Good evening! Mostly clear and 23 degrees at the Downtown Albany. Calm wind. There are 24 inches of snow on the ground. ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 10 am. Snow melt is probably a good thing. It’s been a big one here in Albany and it’s caused so much delays on the evening commute.
Long day at work but they got us dinner which was nice. But the bus was running about ten or fifteen minutes late due to the narrow roads and snow removal efforts. At least urban bus stops were pretty clear of snow. Still a real slog home . That said, I think we made good progress catching up on all the work from the Monday snow day. I could definitely go for the 10 hour workday, four days a week. For a while traffic was completely jammed on Lark Street. It will get better once the snow emergency is fully underway.
Tonight will have increasing clouds , with a low of 18 degrees at 11pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 24th. Maximum wind chill around 20 at 10pm; Light and variable wind. In 2018, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mist by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 21 degrees. The record low of -9 occurred back in 1940.
Tonight will have a First Quarter with 58% illuminated with the moon setting at 11:14 pm. The moon will set at 12:00 am. The First Quarter Moon will be tonight with a slight chance of snow showers. The Cold Moon is on Wednesday, December 11th. The sun will rise at 7:07 am with the first light at 6:35 am, which is one minute and 2 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight will have 14 hours and 46 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 18 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy , with a high of 36 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 14th. Calm wind. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 39 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1998. 6.0 inches of snow fell back in 1901. How little.
I am just glad there are only three more work days left this week. Between the long day and the evening communte I’m so tired. Maybe it’s also the Lyme medication I don’t know. I’m many ways it was a tough day but one for a better tomorrow. This commute home is such a slog. Finally made it to Delmar but not until really late.
In four weeks on December 31 the sun will be setting at 4:30 pm, which is 8 minutes and 47 seconds later then tonight. That’s New Years Eve. And then it will be the shit show known as 2020. But the New Year will bring warmer weather, more opportunities to save and grow, to learn and become a better person. I am already so tired of winter after the long commute home .
Looking ahead, 7:15 AM Sunrise is in 1 weeks, Christmas Eve is in 3 weeks, New Years Eve is in 4 weeks, Latest Sunrise of the Winter ️ is a month away, Coldest Week of the Year is in 6 weeks, Martin Luther King Day is in 7 weeks and Election Day 2020 is in -1 months.
Good morning! Happy April Fools Day ! I think the fool out there, is the person who expects it to be quite warm out this morning. It’s cold. Two weeks to Tax Day . More damage to the budget, although at least tomorrow is pay day. Sunny and thirty degrees here in beautiful Downtown Albany or something like that. Breezy, ️16 mph breeze from the northwest with gusts up to 31 mph . The current wind chill is 16. Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am.
Definitely a cold but pretty morning. I drove home this morning, then caught the early Voorheesville bus back into the city. I wasn’t sure how late I was going to work this morning, after working the previous 24 hours. I did catch some shut eye under my desk, sleeping next to my phone but I’m still pretty tired. Now I’m taking the local bus outbound back home.
I was actually surprised how much traffic there was at 6:30 in the morning. But most was inbound. Heading out of the city wasn’t bad and I had time for a little bit of cereal before catching the bus downtown. I probably could have just fed the meter for that last hour but honestly I didn’t know how much longer I would have been at work and I figured I should drive home when I was still somewhat awake after my last nap and caffeine shot. Definitely a busy night last night at work with a lot of twists and turns.
Turned out to be a very beautiful day. Maybe a bit too much sun for the first day of trout season but maybe I’ll head out later after I get some sleep, do some hiking then fishing. It depends on how I feel after sleeping in my own bed. I don’t know, experience shows recovery from sleep deprivation takes time and I’m not sure how I’ll feel this afternoon.
Today will be partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny , with a high of 45 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similiar to a typical day around March 18th. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 47 degrees. The record high of 77 was set in 1986. 5.0 inches of snow fell back in 1924.
The sun will set at 7:21 pm with dusk around 7:49 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. At sunset, look for clear skies and temperatures around 40 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 45 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear , with a low of 21 degrees at 6am. 11 degrees below normal, which is similiar to a typical night around March 3rd. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2018, we had mostly clear in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of 17 occurred back in 1964. Going to be a cold night to kick off April.
I’m glad April is finally here. In the city by the end of the month we will start seeing some green and a moderating of the temperatures. While my heat is on now, I think by tomorrow it should be off for the forsseeable future. Two weeks and two days from now I’ll probably be out camping . I’ll be spending more of my weekends in the wilderness which will be nice.
Not quite as nice with April underway is that there are 2 weeks until Tax Day when the sun will be setting at 7:37 pm with dusk at 8:06 pm. On that day in 2018, we had freezing rain showers, cold, mostly cloudy and temperatures between 36 and 28 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 58 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 2003.
In conclusion, I got some sleep last night but I still feel very sleep deprived, achy and sore. But that comes with the territory. I’m still working hard for a better tomorrow for myself and some personal discomfort maybe what is necessary to looking towards the future. I’ll rest up when I get home, the aches will go away.
Once it warms up, we have longer days to look forward to in coming weeks. Next weekend we will have the first 7:30 PM sunset of the year, which means it won’t be dark for about a half hour later around 8 PM.
7:30 pm sunset – Saturday, April 7
7:45 pm sunset – Saturday, April 21
8:00 pm sunset – Friday, May 4
8:15 pm sunset – Friday, May 18
8:30 pm sunset – Tuesday, June 5 Latest Sunset – 8:37 pm – Friday, June 22
8:15 pm sunset – Monday, July 16
8:00 pm sunset – Wednesday, August 1
7:45 pm sunset – Sunday, August 12
Slight chance of rain and thunderstorms from noon to 5 pm.
Chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Slight chance of rain from 6 pm to 8 pm.
0.08 inches.
Saturday –
Slight chance of rain and thunderstorms from noon to midnight.
Sunday –
Slight chance of rain from midnight to 8 am.
Slight chance of rain and thunderstorms from 8 am to 12 pm.
Chance of rain and thunderstorms from noon to midnight.
Monday –
Chance of rain and thunderstorms from midnight to 8 pm.
Slight chance of rain from 8 pm to midnight.
Tuesday –
Slight chance of rain from midnight to 8 am.
Cloudy periods:
Sunday–
Mostly cloudy from 10 pm to midnight.
Monday–
Mostly cloudy from midnight to 3 pm.
Muggy periods (dew point greater then 64):
Thursday –
Muggy from 4 pm to 10 pm. 72-87 degrees. Heat Index 89. Dew Point 65-66.
Friday –
Muggy from 8 am to 10 am. 69-77 degrees. Heat Index 77. Dew Point 65-66.
Saturday –
Muggy from 8 am to midnight. 69-88 degrees. Heat Index 91. Dew Point 66-67.
Sunday –
Muggy from midnight to midnight. 68-86 degrees. Heat Index 90. Dew Point 67-69.
Monday –
Muggy from midnight to 7 pm. 69-82 degrees. Heat Index 85. Dew Point 65-68.
Weekend! And happy vacation to me. It seems like an anti-climatic end to a very busy week as my vacation gets underway. I feel like I’m leaving so many ends untied as I leave Albany, but I realize I’m leaving things in good hands.
I’m sure it will be a pretty good adventure. The past two weeks have been hellish, but as Bob Dylan once said, use your rear view mirror sparingly. The Finger Lakes will be nice, as will be Pennsylvania and the Great Lakes, assuming I make it that far west. A lot depends on the weather but I hope to have analog of summer vacation 2015.
Today was a pretty hot day. Partly clear and 88 degrees in Albany. There is a west-southwest breeze at 9 mph. The dew point is 70 degrees. The heat index is still 94. I took the bus up and down the State Street hill because it was much to hot to climb it.
Tonight will have isolated showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 70 at 6pm. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1981. The sun will set at 8:24 pm with dusk around 8:57 pm, which is 54 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 80% illuminated. The moon will rise around 9:49 pm. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday with mostly clear skies expected. The Full “Strugeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.
Tomorrow will continue to have some scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Sunny, with a high of 89 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees above normal. West wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 65 at 8am. Hot but somewhat less humid then today. The record high of 96 was set in 1955.
Somewhat less humid on Sunday. Look for sunny conditions, with a high near 88. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Maximum dew point of 61 at 6am. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees.
In four weeks on August 19 the sun will be setting at 7:49 pm, which is 35 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 80 degrees, and the record for that date is 92 degrees was set back in 1899.
Tonight at 11:59 pm the moon is expected to be at first quarter stage, but it will have already set in Albany so technically our first quarter moon will be on Thursday night. The end of Waxing Crescent Moon is at 11:50 tonight. Tonight is expected to be fairly cloudy with a lot of hazy clouds pushing in during the next few hours but clearing out by late. 55 degrees now, 30 degrees by daybreak.
While I was complaining about the lack of traffic going to work this morning, the 787 is all backed up. Pretty bad traffic tonight. Fender bender. But we have the left lane bus driver, since she’ll keep us moving as fast as anybody on the expressway that is nothing like an expressway this evening. But like everyone on this clogged road, I just want to get home as soon as safely possible.
With the increasing cloudy skies, a light but chilling north breeze and temperatures expected to only be in the upper 40s, I’ll skip the park tonight and I’ll just read at home. Maybe tomorrow night will be finally warm enough. Sunny and 56 tomorrow for the high.
I’m still undecided about the weekend. I could go either way but I do have that Save the Pine Bush cleanup on Saturday. I don’t know, I’d almost rather just go down to the park on Saturday evening and relax in town.
Good evening. Partly clear and 27 degrees this evening. We are looking at a low of 17 degrees tonight and clear conditions, good for looking at the stars.
The sun is going to set around 5:49 PM with the twilight concluding around 6:18 PM. The last quarter moon rises at 2:08 AM with about 38% visible. Wednesday is the New Moon. Daylight Savings Time begins a week from Sunday.
Today was a pretty good day, fairly uneventful. Chewing over my weekend plans. Might camp out in the woods, kind of reviewing my options. Back country camping might be fun, somewhere not too far away. We will see. Or maybe go hiking somewhere. I don’t know. We’ll see. It might be a good weekend to get away to somewhere.
️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 10 am. 
Snow melt is probably a good thing. It’s been a big one here in Albany and it’s caused so much delays on the evening commute.
But the bus was running about ten or fifteen minutes late due to the narrow roads and snow removal efforts. 
At least urban bus stops were pretty clear of snow. Still a real slog home 
. That said, I think we made good progress catching up on all the work from the Monday snow day. I could definitely go for the 10 hour workday, four days a week. For a while traffic was completely jammed on Lark Street. 
It will get better once the snow emergency is fully underway.
, with a low of 18 degrees at 11pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 24th. Maximum wind chill around 20 at 10pm; Light and variable wind. In 2018, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mist by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 21 degrees. The record low of -9 occurred back in 1940.
is on Wednesday, December 11th. The sun will rise at 7:07 am with the first light at 6:35 am, which is one minute and 2 seconds later than yesterday. 
Tonight will have 14 hours and 46 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 18 seconds over last night.
, with a high of 36 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 14th. Calm wind. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 39 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1998. 6.0 inches of snow fell back in 1901.
Between the long day and the evening communte I’m so tired. Maybe it’s also the Lyme medication 
I don’t know. I’m many ways it was a tough day but one for a better tomorrow. This commute home is such a slog. Finally made it to Delmar but not until really late.
is in 1 weeks, Christmas Eve 
is in 3 weeks, New Years Eve 
is in 4 weeks, Latest Sunrise of the Winter 
is in 6 weeks, Martin Luther King Day 
is in 7 weeks and Election Day 2020 
is in -1 months.
! I think the fool out there, is the person who expects it to be quite warm out this morning. It’s cold. Two weeks to Tax Day 
. More damage to the budget, although at least tomorrow is pay day. Sunny and thirty degrees here in beautiful Downtown Albany or something like that. 
Breezy, ️16 mph breeze from the northwest 
but I’m still pretty tired. Now I’m taking the local bus outbound back home.
there was at 6:30 in the morning. But most was inbound. Heading out of the city wasn’t bad and I had time for a little bit of cereal before catching the bus downtown. 
I probably could have just fed the meter for that last hour but honestly I didn’t know how much longer I would have been at work and I figured I should drive home when I was still somewhat awake after my last nap and caffeine shot. Definitely a busy night last night at work with a lot of twists and turns.
Maybe a bit too much sun for the first day of trout season 
but maybe I’ll head out later after I get some sleep, do some hiking then fishing. It depends on how I feel after sleeping in my own bed. I don’t know, experience shows recovery from sleep deprivation takes time and I’m not sure how I’ll feel this afternoon.
, with a high of 45 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similiar to a typical day around March 18th. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 47 degrees. The record high of 77 was set in 1986. 5.0 inches of snow fell back in 1924.
At sunset, look for clear skies 
, with a low of 21 degrees at 6am. 11 degrees below normal, which is similiar to a typical night around March 3rd. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2018, we had mostly clear in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of 17 occurred back in 1964. Going to be a cold night to kick off April.
In the city by the end of the month we will start seeing some green and a moderating of the temperatures. While my heat is on now, I think by tomorrow it should be off for the forsseeable future. Two weeks and two days from now I’ll probably be out camping 
. I’ll be spending more of my weekends in the wilderness which will be nice.
to look forward to in coming weeks.
