The days are getting longer. In two weeks the sun will be setting at 5:27 pm, which is 18 minutes later then tonight. The sunset in four weeks on Feb. 29 is at 5:44 pm. Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 13 is 1 month, 12 days away. Sunset on that day is at 7:00 pm.

Good morning! Happy February. All eyes are focused on Punxsutawney tomorrow. It is cloudy with 48 degrees in Delmar. Today will have scattered showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunset will be at 5:09 pm with twilight at 5:38 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 42% illuminated. It will rise at 1:11 am. The New Moon is on next Monday. Dark few nights ahead, although it will be good for viewing stars especially on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

There are 2 months until April Fools Day. This day in 1968, the New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. At this point due to competition or highways and airplanes, the railroad all were in dire straits. The merger of these formerly massive railroads was part of the effort to save both passenger and freight service in the private realm.

Another pretty dark and gray morning. I wish the sun would shine more. It’s just so dark and depressing this winter. Most winters are colder and with more snow, but they also have blue skies.

Leaning towards staying in town next weekend if only because the budget remains tight and it’s winter. If it’s exceptionally nice I might go up to the Adirondacks after I do the oil change, but we will see. I could keep putting it off, but I really want to get some fresh oil in the engine, because I don’t like to let it drop below 20% oil life remaining.

On the bright side of things, I have lots of new maps for the blog this week.