Local weather forecast:

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. High near 85. Thursday night, cloudy. Low around 65. The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook, warning that showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. There is a marginal to slight risk that some of the thunderstorms could become severe with damaging winds, hail and frequent lightning.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS:
FRIDAY: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. Cloudy. High near 81. Friday night, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m., then a slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. High near 71. Saturday night, a slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy. Low around 50.

Sunrise today: 5:47 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:57 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 14:10 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS and POLITICAL EVENTS for Thu., May 3:
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