Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 80 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a south breeze at 15 mph. The dew point is 66 degrees.

This afternoon will be isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Three degrees above normal. South wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The record high of 96 was set in 1944.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:37 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 4 seconds earlier than yesterday. Tonight we have a Waning Crescent Moon with 40% illuminated. The moon will rise around 1:02 am. July’s Buck Moon is on Tuesday, July 19th.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. The record low of 44 occured back in 1981.

Independence Day Weekend is coming up with seasonable temperatures. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

In four weeks on July 26 the sun will be setting at 8:20 pm, which is 16 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 83 degrees, and the record for that date is 96 degrees was set back in 1963.