July 18, 2016 5 PM Update

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 86 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a west-southwest breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 66 degrees. It would feel a lot hotter if it wasn’t so cloudy this evening. 

This afternoon will be scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 86 degrees at 5pm. Five degrees above normal. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 6pm. The record high of 97 was set in 1904. The sun will set at 8:28 pm with dusk around 9:01 pm, which is 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 100% illuminated. The moon will rise around 6:43 pm and set around 6:13 am. The Full “Buck” Moon is on Tuesday.

Tonight will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low of 63 degrees at 5am. One degree below normal. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 6pm. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1875.

Right now, it looks to be a hot summer weekend. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Maximum dew point of 69 at 6am. Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 69 at 5pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees.

In four weeks on August 15 the sun will be setting at 7:55 pm, which is 32 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 81 degrees, and the record for that date is 96 degrees was set back in 1959.