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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 local almanac

Feb 24, 2015 12:01 am
Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 20F; low 5F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 19F; 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:

Today: Mostly sunny. High near 16. Wind chill values as low as -11. Tuesday night, a slight chance of snow showers after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero.

Forecast for the next three days:
Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 28. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -7.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 17. Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Low around -2.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 20. Friday night, mostly clear. Low around -1.

Sunrise today: 6:37 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:39 p.m.
Length of the day: 11:02 hrs.

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

CANAAN Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1647 Co. Route 5, Canaan (781-3144).
CATSKILL Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill (943-2141).
CHATHAM CENTRAL Board of Education meeting, 6:30 p.m. at high school, 50 Woodbridge Ave., Chatham (392-2400).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Government Committee meeting, 5 p.m. at 401 State St., Hudson (828-1527).
COLUMBIA Economic Development Corporation Board meeting, 8:30 a.m. at 4303 Route 9, Greenport (828-4718).
COPAKE Agriculture & Farming Protection Committee meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Rd., Copake (329-1234).
GREENE COUNTY Tourism Advisory Committee meeting, 9:30 a.m. at 411 Main St., Catskill (943-3223).
GREENPORT Planning Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).

The day ahead on WGXC 90.7-FM
For WGXC Winter 2015 Pledge Drive: Day 13 WGXC's winter pledge drive began Thu., Feb. 12, and will culminate in a celebration of the station's four years of diverse voices and adventurous sounds on the the FM dial, Feb. 28. Tune in throughout the drive for a full slate of remote broadcasts, and turn out for special events in Greene and Columbia counties.

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 Local news, weather, events, music and more. Live from the WGXC Hudson studio. Hosted by "Mr. Peetie Pete" Lievense.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. National, daily, independent, award-winning news program providing audiences with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S. corporate-sponsored media.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues.
11 a.m.: The Classic Country Show Revisiting classic country favorites. Produced by Tanya Blue.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show Live interviews, local news, weather, events and more. Hosted by Jill Sutton and Neva Wartell. Live from the Catskill Public Library.
6 p.m.: WGXC Evening News
7 p.m.: Radio Warfare: Takeover Host Tim Livingston will takeover of the WGXC Acra studio broadcasting and streaming online non-stop, for 48 hours to help keep the voice of community radio alive and independent in Columbia and Greene counties. Livingston will eat, breath and sleep rock ‘n’ roll during the coming days. He will spin punk, garage, power-pop and rock 'n’ roll, all to raise funds as part of the For WGXC! Winter 2015 Pledge Drive. The entire takeover will stream live online at http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/acra.mp3.m3u. Livingston will also be live on 90.7-FM during various blocks of time, and will break in on other WGXC shows.