Good evening! Partly cloudy and 79 degrees in Selkirk. There is a south breeze at 10 mph. The dew point is 67 degrees.The wind is helping keep things fairly cool. If it was a calm breeze, it would be a quite oppressive with the heat. With the breeze not many fireflies. Crickets are quiet tonight too. 

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 68 at 6am. The record low of 49 occurred back in 1940. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 60% illuminated. The moon will set around 3:19 am. The Full “Buck” Moon is next Tuesday.

Tomorrow will be scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 88 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 73 at 4pm. Extremely humid. The record high of 99 was set in 1995. The sun will rise at 5:30 am with the first light at 4:56 am, which is 49 seconds later then yesterday.

0.6 inch of rain expected between Wednesday 10pm and Friday 7am. 0 inch of rain expected between Friday 2pm and Friday 7pm. Within the next four days, a total of 0.6 inches of rain is expected.We have some muggy weather coming up. Wednesday 10pm – Friday 2pm. Maximum temperature will be 90 degrees, a heat index reaching 96, and a maximum dew point of 73. Friday 8pm – Friday 11pm. Maximum temperature will be 83 degrees, a heat index reaching 85, and a maximum dew point of 65. Monday 8pm – Tuesday 12am. Maximum temperature will be 80 degrees, a heat index reaching 82, and a maximum dew point of 65. Tuesday 5am – Tuesday 9am. Maximum temperature will be 74 degrees and a maximum dew point of 65.

Looking ahead, Ugly Truck Day is in 1 weeks, National Smores Day is in 4 weeks, Thrift Shop Day is in 5 weeks, Day When It Got Below Freezing in Albany is in 9 weeks, Yom Kippur is in 13 weeks, First Day on Average with Low of Freezing is in 4 months and First Day with Temperatures Recorded Below Zero is in 20 weeks.

Thursday Night. Heavy Rain and 69 degrees, 73 max dew point, 5:32 sunrise.
Friday. Isolated T-storms and 91 degrees, 70 max dew point, 8:30 sunset.
Friday Night. Partly Cloudy and 65 degrees, 65 max dew point, 5:33 sunrise.
Saturday. Partly Sunny and 82 degrees, 64 max dew point, 8:29 sunset.
Saturday Night. Partly Cloudy and 62 degrees, 64 max dew point, 5:34 sunrise.
Sunday. Mostly Sunny and 85 degrees, 62 max dew point, 8:29 sunset.
Sunday Night. Partly Cloudy and 64 degrees, 62 max dew point, 5:34 sunrise.
Monday. Mostly Sunny then Chance of T-storms and 86 degrees, 64 max dew point, 8:28 sunset.
Monday Night. Chance of T-storms then Partly Cloudy and 66 degrees, 65 max dew point, 5:35 sunrise.
Tuesday. Chance of T-storms and 86 degrees, 65 max dew point, 8:27 sunset.

Got my eye examination today, nothing has changed. I got another pair of glasses and contacts for a year. I have to order the second year  of contacts by next June. I’ll just get them online . Washed my truck. Organized the gear in the truck. 

 Tomorrow they preform the air conditioning check and change the transmission fluid and transfer case fluid as part of the recommended maintance under the severe service schedule. I spent enough time on dirt roads and climbing mountains that’s it’s worthwhile to do. Maybe it’s a waste of money but I’d rather maximize the life of my truck. Put too much into it already. At any rate, I’ll stay plenty cool once the air conditioning is fully charged. 

In October I’ll have the tires rotated and if I’m lazy, leave the oil change to the professionals, and I guess do the inspection. Maybe have the wheels aligned too in October to maximize tire life. We will see. 
This weekend still looks good for camping and swimming in Schoharie although I guess that could change based on my work schedule. But that’s fine vacation is only a week away. 

I got the new Bluetooth Speaker. It’s about what I expected but I wish it was a bit louder – it’s probably about as loud as my littler one. It is waterproof, rubber coated, and seems quite durable and scratch resistant for camping. The other one has gotten quite beat up in the woods.  15 hour battery life should keep it going for a while at camp without having to plug it into the truck. I has a microphone and can be used for calling. Hopefully it will serve me well. I’ll keep this one by my bed and put the other one in the kitchen and switch between them when making breakfast so I can catch the news over the radio in the kitchen. 

Oh well. I want to get to bed so I can drop Big Red off at the shop early in the morning before a long day at work…