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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 86F; low 58F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 86F; low 59F.[/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:

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for east central New York, northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts and southern Vermont for Wed., Aug. 27. Widely scattered to scattered thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon into evening. The storms are not expected to be severe and will occur along and ahead of a cold front. The front will move from northwest to southeast through the region.

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Low around 59.

Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: Sunny. High near 76. Thursday night, clear. Low around 50.
Friday: Sunny. High near 75. Friday night, partly cloudy. Low around 56.
Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 81. Saturday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.

Sunrise today: 6:16 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:37 p.m.
Length of the day: 13:20 hrs.

Public meetings
Today is the fourth Wednesday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
(All telephone numbers are in the 518 area code except where noted.)

ATHENS Village Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CAIRO Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo (622-3120).
CATSKILL Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m., at high school, 341 Main St., Catskill (943-4696).
CLAVERACK Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing on the Ginsberg project, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 91 Church St., Mellenville (672-7911).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Public Works Committee, 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson (828-1527).
COPAKE Hamlet Revitalization Task Force meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Rd., Copake (329-1234).
HUDSON Common Council Public Works Committee meeting is CANCELLED; Legal Committee meeting, 6:15 p.m.; both at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
HUDSON Development Corporation meeting (tentative), 2 p.m. at 1 North Front St., Hudson (751-1044).
KINDERHOOK Historical Committee meeting, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
PHILMONT Village Board Workshop meeting, 7 p.m., Village Hall, 124 Main St., Philmont (672-7032).

The day ahead on WGXC 90.7-FM
1 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Architects Office Episode 944 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click on title for playlist 944.

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
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues.
10 a.m.: The Right Opinion: Steve McLaughlin State Assembly member Steve McLaughlin will discuss his re-election bid. The Melrose Republican has represented the 107th Assembly District, which includes parts of Albany, Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer counties, since 2011. Hosted by Ed Fertik.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Feature Story News