Local weather forecast:
TODAY: Rain, mainly after 7 a.m. High near 56. Thursday night, a chance of rain and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 p.m. Low around 51.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS
FRIDAY: Rain, mainly before 5 p.m., then isolated showers after 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51. Friday night, a chance of rain before 9 p.m., then isolated showers after 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51
SATURDAY: Isolated showers before 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 71. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Low around 53.

Sunrise today: 5:24 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:20 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 14:55 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the fourth Thursday of the month.

WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.
ATHENS Town Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at community center, 2 First Street, Athens (945-1052).
CHATHAM Village Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham (392-5821).
CHATHAM Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 488 Route 295, Chatham (392-1651).
COPAKE Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
COXSACKIE Town Board workshop meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie (731-2727).
HUDSON Community Development and Planning Agency meeting (tentative), 12 p.m. at 1 North Front St., Hudson (751-1044).
WINDHAM Town Board meeting, 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 371 State Rt. 296, Hensonville (734-4170).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Weekly event:
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.