Good afternoon! Mostly sunny ☀ and 91 degrees at the land of the Albanian. There is a north breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 61 degrees. The humidity actually isn’t that bad this afternoon but I can’t promise that will be the story for the full weekend.

I’m heading home now with the hope of leaving by four and maybe taking 30 up to Moose Plains rather than the expressway. With Northway traffic it might not be that much longer. 🚙 🚗🚚🚗I’ll probably skip the Thruway too but who knows. I liked taking US 20 to Daunesburg Churches Road to NY 20 but that’s kind of slow. But non stressful. ⛺ I don’t care how late I get up there but it’s nicer to be driving in the light.

The sun will set at 8:36 pm with dusk around 9:10 pm, which is 13 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 82 degrees. The dew point will be 63 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 5 mph.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 65 degrees at 4am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 9pm. North wind 3 to 6 mph. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It became very sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 71 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1971.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 7% illuminated with the moon setting at 9:37 pm. The moon will rise at 7:17 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Monday night. The Buck Moon 🌝 is on Monday, July 15th. The sun will rise at 5:22 am with the first light at 4:47 am, which is 34 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 8 hours and 46 minutes of darkness, an increase of 50 seconds over last night.

Independence Day will be sunny and hot 🔥☀, with a high of 92 degrees at 3pm. 10 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 7am. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 96 degrees. The record high of 104 was set in 1911.

In four weeks on July 31 the sun will be setting at 8:16 pm,🌄 which is 20 minutes and 2 seconds earlier then today. In 2018 on that day, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 86 and 67 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 62 degrees. The record high of 98 degrees was set back in 1917.

Looking ahead, Teeth Cleaning Day 😃 is in 4 weeks, Campfire Day 🔥 is a month away, Altamont Fair Opens 🎡 is in 6 weeks, State Fair Opens 🎡 is in 7 weeks, Back to School Day 🎒 is in 9 weeks, September 11th 🇸 is in 10 weeks, More Night then Day 🌌 is in 12 weeks, Last Sunset After 7 PM 🌆 is in 3 months, Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 16 months and Inauguration Day 2021 👴🏻 is in 81 weeks.