Good afternoon! Partly cloudy and 87 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a south breeze at 15 mph. The dew point is 70 degrees. The heat index is 94. The breeze makes it feel much cooler in the city then the mercury would suggest. Some of the expansion joints on the 787 are  stretched out from the heat, making for a slightly rougher ride then normal. 

Off to my eye doctor’s appointment this afternoon… Traffic is much lighter today at 4 pm then it normally is at 5 pm. Hopefully it will get me home in plenty of time for my 5:15 appointment. 

The rest of this  afternoon will have isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high of 88 degrees at 5pm. Seven degrees above normal. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 70 at 4pm. The record high of 99 was set in 1995. The sun will set at 8:31 pm with dusk around 9:05 pm, which is 36 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 60% illuminated. The moon will set around 3:18 am. The Full “Buck” Moon is next Tuesday.

Tonight will have more  scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 71 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees above normal. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 70 at 6pm. The record low of 49 occurred back in 1940.

A nice weekend coming up with seasonable temperatures. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Maximum dew point of 65 at 7am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Maximum dew point of 62 at 8am. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees. Really not bad at all. 

In four weeks on August 10 the sun will be setting at 8:02 pm, which is 29 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 81 degrees, and the record for that date is 96 degrees was set back in 1949.

After my eye appointment, I’m off to Glenmont to wash my truck and gas it up. I hope to get it ready for vacation which with these hot and sunny days, can’t happen soon enough. Probably the last week of July will end up being frigid. We will see.