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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 local almanac

Feb 05, 2014 12:15 am
Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 29F; low 8F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 29F; low 8F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.

FAR LEFT: The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast


Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:


A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through the 6 p.m., Wed., Feb. 5, for east central New York, southern Vermont, western Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut. Heavy snow with some sleet likely in the Mid-Hudson Valley and northern Connecticut. Snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches are anticipated, except localized amounts up to 15 inches across the Catskills, southern Greens and Berkshires. Maximum snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour. The heaviest snowfall is expected Wednesday morning. Dangerous travel conditions are expected through the morning commute and possibly into the evening commute.


Today: Snow mainly before 4 p.m. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible. Wednesday night, a chance of snow showers, mainly before 10 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy.. Low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.


Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: Sunny. High near 25. Thursday night, partly cloudy. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -2.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 25. Friday night, partly cloudy. Low around 2.
Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 26. A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 14.


Sunrise today: 7:03 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:15 p.m.
Length of the day: 10:12 hrs.


Town meetings
Today is the first Wednesday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any recurring meetings scheduled for today.


GHENT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, P.O. Box 98, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Meetings for Human Services, Health, and Education Committees at 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENPORT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).
HUDSON Rescheduled to Wed., Feb. 12. Hudson Common Council Youth & Aging Committee meeting, 6 p.m., and Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee meeting at 6:45 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
LIVINGSTON Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).


The day ahead on 90.7-FM
1 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Ich Bin Nintendo Episode 917 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click on title for playlist 917.
2 a.m.: Tabs Out: Bit Shifter Tabs Out Episode #39 cassette show. "Mike runs on 40 hours with no sleep as we kick out the jams from Genetics And Windsurfing, Avian Bones, 555, ((Husband Material)), Nerve Net Noise, Wojtek, {AN} EeL, Spitting Falcons, Bit Shifter, Oubliette, Primate Pyramids, DJ DJ Tanner, DJ Mickey, Former Selves, and Lockbox. We also take (more) unnecessary shots at Steven Hawking, which really isn’t called for."

6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show The Morning Show continues with local news, weather and events.
10 a.m.: @Issue: Parry Teasdale, Victor Meyers, Bob Sacks A discussion of the town of Copake's efforts to stop Salvatore Cascino from Illegal dumping and unpermitted building on his Copake property. Guests include Parry Teasdale, editor and publisher of the "Columbia Paper," Victor Meyers, attorney for the town of Copake and Bob Sacks, former Copake Town Councilman. Hosted by Victor Mendolia with Debora Gilbert. [Repeat of a Jan. 29, 2014 broadcast.]
6 p.m.: Feature Story News