Ulster County

Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, US. It sits in the state’s Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. In the 2010, the population was 182,493.

Ulster County is in the southeast part of New York State, south of Albany, immediately west of the Hudson River. Much of the county is within the Catskill Mountains and the Shawangunk Ridge. Ulster County has Minnewaska State Park, Mohonk Preserve, Sundown State Park, VerNooykill State Forest, Witches Hole State Forest, and Shawangunk Ridge State Forest and Sam’s Point Preserve, which includes rare dwarf pine trees and VerKeerderkill falls.

The highest point is Slide Mountain, at approximately 4,180 feet (1,270 m) above sea level. The lowest point is sea level along the Hudson River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,161 square miles (3,010 km2), of which, 1,126 square miles (2,920 km2) of it is land and 34 square miles (88 km2) (2.9%) of it is water.
The New York State Thruway Interstate 87 runs north–south through the county, carrying traffic to and from New York City and its surroundings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_County,_NY

September 13, 2016 11 PM Update

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Good evening! Clear and 66 degrees in New Paltz, NY. There is a south breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 62 degrees. Not a half bad evening for driving back to Albany after the long weekend in the city. Ready for a good night’s sleep. 

Tonight will have patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low of 61 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 10pm. South wind around 5 mph. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1963. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 83% illuminated. The moon will set around 5:57 am. The Full “Corn” Moon is on Friday at 7:05 pm with partly cloudy skies expected.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high of 84 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 8am. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. The record high of 93 was set in 1931. The sun will rise at 6:35 am with the first light at 6:07 am, which is 1 minutes and 1 seconds later then yesterday.

Looking ahead, Sunrise After 7 AM in Albnay is in 7 weeks, Election Day is in 8 weeks, First Day on Average with Low of Freezing is in 2 months and Square Dance Day is in 11 weeks.