Best way to do it as I got to start my morning in Menands then head back downtown. Good exercise while getting from point A to B.

Good morning! Already, it’s Friday! Can you believe it? Snow flurries and 33 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌨️ There is a west-northwest breeze at 11 mph. 🍃. F-it, I’m riding my bike to work. 🚲 Temperatures will drop below freezing at Monday around 1 am. ☃️

Up at 4:30 am for ground oatmeal 🥣 bananas and Greek yogurt. Heading to work on my bicycle at 6:30 am, probably be in the office downtown for the next 12 hours after spending the first few hours of the day in the Menands office. 🏢 Things are falling behind, reports need to be run, data formatted and exported. The life of a data professional. 💾

Another busy, busy day today.🤪 Getting things done to the best of my ability though things are just a mess at work. But I decided to step up and volunteer on this project we’re working on but it doesn’t make it any easier, especially as funds are tight. I think the happiest moment is once I’m back home 🏡 and the day is done and I can curl up with a good book 📙 in bed 🛏 and fall asleep.

Today will have a chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 44 degrees at 3pm. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 14th. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 56 degrees. The record high of 82 was set in 1928. 2.1 inches of snow fell back in 2019.❄ Big whoop.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:59 pm with sun having an altitude of 53.7° from the due south horizon (-17.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:49 pm with the sun in the west (273°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (280°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:26 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 56 seconds with dusk around 7:55 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:29 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 40 degrees. Breezy, 17 mph breeze ⛅ from the west-northwest with gusts up to 29mph. Tomorrow will have 13 hours and 2 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over today.

Tonight will have a chance of rain showers, possibly mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 35 degrees at 6am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 10th. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. In 2023, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 47 degrees. The record low of 14 occurred back in 1943.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 45 degrees at 4pm. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 17th. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 65 degrees. The record high of 82 was set in 1921. 17.3 inches of snow fell back in 1982.❄

I am running low on eggs, 🥚 so I might run to the store on my bicycle  🚴‍♀️ among an other ride tomorrow. Not going to be a real nice day for sure.  ☁️ Might be good to catch up on my reading.

Looking ahead to Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 49. ☀ North wind 11 to 13 mph. Still cold by April standards but it looks like we are on the cusp of change. Might go out hiking or driving around exploring things. Who knows, it depends on how cold it truly feels that day. Much nicer come Monday for the eclipse. Typical average high for the weekend is 55 degrees.

One month 📅 from now will be Cinco de Mayo 🤠 when the sun will be setting at 8:01 pm with dusk at 8:31 pm. Things should be nice in green at least in the city by then and the days warmer.