Local weather forecast:
TODAY : Isolated showers, then scattered thunderstorms will develop Wednesday afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and locally heavy rainfall. Partly sunny. High near 83. Wednesday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then isolated showers between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Patchy fog after 5 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. Low around 61.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS:
THURSDAY: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny. High near 84. Thursday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.
FRIDAY: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 6 a.m., then a chance of showers between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 83. Friday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65.

Sunrise today: 5:50 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:12 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 14:22 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the first Wednesday of the month.

WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.

COPAKE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GREENE County Legislature Health Workshop meeting, 5 p.m.; special Finance Committee meeting to hear report on the Countywide Shared Services Initiative, Health Services Committee, County Resources Committee and Public Safety Committee meetings, 6 p.m. at 411 Main Street, Catskill (719-3200).
GREENPORT Town Board on meeting on proposed sewer line connection between Commerce Park and the Greenport wastewater facility, 6:15 p.m.; public hearing on Local Law No 4 of 2017, to establish a PILOT program for the taxation of large-scale solar and wind energy systems, 6:50 p.m.; regular meeting, 7 p.m.; all at Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, Greenport (828-4656).
GREENVILLE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Greenville (966-5055).
HUDSON Common Council Youth and Aging Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m.; Arts, Entertainment and Tourism Committee meeting, 6:45 p.m., at City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson (828-1030).
JEWETT Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at municipal building, 3547 Co. Rte. 23C, Jewett (263-4646).
KINDERHOOK Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
PRATTSVILLE Planning Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 14517 Main St., Prattsville (299-3125).
VALATIE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Martin H. Glynn Municipal Building, 3211 Church St., Valatie (758-9806).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Weekly events:
Citizen Action HV Action Night, 5:30 p.m., every Tuesday at 7 Grand Street, Kingston. Information at hudsonvalley@citizenactionny.org, or facebook.com/HVCitizenActionNY.
New Paltz Climate Action Coalition, 5 p.m., every Thursday at New Paltz Village Hall, 23 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz. Information at (845) 419-3786 or newpaltzclimateaction@gmail.com.
Faso Friday, 12 p.m., every Friday at U.S. Rep. John Faso's District Office, 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook. Information at erinpersists@gmail.com.