Local weather forecast:
TODAY: Areas of frost before 7 a.m. Otherwise, increasing cloudy. High near 62. Thursday night, a chance of showers, mainly after 3 a.m. Cloudy. Low around 44.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS
FRIDAY: Rain. High near 55. Friday night, showers likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Cloudy. Low around 52.
SATURDAY: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 64. Saturday night, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44.

Sunrise today: 5:45 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:58 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 14:13 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the first Thursday of the month.

WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.

ANCRAM Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
ASHLAND Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland (734-3636).
AUSTERLITZ Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 812 Route 203, Spencertown (392-3260).
CAIRO Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo (622-3120).
COPAKE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
COXSACKIE-ATHENS Board of Education budget public hearing and meeting, 7 p.m. at E.J. Arthur Elementary School, 51 Third Street, Athens (731-1700).
COXSACKIE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie (731-2727).
KINDERHOOK Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
STOCKPORT Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 2787 Atlantic Ave., Stottville (828-9389).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Weekly event:
Faso Friday, 12 p.m., every Friday at U.S. Rep. John Faso's District Office, 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook. Information at erinpersists@gmail.com.

People's March for Free Press, 12 p.m., May 13, at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York. March and rally in support of the press and free speech.