July 13, 2017 7 AM Update

Good morning! We’ve now entered the Hottest Time of the Year in Albany (83 Average). Next Thursday is Ugly Truck Day. Light rain and Light thunderstorms and 71 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 67 degrees. 

Today will have showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High of 80 degrees at 1pm. Three degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 70 at 10am. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 90 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1894.