Good afternoon! Partly cloudy and 62 degrees in North Syracuse. There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 53 degrees. Not a half bad afternoon for late October.

The sun will set at 6:13 pm with dusk around 6:42 pm, which is 1 minutes and 35 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for partly clear conditions and 62 degrees. The dew point will be 51 degrees. There will be a calm wind.

Tonight will have increasing clouds, with a low of 48 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees above normal. Light and variable wind. The record low of 18 occurred back in 1972.

Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 69% illuminated. The moon will rise around 9:03 pm. The Last Quarter Moon is on Friday night with chance of showers expected. The Full “Beaver” Moon is on Sunday, November 20th.

Tomorrow will rain, mainly after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 60, with a high of 60 degrees at 4pm. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 55 at 4pm. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Maximum dew point of 55 at 4pm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. The record high of 80 was set in 1965.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. Saturday, showers, mainly before 8am. High near 48. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 38 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 57 degrees.

In four weeks on November 16 the sun will be setting at 4:38 pm (Standard Time), which is 1 hour and 34 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 48 degrees, and the record for that date is 71 degrees was set back in 2006.

There are 19 days, 6 hours and 16 minutes until the polls close in NY State on Election Day.