The National Weather Service predicts that Hurricane Irene will dump three or four inches of rain on our area Sunday. Friday there should be patchy fog before 9 a.m., then mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Friday night should be partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Saturday there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon., with a high near 76. Saturday night the first rains from Hurricane Irene may affect our area. Sunday it will rain, and be very windy. Sunday night, that rain will continue with a low around 52, and that windiness will continue. Monday should be glorious clean-up weather, with a forecast for partly sunny skies, and a high near 70.

Town meetings tonight
CLERMONT Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).

The skies above
TIDES Hudson: High, 1:32 p.m./Low, 7:53 a.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:16 a.m./7:39 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 3:18 a.m. / 5:53 p.m.

Birthdays
August 26 Benjamin Bradlee, Geraldine Ferraro, Maureen Tucker, Will Shortz, and Branford Marsalis.

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, 9 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
PURE MOODS Shannekia McIntosh hosts. Noon-2 p.m.
ASTROLOGY A.T. Mann takes your astrology questions, call in at 518-828-0290. 3 p.m.
KNOCK ON WOOD Jay Ungar, Molly Mason and Peter Davis are guests with hosts 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.