The National Weather Service predicts 30 or 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, all weekend. Partly sunny, with a high near 77 Friday. Friday night should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Saturday could be mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

The skies above
TIDES Hudson: High, 7:42 p.m./Low, 1:26 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:06 a.m./7:52 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 10:13 p.m./ 11:56 a.m.

Birthdays
August 19 Philo Farnsworth, Ring Lardner Jr., Gene Roddenberry, Frank McCourt, Bill Clinton, and Kyra Sedgwick.

Tune in today
WGXC MORNING SHOW Mark Lacoy and Casson Kennedy present the morning news, music, other features, agriculture reporting, and more. 6-8 a.m.
DEMOCRACY NOW! Hosted by Amy Goodman. 8 a.m.
WGXC MORNING SHOW Tom Roe updates of the morning news, and Juanita Knott will be interviewed about her book "Stuyvesant Stories." 9 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
PURE MOODS Shannekia McIntosh hosts. Noon-2 p.m.
QUE COCINARE HOY? "What's Cooking Today" in Spanish with Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores-Lobos. 2 p.m.
KNOCK ON WOOD Hosted by Steve Charney and Harry. 3:30 p.m.
WGXC AFTERNOON SHOW Tom Roe hosts. 4-6 p.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH 6 p.m.
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS 6:30 p.m.
HOTLINE RADIO L. Dot Dinero and The Guy host. 9:30 p.m.
TRANSMISSION ART Radio theater, experimental sound, field recordings, radio art, mash-ups, shortwave radio news, and more midnight through 6 a.m. Sunday morning.