Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.
A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.
In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.
Good morning! Happy Thursday. Foggy and 74 degrees in Albany, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 71 degrees. The muggy weather ends next Wednesday around 7 pm. Yuck.
Today will be mostly sunny, but very hot and humid, with a high of 92 degrees at 4pm. 11 degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 71 at 7am. The record high of 98 was set in 1944.
Good morning! National Smores Day. A rainy wet morning. Might be good to have smores if you’re in the woods, trying to stay dry. Light to moderate rain and 71 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 7 mph. The dew point is 64 degrees. 0.48 inches of rain is expected before it ends tomorrow around 3 am.
Today will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high of 83 degrees at 4pm. Two degrees above normal. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 71 at 2pm. The record high of 96 was set in 1949.
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Mostly sunny and 63 degrees in Delmar. Calm wind. The dew point is 56 degrees. Going to be the last nice day before a long stretch of cloudy and stormy weather.
A bit drowsy this morning. I’m not sure why I’m tired, I got to bed at a reasonable hour and slept well. Even though vacation is a week and a half in the rear view mirror, I’m still getting used to getting up late.
Today will be sunny, with a high of 87 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal. Warm but not real humid. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 58 at 11am. The record high of 96 was set in 2001. The sun will set at 8:04 pm with dusk around 8:35 pm, which is 1 minute and 22 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 14 hours and 7 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 25 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Six degrees above normal. South wind 6 to 10 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 63 at 4am. The record low of 48 occurred back in 1955.
Cloudy periods:
Tomorrow 3 am to 9 pm – rain and thunderstorms expected
Rain expected:
Tomorrow 3 to 5 am – slight chance of rain and thunderstorms
Tomorrow 5 to 6 am – chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms
Tomorrow 6 to 8 am – chance of rain and thunderstorms
Tomorrow 8 am to 12 pm – rain and thunderstorms – 0.16 inches expected
Tomorrow 12 to 8 pm – chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.17 inches expected
Tomorrow 8 pm to Thu. 2 am – slight chance of rain and thunderstorms
Thursday 2 to 8 am – chance of rain and thunderstorms
The major disappointment of the week is the predicted weekend weather which will be mostly cloudy with times of heavy downpours. We need the rain but it kind of sucks to say the least. It annoys me as it seems like summer is rapidly fading in the rear view mirror.
There is 1 week until Altamont Fair Opens next Tuesday, August 16 when the sun will be setting at 7:54 pm with dusk at 8:24 pm. The average high temperature is 81 degrees, with a record high of 97 in 1936.
Today in 1974, Richard Nixon resigns as president putting the long national nightmare known as Watergate to bed. GeraldFord, our nation’s only unelected president would serve the remaining term. He would be defeated by Jimmy Carter in the election of 1976.
Happy Birthday to Smokey the Bear. Today in 1944, the United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. Be careful what you’re burning out there, so you don’t piss off Pete Grannis’ gestapo and the liberals who hate all things fun.
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Sunny and 60 degrees in Delmar. Calm wind. The dew point is 55 degrees.
Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 87 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 58 at 11am. The record high of 96 was set in 2001.
Good evening! A pleasant evening but I’m tired. Clear and 64 degrees in Delmar. There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 59 degrees.
Went down to the park for a while then I went to Walmart. There was some kind of crash or breakdown on NY 32 at 9w with police activity. Not sure what it was but there was a police car with lights on at the intersection. Now listening to the PBS Newshour. Big Red is running good.
Tonight will be clear, with a low of 58 degrees at 5am. Three degrees below normal. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Maximum dew point of 59 at 10pm. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1989. Moon tonight with 40% illuminated. The moon will set around 1:10 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Wednesday with chance of t-storms expected. The Full “Sturgeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.
Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 86 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 59 at 9am. More humidity comes in for Thursday. The record high of 96 was set in 2001. The sun will rise at 5:56 am with the first light at 5:25 am, which is 1 minutes and 3 seconds later then yesterday.
Looking ahead, National Relaxation Day is in 1 weeks, Labor Day is in 4 weeks, Columbus Day is in 9 weeks, Halloween is in 12 weeks, Last Day with 10 Hours of Daylight in Albany is in 13 weeks, Election Day is in 3 months and Beaver Moon is in 14 weeks.
Cloudy periods:
Wednesday 3 am to 10 pm – rain and thunderstorms expected
Rain expected:
Wednesday 2 to 3 am – slight chance of rain
Wednesday 3 to 5 am – chance of rain
Wednesday 5 am to Thu. 8 am – chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.4 inches expected
Thursday 2 pm to Fri. 8 am – slight chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.11 inches expected
Friday 8 am to 8 pm – chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.12 inches expected
Friday 8 pm to Sat. 8 am – slight chance of rain and thunderstorms – 0.1 inches expected
Here’s your forecast for the rest of the week …
Tuesday Night. Mostly Clear then Chance of Showers and 66 degrees, 63 max dew point, 5:58 sunrise. Wednesday. Chance of T-storms and 81 degrees, 73 max dew point, 8:02 sunset. Wednesday Night. Chance of T-storms and 69 degrees, 73 max dew point, 5:59 sunrise. Thursday. Partly Sunny then Isolated T-storms and 90 degrees, 72 max dew point, 8:01 sunset. Thursday Night. Mostly Cloudy and 70 degrees, 72 max dew point, 6:00 sunrise. Friday. Scattered T-storms and 88 degrees, 74 max dew point, 8:00 sunset. Friday Night. Mostly Cloudy and 71 degrees, 74 max dew point, 6:01 sunrise. Saturday. Scattered T-storms and 87 degrees, 74 max dew point, 7:58 sunset. Saturday Night. Scattered T-storms and 70 degrees, 73 max dew point, 6:02 sunrise. Sunday. Scattered T-storms and 84 degrees, 71 max dew point, 7:57 sunset.
