Good evening on this clear and chilly evening. The mercury reads 45 degrees but it is breezy making it feel cold out at the bus stop. Tonight we are looking at freezing temperatures, with mercury expected to drop to 26. The wind is expected to die down somewhat after dark. By the time you read this post, it will be twilight but darkness won’t overcome the landscape in Albany until 7:47 PM. We are almost at the last quarter moon, it will rise around midnight.

In case you didn’t realize, tomorrow is Hump Day. Going to be a nice day for the Hump, with sunny conditions and temperatures around 56 without that biting wind. Maybe March will end like a lamb but April will start as a lion. The high for Sunday April 3rd is expected to be 33 degrees which is 22 degrees below normal. The Sunday night look for 21 degrees as a low. Not a record breaking low, but only 6 degrees above the record low of 16 degrees set back in 1954.

It was a good if not real exciting day at work. Things kept moving slowly long as we head towards the frigid weekend and trout fishing season. Warmer weather will be upon us before you know, the aggression of winter must succumb to the increasing sun angle. Gas prices are already going up in preparation for summer driving season and the need for gasolines that reduce smog.

Good evening! Currently partly clear and 38 degrees with a 8 mph northwest wind. The wind chill value is currently 32. Not unusually cold for this time of year but we’ve forgotten in recent days what is normal for this time of year.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. That’s about 6 degrees above normal. The record low of -12 degrees was set back in 1948.

Tonight will have 12 hours and 11 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over last night. Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:09 am with the first light at 5:41 am, which is 1 minutes and 43 seconds earlier then today.

Earlier tonight we had a Waxing Cresent Moon with 19% illuminated. It set around 8:19 pm. It was a pretty little sucker tonight. Tomorrow the moon will be up until 9:09 pm. The First Quarter Moon is next Friday and the March’s Full Worm Moon is on March 22nd.

Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. That’s about 17 degrees above normal. The record high of 69 degrees was set back in 2012.

The average high in four weeks on Saturday April 9th is 55 degrees, and the record for that date is 88 degrees was set back in 1929.

Feeling a little under the weather with allergies this evening. Heading to bed early then may head out to Schoharie County tomorrow for camping and hiking depending how I feel in the morning.

Already set my clocks back and hours and are in bed ready to go to sleep shortly. To get a jump on the day tomorrow, I’ve set my alarm clock for 6 AM. Figure it’s good to get into the habit of early rising before Monday. Plus if I decide on camping, I want to get an early start.

I hope you had a good week. The weekend is here. Relax. And sleep well!