Good evening! Cloudy and 60 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 10 mph. The dew point is 54 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 10 pm.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 55 degrees at 3am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 55 at 6am. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2016, it got down to 59 degrees with mostly sunny skies. The record low of 34 occurred back in 1961.

Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 40% illuminated. The moon will set around 1:17 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Thursday night with partly cloudy skies expected. The Full “Strawberry” Moon is on Friday, June 9th. The sun will rise at 5:20 am with the first light at 4:46 am, which is 31 seconds earlier than yesterday. Tonight will have 8 hours and 54 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 19 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 degrees at 4pm. Typical for Tomorrow. Maximum dew point of 58 at 12pm. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies and a high of 83 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 2013.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 56 at 6am. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 52 at 6pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 75 degrees.

In four weeks on June 27 the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm, which is 11 minutes and 46 seconds later then tonight. In 2016 on that day, we had rain, cloudy skies and temperatures between 84 and 68 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 81 and 60 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1941.

Looking ahead, 8:30 PM Sunset is Next Tuesday, Independence Day is in 5 weeks, National Cheese Cake Day is in 2 months, August 1st is in 9 weeks, Altamont Fair Opens is in 11 weeks, Friday the 13th (October) is in 18 weeks, Election Day 2017 is in 23 weeks, Average High is 40 is in 24 weeks, Election Day 2018 is in 75 weeks and Election Day 2020 is in 179 weeks.

Today I found a few clear plastic cabinet with drawers someone left out along the curb that will be perfect for storing camping supplies when I’m camping. It looked virtually brand new. I’ve wanted one for a while to keep food and supplies organized at camp  but wasn’t going to spend money on something like that I figured I could get for free. 

I made an appointment to have my oil changed this weekend in the truck. I decided to not do it myself as it’s such a messy job and I always have trouble getting the filter off and sometimes have trouble getting the right type of oil. I’ll let the professionals do it this time, see how expensive and time versus doing it myself. 

I also took a half day off on the Friday before Independence Day Weekend and the Monday July 3rd. I am going to call the DEC about getting a camping permit so I can camp at Moose River Plains for four days in one campsite, probably tomorrow. I probably could get away without getting a permit or pack up and move one day but I think it’s not that much work to have them mail me a permit. Too bad the DEC lacks the technology to do it electronically.