The National Weather Service predicts Wednesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Wednesday night there is a slight chance of showers after 2 a.m. and a low around 53. Thursday there is a 40 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon, and a high near 81.

Town meetings today
ATHENS Village meeting at 7 p.m. at Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Works Committee at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
CLAVERACK A Public Hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Claverack will be held on the following application(s): The following application(s) are on the agenda for board review at the May 25, 2011 meeting of the Town of Claverack Zoning Board of Appeals: Drake Petroleum Co. Inc.: XtraMart - Rte 23 & 9-H Tax Map #(SBL) 121 . 3 – 2 – 13 Special Exception for expanding hours of operation from previously approved 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Drake Petroleum Co. Inc.: XtraMart - Rte 23 & 9-H Tax Map #(SBL) 121 . 3 – 2 – 13 Area Variance for installation of new 84 square foot sign to replace two existing signs. New sign exceeds allowed square footage. Valley Oil Co.: 5848 Route 9-H Tax Map #(SBL) 131 . – 01 – 20. Site Plan for construction of new 80’ x 108’ garage. Schnackenberg, Jureen: 79 Donnelly Rd. Tax Map #(SBL) 123 . – 1 – 63 . 111 Site Plan Review for construction of 28’ X 40’ barn to house hay, firewood, and utility room equipped with solar panels. Columbia-Greene Humane Society: 125 Humane Society Rd. Tax Map #(SBL) 100 . 00 – 01 – 03 Verify Use for construction of a new animal shelter for the Columbia-Greene Humane Society. Polyak, Serafima: 60 Eagle St. Philmont Tax Map #(SBL) 113 . – 1 – 51 Use Variance for Additional Home Occupation of dog grooming, keep existing Home Occupation of growing and selling of fish, and removing Home Occupation of Boiler Maintenance. Public Hearing at 7:30 p.m. at Claverack Town Hall, 91 Church St., Mellenville.
GREENE COUNTY The Greene County Industrial Development Agency holds a Special Board meeting at 11 a.m. at Greene County IDA Office, 270 Mansion St., Coxsackie.
HUDSON Department of Public Works Committee meeting starts at 6 p.m.; Legal Committee meeting starts at 6:45 p.m at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
KINDERHOOK Historical Committee meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).

Astronomical bodies
TIDES Hudson: High, 10:05 a.m./Low, 4:52 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 5:31 a.m./8:14 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 1:32 a.m./1:35 p.m.

Birthdays
MAY 25 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Raymond Carver, Frank Oz, Sugar Minott, and Paul Weller.

Tune in today
WGXC MORNING SHOW Philip Grant and Kieran Reilly 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 Philip Grant and Norman Keyser updates the morning news. 9-10 a.m.
@ISSUE Victor Mendolia hosts a show about local politics. 10 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
THE SCHOEMER SHOW Karen Schoemer plays all sorts of music. Noon-2 p.m.
IMPRINT RADIO Terry Doyle covers Hudson Valley music. 2 p.m.
CATSKILL REVIEW OF BOOKS Author Sandra Veronesi talks about her boo "Quiet Chaos." 3 p.m.
YOUTH RADIO "Radio Explosion!" with Olivia Williams, Marie Lashay, and Courtney Murphy. 3:30 p.m.
WGXC AFTERNOON SHOW Tom Roe hosts, with guest Pamela Badila talking about her play "The Rooster and the Crocodile" at the Hudson Middle School this weekend at 4:15 p.m. 4-7 p.m.
TRANSMISSION ART Radio theater, experimental sound, field recordings, radio art, mash-ups, shortwave radio news, and more. Overnight all weekend until 6 a.m. Sunday.