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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 local almanac
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 35F; low 30F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 34F; low 31F.[/caption]
READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT: The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.
Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow, sleet and freezing rain, from 4 p.m., Tues., Dec. 2, through 6 a.m., Wed., Dec. 3, in the Mid-Hudson Valley, eastern Catskills, the Capital Region, Schoharie Valley, Taconics and Berkshires. Light snow is forecast to develop between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Tuesday. Snow will change to a mix of sleet and freezing rain between 9 p.m. and midnight. Precipitation will turn to rain between midnight and 6 a.m., Wednesday. Hazardous travel conditions are anticipated.
Today: A chance of snow, mainly after 4 p.m. Increasing clouds. High near 35. Chance of snow is 30 percent. Tuesday night, rain, snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 1 a.m., then rain and sleet. Cloudy. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Forecast for the next three days:
Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before 7 a.m. Cloudy. High near 47. Wednesday night, a slight chance of showers before 8 p.m. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing. Low around 30.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 42. Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 28.
Friday: Partly sunny. High near 38. Friday night, scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 32.
Sunrise today: 7:06 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:24 p.m.
Length of the day: 9:17 hrs.
Public meetings
Today is the first Tuesday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
(All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.)
CATSKILL Town Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill (943-2141).
COPAKE Park Commission meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
DURHAM Town Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham (239-8260).
HUNTER Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville (263-4020).
ICHABOD CRANE Central School District Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. at Ichabod Crane High School, 2910 Route 9, Valatie (758-7577).
LEXINGTON Town Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., at Municipal building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington, (986-6303).
LIVINGSTON Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m., at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).
TAGHKANIC Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 909 Route 82, Taghkanic (851-7638).
The day ahead on WGXC 90.7-FM
6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Local news, weather, events, music and more. Live from the WGXC Hudson Studio. Hosted by Mr. "Peetie Pete" Lievense.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. National, daily, independent, award-winning news program providing audiences with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S. corporate-sponsored media.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: WGXC Evening News
7 p.m.:Leprous Garden: Gojira Join your host Mantas for the final Leprous Garden show of 2014. Aside from the usual sampling of the finest extreme metal from then and now will be another installment of Metallurgy, the Study of Metal, featuring the best records of the year. Tune in for the region's only all-metal broadcast from the likes of Deicide, Gojira, Opeth, Demigod, Terrorizer, The Black Dahlia Murder and many more than can be listed. Visit us on the web at www.leprousgarden.com for metal reviews, interviews, opinions and analysis.