Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Next Saturday is Beaver Moon. Clear and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south-southeast breeze at 5 mph. Sunny this morning but clouds are expected to prevail by afternoon.

Today I’m heading over to the Renewable Energy and Green Living Fair and will be one of the people maning the Save the Pine Bush booth. It will be a nice day for outside activities although by afternoon it’s going to cloud up. Heavy rain and wind tomorrow as the Nor’easter rolls in. I plan to wash my truck and go grocery shopping after the fair, although I despite the storm I will probably go out to the folks house for Sunday dinner tomorrow. It’s not that far and I can go slowly if it really pours.

Today will have increasing clouds, with a high of 67 degrees at 3pm. 12 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 48 at 6pm. South wind 5 to 15 mph. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies. The high last year was 47 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 1971. 2 inches of snow fell back in 1952.

The sun will set at 5:52 pm with dusk around 6:21 pm, which is one minute and 23 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for partly cloudy conditions and 66 degrees. The dew point will be 47 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 11 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 27 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 38 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 54 degrees at 6am. 18 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 54 at 5am. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2016, we had cloudy skies with some clearing in the early hours of the next day. It got down to 37 degrees. The record low of 19 occurred back in 1969.

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As previously noted, next Saturday is Beaver Moon when the sun will be setting at 5:43 pm with dusk at 6:13 pm. On that day in 2016, we had mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 53 and 31 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 53 degrees. We hit a record high of 76 back in 1994.