As I noted yesterday, by mid-day today we would see some blue skies. We do have some blue in the sky but also a lot of haze and some high clouds, giving the sky a grayish hue. 55 degrees in Albany currently. The air is dry with a 29 degree dewpoint. I could see us reaching 58-59 degrees by 4 or 5 PM today and maybe even a bit more blue skies before clouding up and rain showers late in the evening. I expect similar conditions tomorrow — cloudy and maybe of a chance of rain tomorrow — then some blue skies mid-day, except tomorrow I think we will have mostly clear skies by evening.

Six weeks from now will be Cinco de Mayo. Which has nothing to do with mayonnaise, but a lot to do with good Mexican drinks and food. Darkness that night, when sipping your cold springtime beverages, is 8:05 PM. With an average high of 57 degrees, it will be nice out on the patio or out back. Cinco de Mayo was toasty back in 1977, when people where listening to Abba and Elton John on an 87 degree afternoon.

Have a great afternoon!