I still got my big ol six foot flag hanging out at my place in the burbs though soon I plan to take it up in the woods camping for the long weekend. Might need to take it in though on flag day as it’s expected to rain, which is very much needed. And the fact it’s Trump’s 77th birthday come Wednesday, it’s a reminder we need fewer geriatrics in the White House.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Partly cloudy and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Do bring your umbrella or rain coat if you expect to be late today, it will likely rain by evening. ☔ There is a south-southeast breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 58 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 2 pm.

I’m up and going this morning 😴 though not as early as I would have hoped as my sleep is seriously messed up from all those late nights at work and I simply didn’t get to bed 🛏 by nine like I should have been and went down memory lane 💭 remembering those olden days of Macintosh System 7 and the promise of Copeland. 🖥 I’m glad I use open source software these days as it’s less likely to be abandoned, witness things like GNU FORTRAN all these decades later.

Today will have a slight chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 80 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 16th. Maximum dew point of 64 at 11am. South wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 2017.

Back to work today 🏢 but things should be relatively quiet now that session is over once I figure out this cap grant on my desk that was really puzzling me on Friday. I bought angel 😇 food cake, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, whip cream and Greek yogurt for a summer party 🎉 at work this afternoon. 🏖 Planning to work three or four days this week before heading north. ⛺

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.5° from the due south horizon (-0.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.1 foot shadow today. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:51 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (303°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:34 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 27 seconds with dusk around 9:08 pm, which is 31 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:54 pm.

At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 72 degrees. The dew point will be 61 degrees. There will be a southeast breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 19 minutes of daytime, an increase of 38 seconds over yesterday.

Tomorrow I want to go to the Albany Bicycle Rescue after work 🚲 to get some advice and help on rebuilding the wheel on my bicycle. I figure it either will be helpless and not worth repairing, or I will get some tips. I briefly checked out the used bicycle sale at MadDog though I didn’t stop in but if I can’t fix my bike, I want to get rid of the old one by donating it and then buying a new one, by the end of the month.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. 🌧 Low of 60 degrees at 6am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 23rd. Maximum dew point of 64 at 1am. 🏖️ Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Sounds like a good chance for beneficial rain. In 2022, we had light rain in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 60 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1974.

On this day in 1967, the United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. Next year it will be a half century since this decision, which helped to lead to the gay marriage decision many years later.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Maximum dew point of 57 at 7pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 60 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 80 degrees.

As previously noted, next Monday is Average High is 80 🏖 when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:11 pm. On that day in 2022, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 73 and 50 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 80 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1995.