The National Weather Service says today will be partly cloudy and windy. High 53F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Mostly clear tonight. Low near 35F. NW winds at 15 to 25 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow, partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 59F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.

Town meetings tonight
ANCRAM Board meeting at 7 p.m. in town hall on CR 7.
CHATHAM Town Board Meeting at 7 p.m. town hall, 488 State Route 295, Chatham.
COPAKE Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m., Town Hall.
DURHAM Town board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham.
GHENT Town Board meeting at the Ghent Town Hall, Route 66 .
HUDSON Special meeting of the Historic Preservation Committee on making Robinson Street a historic district, 6:00 p.m., City Hall,
WINDHAM board meeting 8 p.m. at Town Hall, Hensonville.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Safety Committee meeting at 6 p.m.

Astronomical bodies

TIDES Hudson: Low, 12:51 p.m./High, 6:42 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:05 a.m./7:43 p.m.
MOONSET/MOONRISE 8:29 a.m./12:13 a.m. Friday

Birthdays
APRIL 21
Charlotte Bronte, John Muir, Max Weber, Queen Elizabeth II, Iggy Pop, and Robert Smith of The Cure.